Analytical Skills Contracts with Work from Home Options

Analytical Skills
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 27 34
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 +3
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,097 1,663 2,651
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.43% 6.97% 6.04%
As % of the General category 12.72% 11.89% 10.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 744 1,169 1,928
10th Percentile £313 £350 £320
25th Percentile £412 £438 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £612 £645 £650
90th Percentile £720 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 50 33
10th Percentile £11.00 £22.07 £12.85
25th Percentile £12.75 £24.94 £14.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £40.25 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.83% +34.17% +22.45%
75th Percentile £37.50 £61.56 £64.75
90th Percentile £54.66 £75.00 £71.06
UK median hourly rate £18.75 £44.00 £33.80
% change year-on-year -57.39% +30.18% +59.06%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,623 13,983 24,165
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 58.44% 58.57% 55.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,682 9,896 17,664
10th Percentile £325 £363 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +3.77% +6.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 459 316 342
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.66 £13.53
25th Percentile £22.50 £25.71 £19.50
Median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £34.45
Median % change year-on-year -22.20% +42.24% +55.04%
75th Percentile £52.50 £67.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £78.38 £65.54
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

Analytical Skills
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Analytical Skills trend for jobs with a WFH option

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Analytical Skills.

Analytical Skills daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Analytical Skills daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Analytical Skills.

Analytical Skills hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Analytical Skills hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Analytical Skills
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 53 (4.83%) Confluence
2 33 (3.01%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 11 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.73%) Apache
6 6 (0.55%) CMS
6 6 (0.55%) SAS
6 6 (0.55%) WebSphere
7 4 (0.36%) Appian
8 3 (0.27%) IBM HTTP Server
8 3 (0.27%) JBoss
8 3 (0.27%) nginx
8 3 (0.27%) Tomcat
8 3 (0.27%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Application Server
8 3 (0.27%) WebSphere Portal
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.18%) CICS
9 2 (0.18%) ColdFusion
9 2 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 89 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (6.11%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (3.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (2.19%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.36%) SPSS
7 3 (0.27%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.18%) Autodesk Inventor
8 2 (0.18%) Revit
8 2 (0.18%) Trello
9 1 (0.091%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.091%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.091%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.091%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.091%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 28 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.55%) Dynamics AX
3 12 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
4 11 (1.00%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 10 (0.91%) SAP HCM
6 9 (0.82%) Oracle EBS R12
6 9 (0.82%) SAP HR
7 8 (0.73%) Endur
8 7 (0.64%) SAP SD
9 6 (0.55%) Oracle Assets
9 6 (0.55%) Oracle General Ledger
9 6 (0.55%) SAP CO
9 6 (0.55%) SAP FI
9 6 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.46%) Oracle AGIS
10 5 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
10 5 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
10 5 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
11 4 (0.36%) Oracle Cash Management
11 4 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 172 (15.68%) Azure
2 125 (11.39%) Power Platform
3 92 (8.39%) AWS
4 42 (3.83%) Azure DevOps
4 42 (3.83%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
5 36 (3.28%) PowerApps
6 34 (3.10%) GCP
7 32 (2.92%) Power Automate
8 26 (2.37%) GitHub
9 16 (1.46%) OCI
10 14 (1.28%) Entra ID
11 13 (1.19%) SaaS
12 11 (1.00%) SuccessFactors
13 10 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (0.91%) Snowflake
14 8 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
14 8 (0.73%) Google Sheets
15 7 (0.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 7 (0.64%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.28%) Firewall
2 30 (2.73%) VPN
3 21 (1.91%) Network Security
4 20 (1.82%) DNS
5 17 (1.55%) TCP/IP
6 12 (1.09%) BGP
6 12 (1.09%) Internet
7 11 (1.00%) DHCP
7 11 (1.00%) VLAN
8 10 (0.91%) OSPF
8 10 (0.91%) WAN
9 9 (0.82%) Cisco Nexus
9 9 (0.82%) VoIP
10 7 (0.64%) HTTP
10 7 (0.64%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (0.64%) LAN
10 7 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (0.64%) Wireless
11 6 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (0.46%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (10.76%) Power BI
2 42 (3.83%) SQL Server
3 38 (3.46%) Relational Database
4 37 (3.37%) Tableau
5 31 (2.83%) Data Lake
5 31 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (1.64%) Metadata
7 17 (1.55%) Hadoop
8 15 (1.37%) Big Data
9 14 (1.28%) MongoDB
9 14 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
10 13 (1.19%) NoSQL
10 13 (1.19%) Oracle Reports
11 12 (1.09%) MySQL
12 11 (1.00%) GIS
12 11 (1.00%) Oracle Database
12 11 (1.00%) Qlik Sense
13 10 (0.91%) Power Query
14 9 (0.82%) QlikView
15 7 (0.64%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 101 (9.21%) JIRA
2 39 (3.56%) Git
3 25 (2.28%) Jenkins
4 22 (2.01%) GitLab
5 19 (1.73%) Selenium
6 11 (1.00%) Cucumber
7 9 (0.82%) REST Assured
8 8 (0.73%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.73%) Oracle Forms
8 8 (0.73%) SonarQube
9 6 (0.55%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.55%) Eclipse
9 6 (0.55%) JMeter
9 6 (0.55%) LoadRunner
9 6 (0.55%) MLflow
9 6 (0.55%) TeamCity
10 5 (0.46%) webpack
11 4 (0.36%) CircleCI
11 4 (0.36%) IDA Disassembler
11 4 (0.36%) Travis CI
General
1 593 (54.06%) Social Skills
2 328 (29.90%) Finance
3 100 (9.12%) Public Sector
4 85 (7.75%) Banking
5 54 (4.92%) Marketing
6 53 (4.83%) Presentation Skills
7 47 (4.28%) Organisational Skills
7 47 (4.28%) Retail
8 40 (3.65%) Telecoms
9 38 (3.46%) Manufacturing
10 34 (3.10%) Front Office
11 30 (2.73%) Influencing Skills
11 30 (2.73%) Legal
12 26 (2.37%) General Ledger
13 22 (2.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 22 (2.01%) Investment Banking
14 20 (1.82%) Law
15 16 (1.46%) Electronics
16 15 (1.37%) Financial Institution
17 12 (1.09%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 253 (23.06%) Analyst
2 130 (11.85%) Developer
3 101 (9.21%) Consultant
4 88 (8.02%) Senior
5 86 (7.84%) Business Analyst
6 75 (6.84%) Architect
7 64 (5.83%) Lead
8 62 (5.65%) Data Analyst
9 60 (5.47%) Project Manager
10 41 (3.74%) Data Engineer
11 28 (2.55%) Solutions Architect
12 24 (2.19%) Full Stack Developer
13 21 (1.91%) Functional Consultant
13 21 (1.91%) Senior Developer
14 20 (1.82%) Network Engineer
14 20 (1.82%) Senior Analyst
15 19 (1.73%) C# Developer
15 19 (1.73%) Support Engineer
16 18 (1.64%) Designer
16 18 (1.64%) Full-Stack C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.92%) RESTful
2 31 (2.83%) REST
3 30 (2.73%) React
4 29 (2.64%) HTML
5 28 (2.55%) Web Services
6 26 (2.37%) AngularJS
6 26 (2.37%) Kafka
7 25 (2.28%) CSS
8 23 (2.10%) .NET
9 21 (1.91%) XML
10 18 (1.64%) Middleware
11 14 (1.28%) RabbitMQ
11 14 (1.28%) Spring Boot
12 12 (1.09%) .NET Framework
12 12 (1.09%) SOAP
13 11 (1.00%) JSON
13 11 (1.00%) PySpark
13 11 (1.00%) Spring
14 10 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
15 8 (0.73%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 67 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 47 (4.28%) Self-Motivation
3 45 (4.10%) Analytical Mindset
4 44 (4.01%) Data Structures
5 35 (3.19%) Algorithms
6 25 (2.28%) Derivative
7 23 (2.10%) Product Ownership
8 17 (1.55%) Onboarding
9 15 (1.37%) Virtual Team
10 14 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 13 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (1.09%) Fixed Income
12 12 (1.09%) NHS
12 12 (1.09%) Security Posture
13 11 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (1.00%) Data Centre
13 11 (1.00%) Mobile App
13 11 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 80 (7.29%) Windows
2 52 (4.74%) Linux
3 25 (2.28%) Unix
4 18 (1.64%) Windows Server
5 17 (1.55%) Windows 7
6 10 (0.91%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.73%) Android
8 7 (0.64%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.27%) zOS
12 2 (0.18%) AIX
13 1 (0.091%) CentOS
13 1 (0.091%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.091%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 612 (55.79%) Problem-Solving
2 246 (22.42%) Agile
3 173 (15.77%) Project Management
4 157 (14.31%) Business Intelligence
5 120 (10.94%) Analytics
6 113 (10.30%) Computer Science
7 112 (10.21%) DevOps
8 109 (9.94%) Stakeholder Management
9 100 (9.12%) Decision-Making
10 96 (8.75%) Data Analysis
11 94 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
12 81 (7.38%) Data Modelling
13 76 (6.93%) Visualisation
14 70 (6.38%) Analytical Thinking
15 65 (5.93%) Roadmaps
16 63 (5.74%) SDLC
17 61 (5.56%) ITIL
18 60 (5.47%) Data Management
19 59 (5.38%) Data Governance
20 58 (5.29%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 177 (16.13%) SQL
2 126 (11.49%) Python
3 73 (6.65%) Java
4 47 (4.28%) JavaScript
5 45 (4.10%) C#
6 27 (2.46%) R
7 25 (2.28%) PowerShell
8 24 (2.19%) Shell Script
9 23 (2.10%) C++
10 19 (1.73%) PL/SQL
11 18 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 18 (1.64%) TypeScript
12 14 (1.28%) Go
13 13 (1.19%) Scala
14 7 (0.64%) Bash
15 5 (0.46%) Perl
15 5 (0.46%) PHP
15 5 (0.46%) VB.NET
16 4 (0.36%) C
16 4 (0.36%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 255 (23.25%) Degree
2 127 (11.58%) Security Cleared
3 101 (9.21%) SC Cleared
4 76 (6.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 50 (4.56%) Master's Degree
6 25 (2.28%) CISSP
7 21 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 21 (1.91%) CISM
8 18 (1.64%) DV Cleared
8 18 (1.64%) PMP
9 17 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (1.37%) PMI Certification
12 12 (1.09%) Numerate Degree
13 11 (1.00%) CCNA
13 11 (1.00%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (0.82%) CCNP
15 8 (0.73%) MCSE
16 6 (0.55%) CIMA
16 6 (0.55%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (6.65%) Data Quality
2 64 (5.83%) QA
3 39 (3.56%) GDPR
4 27 (2.46%) PMO
5 26 (2.37%) SLA
6 23 (2.10%) NIST
7 20 (1.82%) Accessibility
8 17 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 10 (0.91%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 7 (0.64%) Disclosure Scotland
11 6 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.46%) NIST 800
12 5 (0.46%) P3O
13 4 (0.36%) GAAP
13 4 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (0.36%) NCSC
13 4 (0.36%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.27%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.27%) IFRS
System Software
1 34 (3.10%) Docker
2 30 (2.73%) Active Directory
3 13 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.00%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 5 (0.46%) Snort
6 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.27%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.18%) Firmware
7 2 (0.18%) HDFS
8 1 (0.091%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.091%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.091%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.091%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.091%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.091%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.091%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (4.01%) Kubernetes
2 25 (2.28%) Ansible
2 25 (2.28%) Terraform
3 16 (1.46%) SCCM
4 14 (1.28%) Grafana
4 14 (1.28%) Prometheus
5 11 (1.00%) Consul
5 11 (1.00%) Docker Swarm
6 10 (0.91%) Puppet
7 8 (0.73%) Podman
8 7 (0.64%) Kibana
8 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (0.46%) NetBackup
10 4 (0.36%) QRadar
11 3 (0.27%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.27%) logstash
11 3 (0.27%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.18%) Nessus
12 2 (0.18%) Nexpose
12 2 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 214 (19.51%) Microsoft
2 85 (7.75%) Oracle
3 67 (6.11%) SAP
4 30 (2.73%) Google
4 30 (2.73%) ServiceNow
5 19 (1.73%) Databricks
6 17 (1.55%) Salesforce
6 17 (1.55%) VMware
7 15 (1.37%) Cisco
7 15 (1.37%) Splunk
8 13 (1.19%) IBM
9 11 (1.00%) SaltStack
10 10 (0.91%) Atlassian
10 10 (0.91%) Palo Alto
11 8 (0.73%) Adobe
11 8 (0.73%) F5
11 8 (0.73%) Genesys
12 7 (0.64%) Computacenter
12 7 (0.64%) IFS
12 7 (0.64%) OneTrust