Research Analyst Jobs in London

Research Analyst
England > London

The median Research Analyst salary in London is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 487 614
Rank change year-on-year +354 +127 +249
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Analyst 328 12 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.54% 0.051% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.82% 0.054% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 6 11 8
10th Percentile £27,500 £33,750 -
25th Percentile £30,125 £34,625 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £48,831 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.04% -15.08% -17.86%
75th Percentile £61,625 £50,916 £105,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £122,500 -
England median annual salary £39,250 £38,620 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.63% -22.76% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,624 22,265 32,087
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.18% 94.22% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 7,221 16,628 23,661
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Research Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Analyst in London

Research Analyst
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Research Analyst in London

Research Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Analyst in London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Research Analyst in London

Research Analyst
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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
South London - 110 - -
West London - 70 - -
North London - 70 - -
East London - 35 - - 1
Research Analyst
England

Research Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Research 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 across the London region featuring Research Analyst in the job title.

1 322 (98.17%) Degree
1 322 (98.17%) Analytical Skills
1 322 (98.17%) Decision-Making
1 322 (98.17%) Social Skills
2 321 (97.87%) Business Strategy
3 320 (97.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 320 (97.56%) Master's Degree
3 320 (97.56%) Credit Risk Analysis
3 320 (97.56%) Financial Modelling
3 320 (97.56%) Portfolio Management
3 320 (97.56%) Credit Risk
3 320 (97.56%) French Language
3 320 (97.56%) German Language
3 320 (97.56%) Banking
3 320 (97.56%) Asset Management
3 320 (97.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 320 (97.56%) CFA
3 320 (97.56%) Financial Institution
3 320 (97.56%) Risk Management
3 320 (97.56%) Finance
3 320 (97.56%) Bloomberg
3 320 (97.56%) Fixed Income
3 320 (97.56%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (1.22%) Python
5 3 (0.91%) SQL
5 3 (0.91%) Market Research
5 3 (0.91%) Analytics
6 2 (0.61%) OSINT
6 2 (0.61%) Strategic Thinking
6 2 (0.61%) web3js

Research Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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
1 320 (97.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.30%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.30%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (0.30%) Power BI
1 1 (0.30%) Tableau
General
1 322 (98.17%) Analytical Skills
1 322 (98.17%) Social Skills
2 320 (97.56%) Banking
2 320 (97.56%) Finance
2 320 (97.56%) Financial Institution
2 320 (97.56%) French Language
2 320 (97.56%) German Language
2 320 (97.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (0.61%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.61%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 320 (97.56%) Credit Risk
1 320 (97.56%) Fixed Income
2 2 (0.61%) Blockchain
2 2 (0.61%) Hedge funds
2 2 (0.61%) Web3
3 1 (0.30%) Clustering
3 1 (0.30%) Podcast
Processes & Methodologies
1 322 (98.17%) Decision-Making
2 321 (97.87%) Business Strategy
3 320 (97.56%) Asset Management
3 320 (97.56%) Credit Risk Analysis
3 320 (97.56%) Financial Modelling
3 320 (97.56%) Portfolio Management
3 320 (97.56%) Risk Assessment
3 320 (97.56%) Risk Management
4 3 (0.91%) Analytics
4 3 (0.91%) Market Research
5 2 (0.61%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (0.61%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (0.61%) Cryptocurrency
5 2 (0.61%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (0.61%) Due Diligence
5 2 (0.61%) High-Frequency Trading
5 2 (0.61%) OSINT
5 2 (0.61%) Statistical Analysis
5 2 (0.61%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (0.61%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.22%) Python
2 3 (0.91%) SQL
3 2 (0.61%) R
Qualifications
1 322 (98.17%) Degree
2 320 (97.56%) CFA
2 320 (97.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.30%) QA
Vendors
1 320 (97.56%) Bloomberg