Pensions Analyst
UK

The median Pensions Analyst salary in the UK is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 835 985 1180
Rank change year-on-year +150 +195 -312
Permanent jobs requiring a Pensions Analyst 59 4 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.060% 0.004% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.004% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 31 2 15
10th Percentile £32,500 £45,750 £33,908
25th Percentile £33,125 £46,875 £36,778
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - +16.67%
75th Percentile £42,000 £56,875 £62,125
90th Percentile £55,000 £57,250 £64,575
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% -2.78% +20.00%

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 92,894 96,310 147,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.58% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,756 60,420 85,018
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% - +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%

Pensions Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Pensions Analyst in the UK

Pensions Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Pensions Analyst in the UK

Pensions Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pensions Analyst over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Pensions Analyst in the UK

Pensions 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 Pensions Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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
England +147 41 £35,000 -33.33% 3
UK excluding London +41 39 £35,000 -33.33% 2
South East +32 14 £35,000 -33.33%
Work from Home +110 13 £35,000 -33.33% 3
South West - 12 - -
London - 6 £42,500 - 1
Scotland - 5 £35,000 -
West Midlands - 4 - -
Midlands - 4 - -
North of England +42 2 £42,500 - 2
East of England - 2 £55,000 -
North West +12 1 £50,000 - 2
Yorkshire - 1 £35,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Pensions 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 Pensions Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (42.37%) Social Skills
2 24 (40.68%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (38.98%) Finance
4 22 (37.29%) PMI
4 22 (37.29%) PMI Certification
4 22 (37.29%) Information Security
4 22 (37.29%) Mathematics
4 22 (37.29%) Organisational Skills
4 22 (37.29%) Regulatory Change
5 18 (30.51%) Public Sector
6 17 (28.81%) Process Improvement
7 9 (15.25%) Data Analysis
8 8 (13.56%) Microsoft Excel
9 6 (10.17%) Agile
10 5 (8.47%) SQL
10 5 (8.47%) Migration
10 5 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (6.78%) Onboarding
11 4 (6.78%) Client Onboarding
11 4 (6.78%) Power BI
11 4 (6.78%) Degree
11 4 (6.78%) Power Platform
11 4 (6.78%) Data Validation
11 4 (6.78%) Data Mapping
11 4 (6.78%) Validation
11 4 (6.78%) Business Intelligence
11 4 (6.78%) Retail
12 3 (5.08%) Microsoft
12 3 (5.08%) C#
12 3 (5.08%) Continuous Improvement

Pensions 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:

Applications
1 8 (13.56%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.78%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.78%) Power BI
General
1 25 (42.37%) Social Skills
2 24 (40.68%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (38.98%) Finance
4 22 (37.29%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (30.51%) Public Sector
6 5 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (6.78%) Retail
8 3 (5.08%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 22 (37.29%) PMI
2 4 (6.78%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.08%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (5.08%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (37.29%) Information Security
1 22 (37.29%) Mathematics
1 22 (37.29%) Regulatory Change
2 17 (28.81%) Process Improvement
3 9 (15.25%) Data Analysis
4 6 (10.17%) Agile
5 5 (8.47%) Migration
6 4 (6.78%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (6.78%) Client Onboarding
6 4 (6.78%) Data Mapping
6 4 (6.78%) Data Validation
6 4 (6.78%) Validation
7 3 (5.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (5.08%) Customer Requirements
7 3 (5.08%) Customer Service
7 3 (5.08%) Fintech
7 3 (5.08%) Scenario Testing
7 3 (5.08%) Test Planning
7 3 (5.08%) User Stories
8 1 (1.69%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.47%) SQL
2 3 (5.08%) C#
Qualifications
1 22 (37.29%) PMI Certification
2 4 (6.78%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.39%) GMP
Vendors
1 3 (5.08%) Microsoft