Credit Analyst
UK

The median Credit Analyst salary in the UK is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 869 928 1123
Rank change year-on-year +59 +195 -231
Permanent jobs requiring a Credit Analyst 27 42 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.028% 0.040% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.044% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 31
10th Percentile £58,750 - £42,000
25th Percentile £77,500 £55,000 £58,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £60,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.67% -29.41% +100.00%
75th Percentile £96,750 £72,500 £100,000
90th Percentile £106,950 £73,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £60,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year - -40.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Credit Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Credit Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Credit Analyst in the UK

Credit Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Credit Analyst.

Salary trend for Credit Analyst in the UK

Credit Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Credit Analyst over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Credit Analyst in the UK

Credit Analyst
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Credit Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +16 21 - - 6
England +91 14 £85,000 +41.67% 18
Scotland - 13 - -
London +115 6 £85,000 +30.77% 11
North of England +50 5 - - 5
Yorkshire +89 2 - - 2
Midlands - 2 - -
North West - 2 - - 3
Work from Home +89 1 £47,500 -32.14% 6
South West -7 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - -
North East - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -

Credit Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Credit 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 job ads featuring Credit Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (88.89%) Credit Risk
2 13 (48.15%) SQL
3 12 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (44.44%) B2B
3 12 (44.44%) Finance
4 11 (40.74%) Legal
4 11 (40.74%) Risk Management
4 11 (40.74%) SAS
4 11 (40.74%) Credit Risk Management
4 11 (40.74%) Social Skills
5 10 (37.04%) Customer Experience
5 10 (37.04%) Customer Service
5 10 (37.04%) Proactive Management
5 10 (37.04%) Regulatory Compliance
5 10 (37.04%) Technical Analysis
5 10 (37.04%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (37.04%) Microsoft
5 10 (37.04%) Data Analysis
6 2 (7.41%) RDBMS
6 2 (7.41%) Relational Database
6 2 (7.41%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (7.41%) Product Backlog
6 2 (7.41%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 2 (7.41%) Degree
6 2 (7.41%) Product Vision
6 2 (7.41%) Roadmaps
7 1 (3.70%) Analytical Modelling
7 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (3.70%) Due Diligence
7 1 (3.70%) Onboarding

Credit Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 11 (40.74%) SAS
Applications
1 10 (37.04%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.41%) RDBMS
1 2 (7.41%) Relational Database
2 1 (3.70%) Data Mining
General
1 12 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 12 (44.44%) Finance
2 11 (40.74%) Legal
2 11 (40.74%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Advertising
3 1 (3.70%) Front Office
3 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 24 (88.89%) Credit Risk
2 1 (3.70%) Credit Derivative
2 1 (3.70%) Derivative
2 1 (3.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (3.70%) Market Risk
2 1 (3.70%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) B2B
2 11 (40.74%) Credit Risk Management
2 11 (40.74%) Risk Management
3 10 (37.04%) Customer Experience
3 10 (37.04%) Customer Service
3 10 (37.04%) Data Analysis
3 10 (37.04%) Proactive Management
3 10 (37.04%) Regulatory Compliance
3 10 (37.04%) Technical Analysis
4 2 (7.41%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 2 (7.41%) Product Backlog
4 2 (7.41%) Product Roadmap
4 2 (7.41%) Product Vision
4 2 (7.41%) Roadmaps
5 1 (3.70%) Analytical Modelling
5 1 (3.70%) Credit Risk Analysis
5 1 (3.70%) Due Diligence
5 1 (3.70%) Model Validation
5 1 (3.70%) Quantitative Finance
5 1 (3.70%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 13 (48.15%) SQL
2 1 (3.70%) C++
2 1 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (7.41%) Degree
2 1 (3.70%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 10 (37.04%) Microsoft