Project Analyst
UK

The median Project Analyst salary in the UK is £51,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 818 873 1084
Rank change year-on-year +55 +211 -290
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Analyst 86 120 145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.087% 0.12% 0.093%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.13% 0.096%
Number of salaries quoted 70 93 111
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £31,625 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £75,000
90th Percentile - £73,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,750 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.43% +16.67% +12.50%

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 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +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 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Project Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Analyst over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 +60 83 £51,000 -2.86% 16
UK excluding London +10 51 £51,750 -1.43% 4
Work from Home +98 47 £49,500 -13.91% 6
London +94 34 £40,500 -22.86% 12
South East +9 16 £51,000 +20.00% 3
South West -8 15 £70,000 +27.27%
East of England +23 8 £52,500 -
North of England +41 7 £42,500 -26.09%
North West -5 5 £42,500 -26.09%
Midlands +4 3 £80,000 +91.62% 1
West Midlands +6 2 - - 1
Scotland -69 2 £25,000 -
Yorkshire - 2 £45,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £80,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Project 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 Project Analyst in the job title.

1 39 (45.35%) Project Management
2 30 (34.88%) Agile
3 26 (30.23%) PRINCE2
4 25 (29.07%) Social Skills
5 24 (27.91%) Waterfall
6 18 (20.93%) Finance
7 17 (19.77%) Microsoft
7 17 (19.77%) Degree
8 16 (18.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (16.28%) Law
10 12 (13.95%) Cybersecurity
10 12 (13.95%) Security Architecture
11 11 (12.79%) Analytical Skills
12 9 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
13 7 (8.14%) Business Analysis
13 7 (8.14%) Life Science
13 7 (8.14%) CMS
13 7 (8.14%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (6.98%) MS Visio
14 6 (6.98%) Business Case
15 5 (5.81%) Project Delivery
15 5 (5.81%) Requirements Gathering
15 5 (5.81%) Stakeholder Identification
15 5 (5.81%) Collaborative Working
15 5 (5.81%) PMO
15 5 (5.81%) Retail
15 5 (5.81%) Biotechnology
15 5 (5.81%) User Acceptance Testing
15 5 (5.81%) Disaster Recovery
15 5 (5.81%) GAP Analysis

Project 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 7 (8.14%) CMS
2 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (6.98%) MS Visio
2 3 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.33%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.33%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
1 1 (1.16%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.49%) Intacct
1 3 (3.49%) SaaS
2 2 (2.33%) Canva
2 2 (2.33%) ClickUp
2 2 (2.33%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.16%) Azure
3 1 (1.16%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.16%) ISDN
1 1 (1.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (4.65%) JIRA
General
1 25 (29.07%) Social Skills
2 18 (20.93%) Finance
3 16 (18.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (16.28%) Law
5 11 (12.79%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (8.14%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (5.81%) Retail
8 4 (4.65%) Banking
8 4 (4.65%) Marketing
8 4 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (3.49%) Legal
10 2 (2.33%) Advertising
10 2 (2.33%) Billing
10 2 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (1.16%) Financial Institution
11 1 (1.16%) French Language
11 1 (1.16%) Front Office
11 1 (1.16%) Investment Banking
11 1 (1.16%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.16%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.14%) Life Science
2 2 (2.33%) Biopharmaceutical
2 2 (2.33%) Fixed Income
2 2 (2.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.33%) Social Media
3 1 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (1.16%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (45.35%) Project Management
2 30 (34.88%) Agile
3 26 (30.23%) PRINCE2
4 24 (27.91%) Waterfall
5 12 (13.95%) Cybersecurity
5 12 (13.95%) Security Architecture
6 9 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (8.14%) Business Analysis
8 6 (6.98%) Business Case
9 5 (5.81%) Biotechnology
9 5 (5.81%) Collaborative Working
9 5 (5.81%) Disaster Recovery
9 5 (5.81%) GAP Analysis
9 5 (5.81%) Project Delivery
9 5 (5.81%) Requirements Gathering
9 5 (5.81%) Stakeholder Identification
9 5 (5.81%) User Acceptance Testing
10 4 (4.65%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (4.65%) Mentoring
10 4 (4.65%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.16%) Python
1 1 (1.16%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (19.77%) Degree
2 3 (3.49%) PMI Certification
2 3 (3.49%) PMP
3 1 (1.16%) CCA
3 1 (1.16%) CCNA
3 1 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.16%) Citrix Certification
3 1 (1.16%) MCSE
3 1 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.16%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.16%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.81%) PMO
2 2 (2.33%) GMP
3 1 (1.16%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.16%) GDPR
3 1 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 17 (19.77%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.49%) Sage
3 2 (2.33%) Adobe
4 1 (1.16%) Cisco
4 1 (1.16%) Citrix
4 1 (1.16%) Dell
4 1 (1.16%) IBM
4 1 (1.16%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.16%) VMware