Junior Analyst Job Trends in Cardiff

Junior Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Junior Analyst salary in Cardiff is £22,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 62
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 43 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 8.08% - 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.48% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,500 - -
75th Percentile £23,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £22,500 - £32,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 507 163 620
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.30% 97.02% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 339 118 539
10th Percentile £25,800 £28,875 £27,157
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,170 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -1.22%
75th Percentile £68,885 £66,656 £65,766
90th Percentile £79,032 £77,500 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £46,250 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.90% +16.67% -1.05%

Junior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Junior Analyst job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Junior Analyst
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Junior Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff

Junior Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 5 May 2026, Junior Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Junior Analyst in the job title.

1 43 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 42 (97.67%) Azure
2 42 (97.67%) Azure Certification
3 21 (48.84%) AI
3 21 (48.84%) Azure AI
3 21 (48.84%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (48.84%) CompTIA CySA+
3 21 (48.84%) CompTIA Security+
3 21 (48.84%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (48.84%) ForeScout
3 21 (48.84%) Mentoring
3 21 (48.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (48.84%) Power BI
3 21 (48.84%) Power Platform
3 21 (48.84%) Python
3 21 (48.84%) SQL
3 21 (48.84%) Tableau
4 1 (2.33%) Active Directory
4 1 (2.33%) ITSM
4 1 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.33%) Windows

Junior Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 21 (48.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 42 (97.67%) Azure
2 21 (48.84%) Azure AI
2 21 (48.84%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (48.84%) Power BI
1 21 (48.84%) Tableau
General
1 42 (97.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (2.33%) Law
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (48.84%) AI
1 21 (48.84%) Business Intelligence
1 21 (48.84%) Cybersecurity
1 21 (48.84%) Mentoring
2 1 (2.33%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 21 (48.84%) Python
1 21 (48.84%) SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (97.67%) Azure Certification
2 21 (48.84%) CompTIA CySA+
2 21 (48.84%) CompTIA Security+
System Software
1 1 (2.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 43 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 21 (48.84%) ForeScout