Hybrid/Remote SQL Data Analyst Job Trends

SQL Data Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median SQL Data Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 369 438 460
Rank change year-on-year +69 +22 +220
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Data Analyst 6 7 14
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.039% 0.040% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.042% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 13
10th Percentile - £31,850 £36,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £47,500 £85,000 £65,000
90th Percentile - £89,500 £77,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £75,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -40.00% +25.00% +9.09%

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 remote/hybrid work 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 14,331 16,805 18,972
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 96.24% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 9,307 10,446 15,419
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

SQL Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SQL Data Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SQL Data Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

SQL Data Analyst
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote SQL Data Analyst job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote SQL Data Analyst job vacancies

SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, SQL Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring SQL Data Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) SQL
2 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Validation
3 3 (50.00%) Analytics
3 3 (50.00%) Data Validation
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Python
4 2 (33.33%) Data Analytics
4 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 2 (33.33%) ERP
4 2 (33.33%) ETL
4 2 (33.33%) Oracle
4 2 (33.33%) QA
4 2 (33.33%) SaaS
5 1 (16.67%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (16.67%) AWS
5 1 (16.67%) BigQuery
5 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Data Engineering
5 1 (16.67%) Data Extraction
5 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
5 1 (16.67%) Data Management
5 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
5 1 (16.67%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
5 1 (16.67%) Databricks
5 1 (16.67%) Degree
5 1 (16.67%) GCP
5 1 (16.67%) Google

SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Apache Airflow
1 1 (16.67%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) SaaS
2 1 (16.67%) AWS
2 1 (16.67%) GCP
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) BigQuery
1 1 (16.67%) Looker
1 1 (16.67%) Metadata
1 1 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
1 1 (16.67%) SAS EBI
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 4 (66.67%) Validation
2 3 (50.00%) Analytics
2 3 (50.00%) Data Validation
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) ERP
3 2 (33.33%) ETL
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Data Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) Data Management
4 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Migration
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Statistics
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case
4 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Oracle
2 1 (16.67%) Databricks
2 1 (16.67%) Google