Graduate Analyst Job Trends

Graduate Analyst
UK

The median Graduate Analyst salary in the UK is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 618 646 665
Rank change year-on-year +28 +19 +291
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Analyst 29 68 48
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.049% 0.12% 0.093%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.13% 0.098%
Number of salaries quoted 25 20 35
10th Percentile - £24,088 £23,425
25th Percentile £25,500 £24,875 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £26,875 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -5.70% +14.00%
75th Percentile £28,750 £42,500 £32,500
90th Percentile £37,450 £50,000 £40,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,500 £26,000 £28,500
% change year-on-year +1.92% -8.77% +14.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 53,639 51,608 49,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.39% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,031 27,303 37,879
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,671 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Graduate Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Graduate Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Graduate Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Graduate Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate Analyst over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Graduate Analyst in the UK

Graduate Analyst
Top 10 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 30 December 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
England +35 29 £27,500 -2.22% 16
UK excluding London +26 25 £26,500 +1.92% 13
South West - 9 £26,000 - 2
Work from Home +67 8 £26,000 +6.12% 6
East of England +26 6 £27,500 -8.33% 1
South East +31 5 £28,000 +7.69% 2
North of England -8 5 £26,000 -2.80% 6
London +47 4 £37,500 -25.00% 6
Yorkshire +4 3 £26,000 -5.02% 5
North West -3 2 £26,500 +6.00% 1

Graduate Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 featuring Graduate Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (62.07%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (58.62%) Degree
3 11 (37.93%) SQL
4 10 (34.48%) Computer Science
5 7 (24.14%) Mentoring
6 6 (20.69%) Confluence
6 6 (20.69%) Customer Service
6 6 (20.69%) JIRA
6 6 (20.69%) Microsoft
7 5 (17.24%) Analytics
7 5 (17.24%) Data Analysis
8 4 (13.79%) Agile
8 4 (13.79%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (13.79%) Master's Degree
9 3 (10.34%) Active Directory
9 3 (10.34%) Android
9 3 (10.34%) Code Quality
9 3 (10.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
9 3 (10.34%) Dashboard Development
9 3 (10.34%) DHCP
9 3 (10.34%) DNS
9 3 (10.34%) IP Telephony
9 3 (10.34%) Mac OS
9 3 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (10.34%) QA
9 3 (10.34%) Regression Testing
9 3 (10.34%) SaaS
9 3 (10.34%) Software Testing

Graduate Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (20.69%) Confluence
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.45%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.45%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (10.34%) SaaS
2 2 (6.90%) Azure
2 2 (6.90%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.45%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.34%) DHCP
1 3 (10.34%) DNS
1 3 (10.34%) IP Telephony
1 3 (10.34%) TCP/IP
1 3 (10.34%) VLAN
2 1 (3.45%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (3.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Power BI
2 1 (3.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (20.69%) JIRA
General
1 23 (79.31%) Social Skills
2 12 (41.38%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Finance
3 3 (10.34%) Law
4 1 (3.45%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.45%) Portuguese Language
4 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.34%) iPad
1 3 (10.34%) iPhone
1 3 (10.34%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (6.90%) Smart Meter
3 1 (3.45%) FMCG
3 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Android
1 3 (10.34%) Mac OS
1 3 (10.34%) Windows
1 3 (10.34%) Windows 10
1 3 (10.34%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (62.07%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (34.48%) Computer Science
3 7 (24.14%) Mentoring
4 6 (20.69%) Customer Service
5 5 (17.24%) Analytics
5 5 (17.24%) Data Analysis
6 4 (13.79%) Agile
6 4 (13.79%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (10.34%) Code Quality
7 3 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (10.34%) Dashboard Development
7 3 (10.34%) Regression Testing
7 3 (10.34%) Software Testing
7 3 (10.34%) Test Automation
7 3 (10.34%) User Experience
7 3 (10.34%) Visualisation
8 2 (6.90%) Actionable Insight
8 2 (6.90%) Economics
8 2 (6.90%) Mathematics
8 2 (6.90%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (37.93%) SQL
2 2 (6.90%) Python
3 1 (3.45%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.45%) MATLAB
3 1 (3.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 17 (58.62%) Degree
2 4 (13.79%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.45%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.45%) Postgraduate
3 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.34%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (10.34%) QA
2 1 (3.45%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 3 (10.34%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (20.69%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.90%) Databricks
3 1 (3.45%) ANSYS
3 1 (3.45%) Keysight