Software Analyst Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Software Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Software Analyst salary for remote or hybrid work is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 363 558 571
Rank change year-on-year +195 +13 +149
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Analyst 34 34 102
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.10% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.10% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33 29 50
10th Percentile £39,250 £25,500 £25,550
25th Percentile £51,250 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £66,230 £43,750 £61,250
90th Percentile - £45,500 -
UK median annual salary £45,748 £38,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year +18.83% +5.48% -14.12%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,554 32,482 41,080
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 95.99% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 9,860 24,960 29,208
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -

Software Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Software Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Software Analyst trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Software Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Software Analyst.

Software Analyst salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Software Analyst
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Software Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Software Analyst salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Software Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Software Analyst in the job title.

1 21 (61.76%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (50.00%) Agile
3 15 (44.12%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (41.18%) Project Management
4 14 (41.18%) QA
5 13 (38.24%) Software Testing
5 13 (38.24%) SQL
5 13 (38.24%) Product Ownership
6 11 (32.35%) Service Management
6 11 (32.35%) ITSM
6 11 (32.35%) Customer Requirements
6 11 (32.35%) Business Process Analysis
6 11 (32.35%) Translating Business Requirements
7 8 (23.53%) Python
8 7 (20.59%) Degree
8 7 (20.59%) Social Skills
9 6 (17.65%) Chatbot
9 6 (17.65%) Artificial Intelligence
9 6 (17.65%) Software Engineering
9 6 (17.65%) JavaScript
9 6 (17.65%) C#
9 6 (17.65%) C++
9 6 (17.65%) HTML
9 6 (17.65%) PayPal
9 6 (17.65%) Conversational UI
9 6 (17.65%) PMO
9 6 (17.65%) User Stories
10 5 (14.71%) Finance
11 4 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
11 4 (11.76%) JSON

Software Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (17.65%) Chatbot
2 4 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (2.94%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) SaaS
2 2 (5.88%) AWS
2 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.88%) Smartsheet
3 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (11.76%) JIRA
2 1 (2.94%) Cypress.io
2 1 (2.94%) Selenium
General
1 15 (44.12%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (20.59%) Social Skills
3 5 (14.71%) Finance
4 2 (5.88%) Banking
4 2 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Advertising
5 1 (2.94%) Billing
5 1 (2.94%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.65%) HTML
2 4 (11.76%) JSON
2 4 (11.76%) Node.js
3 3 (8.82%) REST
3 3 (8.82%) SOAP
3 3 (8.82%) XML
4 2 (5.88%) GraphQL
4 2 (5.88%) LDAP
4 2 (5.88%) OAuth
4 2 (5.88%) React
5 1 (2.94%) Playwright
5 1 (2.94%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 13 (38.24%) Product Ownership
2 2 (5.88%) Public Cloud
3 1 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.94%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.94%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (61.76%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (50.00%) Agile
3 14 (41.18%) Project Management
4 13 (38.24%) Software Testing
5 11 (32.35%) Business Process Analysis
5 11 (32.35%) Customer Requirements
5 11 (32.35%) ITSM
5 11 (32.35%) Service Management
5 11 (32.35%) Translating Business Requirements
6 6 (17.65%) Artificial Intelligence
6 6 (17.65%) Conversational UI
6 6 (17.65%) Software Engineering
6 6 (17.65%) User Stories
7 4 (11.76%) Test Automation
8 3 (8.82%) Acceptance Criteria
8 3 (8.82%) Data Mapping
8 3 (8.82%) Logistics
8 3 (8.82%) Scrum
8 3 (8.82%) SDLC
8 3 (8.82%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 13 (38.24%) SQL
2 8 (23.53%) Python
3 6 (17.65%) C#
3 6 (17.65%) C++
3 6 (17.65%) JavaScript
4 2 (5.88%) Java
4 2 (5.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (20.59%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (41.18%) QA
2 6 (17.65%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (17.65%) PayPal
2 2 (5.88%) Atlassian
2 2 (5.88%) Fiserv
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Planview
2 2 (5.88%) TSYS
3 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.94%) Snow