Graduate Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Graduate Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Graduate Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 477 512 525
Rank change year-on-year +35 +13 +197
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Analyst 25 55 30
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.060% 0.15% 0.094%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.16% 0.099%
Number of salaries quoted 21 12 20
10th Percentile - £22,813 £24,950
25th Percentile £25,500 £24,500 £25,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £26,000 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.77% +14.00%
75th Percentile £28,750 £27,438 £29,500
90th Percentile - £30,213 £32,500
UK median annual salary £27,000 £26,125 £28,500
% change year-on-year +3.35% -8.33% +14.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,803 34,118 30,445
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.39% 92.97% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 22,898 16,838 23,053
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%

Graduate Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graduate Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Graduate Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Graduate Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Graduate Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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 West - 8 £26,000 - 5
East of England +28 6 £27,500 -8.33% 5
North of England -6 6 £26,000 -2.80% 13
South East +23 5 £28,000 +7.69% 7
Yorkshire -4 4 £26,000 -5.02% 9
North West 0 2 £26,500 +6.00% 3
Graduate Analyst
UK

Graduate Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Graduate 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 UK excluding London region featuring Graduate Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (68.00%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (64.00%) Degree
3 10 (40.00%) SQL
4 9 (36.00%) Computer Science
5 7 (28.00%) Mentoring
6 6 (24.00%) Confluence
6 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
6 6 (24.00%) JIRA
7 5 (20.00%) Analytics
7 5 (20.00%) Data Analysis
8 4 (16.00%) Code Quality
8 4 (16.00%) Master's Degree
8 4 (16.00%) QA
8 4 (16.00%) Regression Testing
8 4 (16.00%) SaaS
8 4 (16.00%) Software Testing
8 4 (16.00%) Test Automation
8 4 (16.00%) User Experience
9 3 (12.00%) Agile
9 3 (12.00%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (12.00%) Dashboard Development
9 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
9 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (12.00%) Visualisation
10 2 (8.00%) Actionable Insight
10 2 (8.00%) Azure
10 2 (8.00%) Business Analytics
10 2 (8.00%) Databricks
10 2 (8.00%) Economics
10 2 (8.00%) Mathematics

Graduate Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (24.00%) Confluence
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.00%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (4.00%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.00%) SaaS
2 2 (8.00%) Azure
3 1 (4.00%) Google Workspace
3 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (4.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (24.00%) JIRA
General
1 19 (76.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (44.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (16.00%) Law
4 2 (8.00%) Finance
5 1 (4.00%) Aerospace
5 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (68.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (36.00%) Computer Science
3 7 (28.00%) Mentoring
4 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
5 5 (20.00%) Analytics
5 5 (20.00%) Data Analysis
6 4 (16.00%) Code Quality
6 4 (16.00%) Regression Testing
6 4 (16.00%) Software Testing
6 4 (16.00%) Test Automation
6 4 (16.00%) User Experience
7 3 (12.00%) Agile
7 3 (12.00%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (12.00%) Dashboard Development
7 3 (12.00%) Visualisation
8 2 (8.00%) Business Analytics
8 2 (8.00%) Economics
8 2 (8.00%) Mathematics
8 2 (8.00%) Physics
8 2 (8.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (8.00%) Python
3 1 (4.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (4.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 16 (64.00%) Degree
2 4 (16.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.00%) Postgraduate
3 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) QA
2 1 (4.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.00%) Databricks
3 1 (4.00%) ANSYS
3 1 (4.00%) Keysight