Junior Analyst Job Trends

Junior Analyst
UK

The median Junior Analyst salary in the UK is £29,271 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 January 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 629 607
Rank change year-on-year +438 -22 +181
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 750 80 144
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.22% 0.15% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% 0.16% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 76 44 112
10th Percentile £20,250 £21,500 £21,000
25th Percentile £25,500 £23,781 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,271 £27,750 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.48% -1.77% -13.08%
75th Percentile £35,625 £35,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £37,500 £47,625 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £24,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -4.00% -9.09%

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 55,891 49,062 59,885
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.82% 92.63% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 34,637 25,329 46,560
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,097
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +8.90% -8.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,474 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -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 21 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Top 17 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 21 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
UK excluding London +395 712 £27,000 +12.50% 19
England +408 645 £32,010 +14.32% 19
North of England +159 191 £27,424 -3.35% 2
Midlands +132 151 £35,000 +45.83% 1
South East +147 136 £26,000 +13.04% 6
Yorkshire +78 112 £23,125 -27.45%
South West +99 91 £26,000 +0.97% 5
East Midlands +56 78 £35,000 +45.83% 1
West Midlands +90 73 £32,500 -18.75%
North West +69 54 £27,924 +0.63% 1
East of England +63 49 £22,500 - 2
Scotland +40 48 - - 3
Wales +44 42 £24,000 -
London +59 35 £32,010 -8.54% 7
North East +28 25 £14,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 12 - -
Work from Home +53 9 £26,000 -6.31% 11

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

For the 6 months to 21 January 2026, 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.

1 684 (91.20%) Microsoft
2 661 (88.13%) Azure
3 660 (88.00%) Azure Certification
4 351 (46.80%) SQL
5 346 (46.13%) Business Intelligence
5 346 (46.13%) Microsoft Excel
6 343 (45.73%) Power BI
6 343 (45.73%) Power Platform
7 334 (44.53%) Mentoring
8 331 (44.13%) AI
8 331 (44.13%) Cybersecurity
9 330 (44.00%) Azure AI
9 330 (44.00%) CompTIA CySA+
9 330 (44.00%) CompTIA Security+
9 330 (44.00%) ForeScout
9 330 (44.00%) Python
9 330 (44.00%) Tableau
10 32 (4.27%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (2.40%) ITSM
11 18 (2.40%) Service Delivery
12 15 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
12 15 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
12 15 (2.00%) Windows
13 14 (1.87%) ITIL
14 13 (1.73%) Data Cleansing
14 13 (1.73%) Degree
14 13 (1.73%) Validation
15 11 (1.47%) Data Collection
15 11 (1.47%) Data Protection
15 11 (1.47%) Data Validation

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 6 (0.80%) Confluence
Applications
1 346 (46.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.13%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 661 (88.13%) Azure
2 343 (45.73%) Power Platform
3 330 (44.00%) Azure AI
4 15 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (0.27%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.13%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.80%) Firewall
2 3 (0.40%) VPN
3 2 (0.27%) DHCP
3 2 (0.27%) DNS
3 2 (0.27%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 343 (45.73%) Power BI
2 330 (44.00%) Tableau
3 10 (1.33%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.27%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.13%) Metadata
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (0.80%) JIRA
General
1 710 (94.67%) Social Skills
2 37 (4.93%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (2.13%) Finance
4 11 (1.47%) Legal
4 11 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (1.33%) Law
6 9 (1.20%) Manufacturing
7 6 (0.80%) Advertising
7 6 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.13%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (0.93%) Onboarding
2 3 (0.40%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (0.27%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (0.27%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.13%) IoT
4 1 (0.13%) Low-Code
4 1 (0.13%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.13%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.00%) Windows
2 5 (0.67%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 346 (46.13%) Business Intelligence
2 334 (44.53%) Mentoring
3 331 (44.13%) AI
3 331 (44.13%) Cybersecurity
4 32 (4.27%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (2.40%) ITSM
5 18 (2.40%) Service Delivery
6 14 (1.87%) ITIL
7 13 (1.73%) Data Cleansing
7 13 (1.73%) Validation
8 11 (1.47%) Data Collection
8 11 (1.47%) Data Protection
8 11 (1.47%) Data Validation
8 11 (1.47%) Process Improvement
9 10 (1.33%) Actionable Insight
9 10 (1.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (1.33%) Decision-Making
9 10 (1.33%) End-to-End Testing
9 10 (1.33%) System Testing
9 10 (1.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 351 (46.80%) SQL
2 330 (44.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 660 (88.00%) Azure Certification
2 330 (44.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 330 (44.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 13 (1.73%) Degree
4 6 (0.80%) CISMP
4 6 (0.80%) GSEC
4 6 (0.80%) SC Cleared
4 6 (0.80%) Security Cleared
5 3 (0.40%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.33%) QA
2 7 (0.93%) GDPR
3 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.13%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.13%) NIST
3 1 (0.13%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (1.20%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 684 (91.20%) Microsoft
2 330 (44.00%) ForeScout
3 11 (1.47%) Oracle
4 8 (1.07%) ServiceNow
5 7 (0.93%) BMC
5 7 (0.93%) Remedy
6 1 (0.13%) Apple
6 1 (0.13%) IBM