Companies and job titles
What skills do remote analyst jobs ask for?
Short answer
Remote analyst listings on realanalystjobs.com on 11 October 2026 name SQL (76%), Python (52%), Tableau (31%) and Power BI (22%). dbt appears in 16% of them (10% across all roles) and Looker in 20% (16% across all roles).
Tools in remote postings
| Tool | Roles | Share | All analyst roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 310 | 76% | 74% |
| Python | 213 | 52% | 56% |
| Tableau | 127 | 31% | 31% |
| Power BI | 91 | 22% | 27% |
| Looker | 84 | 20% | 16% |
| dbt | 67 | 16% | 10% |
| R | 41 | 10% | 14% |
Tools named in remote analyst roles (410 roles that list tools). Shares are of roles whose listing names at least one tool. Excel is left out because the board's Excel tag overcounted until October 2026.
How remote differs
dbt shows up more often: 16% of remote roles against 10% of analyst roles overall.
Power BI shows up less often: 22% of remote roles against 27% of analyst roles overall.
Beyond tools
Remote teams hire people who write clearly and work without supervision. Show it with written project write-ups, not only dashboards.
Where the numbers come from
Every number on this page is computed from the live analyst roles on realanalystjobs.com on 11 October 2026, read from the employers' own career pages and re-checked daily, and it updates as roles open and close. H-1B figures come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub (data as of 2026-06-30). Nothing is estimated or projected.
Frequently asked
Do remote analyst jobs need SQL?
76% of remote listings that name tools ask for it.
Is dbt more common in remote roles?
dbt is named in 16% of remote listings against 10% overall.
How many remote analyst jobs are open?
520 at 235 companies.
See the roles
Browse every live analyst role.
Pulled from company career pages, re-checked daily. Free to browse.
