Credit Analyst
UK

The median Credit Analyst salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 November 2023.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 718 1000 1069
Rank change year-on-year +282 +69 -318
Permanent jobs requiring a Credit Analyst 9 90 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.017% 0.071% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.075% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 30
10th Percentile £45,000 £54,750 £47,500
25th Percentile £50,625 £56,250 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £74,375 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,375 £80,250 £81,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +122.22% -

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 51,419 120,484 123,121
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.48% 95.34% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 37,696 75,234 84,392
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

Credit Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Credit Analyst in the UK

Credit Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Credit Analyst in the UK

Credit Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Credit Analyst over the 6 months to 30 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Credit Analyst in the UK

Credit Analyst
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Credit Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 30 November 2023. 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 +243 8 £65,000 +4.00% 31
London +217 6 £67,500 -18.18% 24
Work from Home +253 5 £65,000 +13.04% 6
UK excluding London +228 1 £55,000 -8.33% 7
Wales - 1 £55,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 30 November 2023, Credit 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 Credit Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Python
1 7 (77.78%) Credit Risk
2 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 6 (66.67%) SQL
3 5 (55.56%) Statistics
3 5 (55.56%) Mathematics
3 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (44.44%) Credit Risk Modelling
4 4 (44.44%) Credit Risk Analysis
4 4 (44.44%) Risk Analysis
4 4 (44.44%) R
4 4 (44.44%) Data Analysis
4 4 (44.44%) Economics
5 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (33.33%) SAS
5 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 3 (33.33%) Fintech
5 3 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
5 3 (33.33%) Tableau
5 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 3 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
6 2 (22.22%) Numerate Degree
6 2 (22.22%) Machine Learning
6 2 (22.22%) Analytics
6 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
6 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel

Credit 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 3 (33.33%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (33.33%) Tableau
2 1 (11.11%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) RDBMS
2 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
General
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Retail Banking
4 1 (11.11%) Advertising
4 1 (11.11%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Credit Risk
2 1 (11.11%) Credit Derivative
2 1 (11.11%) Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Mathematics
1 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (55.56%) Statistics
2 4 (44.44%) Credit Risk Analysis
2 4 (44.44%) Credit Risk Modelling
2 4 (44.44%) Data Analysis
2 4 (44.44%) Economics
2 4 (44.44%) Risk Analysis
3 3 (33.33%) Fintech
3 3 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
4 2 (22.22%) Analytics
4 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 2 (22.22%) Machine Learning
4 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
5 1 (11.11%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 1 (11.11%) Credit Risk Management
5 1 (11.11%) Model Validation
5 1 (11.11%) Product Backlog
5 1 (11.11%) Product Roadmap
5 1 (11.11%) Quantitative Finance
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) Python
2 6 (66.67%) SQL
3 4 (44.44%) R
4 1 (11.11%) C++
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft