Junior Analyst Job Trends

Junior Analyst
UK

The median Junior Analyst salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 585 646 599
Rank change year-on-year +61 -47 +243
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 77 115 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.17% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.18% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 66 74 110
10th Percentile £21,625 £21,500 £22,375
25th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £24,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £33,750 £47,250 £48,438
90th Percentile £37,375 £52,500 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £27,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 45,041 64,839 52,019
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 95.28% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 27,079 36,852 40,255
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,000 £42,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,974 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.05% -4.76% -

Junior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Junior Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Junior Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Junior Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Analyst over the 6 months to 30 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 30 October 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 +54 74 £30,000 - 40
UK excluding London +56 57 £27,500 +1.85% 29
Work from Home +43 21 £27,500 -11.29% 16
London +32 19 £32,010 -28.87% 23
South East +46 15 £27,500 +5.77% 23
Midlands +45 13 £32,500 -7.14% 1
North of England -1 13 £27,250 +23.86% 1
South West +43 11 £26,000 -
North West +7 10 £27,250 +25.29% 1
West Midlands +47 7 £32,500 +8.33% 1
East Midlands +3 6 £33,000 -5.71%
East of England +12 3 £32,500 +20.37% 3
Yorkshire +9 3 £29,063 -16.96%
Wales +8 2 £35,000 +12.90%

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

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, 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 featuring Junior Analyst in the job title.

1 29 (37.66%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (31.17%) Microsoft
3 21 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 20 (25.97%) Microsoft Excel
5 17 (22.08%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (22.08%) SQL
5 17 (22.08%) Windows
6 16 (20.78%) QA
7 15 (19.48%) Business Intelligence
7 15 (19.48%) ITSM
8 14 (18.18%) Power BI
8 14 (18.18%) Power Platform
9 13 (16.88%) Active Directory
9 13 (16.88%) Service Delivery
10 12 (15.58%) Data Cleansing
11 11 (14.29%) Data Collection
11 11 (14.29%) Data Protection
11 11 (14.29%) Decision-Making
11 11 (14.29%) ITIL
11 11 (14.29%) Visualisation
12 10 (12.99%) Actionable Insight
12 10 (12.99%) Microsoft Office
13 9 (11.69%) Confluence
13 9 (11.69%) Information Security
13 9 (11.69%) JIRA
14 8 (10.39%) Degree
14 8 (10.39%) GDPR
15 7 (9.09%) Customer Service
15 7 (9.09%) Mathematics
16 6 (7.79%) Agile

Junior 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 9 (11.69%) Confluence
2 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.60%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (25.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (12.99%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.60%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 17 (22.08%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 2 (2.60%) Azure
4 1 (1.30%) AWS
4 1 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.30%) Google Ads
4 1 (1.30%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.30%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.79%) Firewall
2 5 (6.49%) DHCP
2 5 (6.49%) DNS
2 5 (6.49%) Remote Desktop
2 5 (6.49%) VPN
3 3 (3.90%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (18.18%) Power BI
2 1 (1.30%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (1.30%) Oracle Database
2 1 (1.30%) Power Query
2 1 (1.30%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (11.69%) JIRA
2 1 (1.30%) RStudio
General
1 55 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 22 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (20.78%) Finance
4 12 (15.58%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (14.29%) Legal
6 5 (6.49%) Advertising
6 5 (6.49%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (5.19%) Law
7 4 (5.19%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.90%) Games
9 2 (2.60%) French Language
9 2 (2.60%) German Language
9 2 (2.60%) Marketing
10 1 (1.30%) Health Technology
10 1 (1.30%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.90%) RESTEasy
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.49%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (6.49%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (5.19%) Driving Licence
3 4 (5.19%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.90%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.30%) Autonomous Agent
6 1 (1.30%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.30%) FMCG
6 1 (1.30%) NHS
6 1 (1.30%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (22.08%) Windows
2 3 (3.90%) Mac OS
3 2 (2.60%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (37.66%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 15 (19.48%) Business Intelligence
3 15 (19.48%) ITSM
4 13 (16.88%) Service Delivery
5 12 (15.58%) Data Cleansing
6 11 (14.29%) Data Collection
6 11 (14.29%) Data Protection
6 11 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 11 (14.29%) ITIL
6 11 (14.29%) Visualisation
7 10 (12.99%) Actionable Insight
8 9 (11.69%) Information Security
9 7 (9.09%) Customer Service
9 7 (9.09%) Mathematics
10 6 (7.79%) Agile
10 6 (7.79%) Asset Management
10 6 (7.79%) Business Continuity
10 6 (7.79%) Cloud Security
10 6 (7.79%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 17 (22.08%) SQL
2 4 (5.19%) Python
3 2 (2.60%) Bash
3 2 (2.60%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.30%) R
4 1 (1.30%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (10.39%) Degree
2 6 (7.79%) CISMP
2 6 (7.79%) GSEC
2 6 (7.79%) SC Cleared
2 6 (7.79%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.30%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.30%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.30%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (20.78%) QA
2 8 (10.39%) GDPR
3 4 (5.19%) PMO
4 1 (1.30%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.30%) GRC
4 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.30%) NIST
4 1 (1.30%) P3O
System Software
1 13 (16.88%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.30%) IAG
Vendors
1 24 (31.17%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.60%) BMC
2 2 (2.60%) Remedy
2 2 (2.60%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.30%) Apple
3 1 (1.30%) Checkmarx
3 1 (1.30%) Google
3 1 (1.30%) Oracle
3 1 (1.30%) Salesforce