Junior Analyst Job Trends

Junior Analyst
UK

The median Junior Analyst salary in the UK is £33,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 570 740
Rank change year-on-year +501 +170 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 2,416 70 133
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.67% 0.16% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.88% 0.18% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 78 42 116
10th Percentile £24,000 £23,213 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,125 £25,000 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £27,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -1.79% -17.04%
75th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £37,625
90th Percentile £42,500 £43,625 £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £26,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year +15.38% -1.89% -7.41%

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 83,975 37,966 90,660
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.94% 89.30% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 54,064 23,403 66,761
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +11.32% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.21%

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 3 May 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 3 May 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 +406 2,347 £30,000 +15.38% 107
England +493 2,072 £35,000 +29.63% 95
North of England +199 639 £21,000 -24.32% 18
Midlands +164 495 £35,000 +45.83% 18
South East +205 434 £35,000 - 27
Yorkshire +115 379 £14,000 -46.15% 9
South West +111 289 £32,500 +25.00% 13
East Midlands +89 268 £35,000 +45.83% 13
West Midlands +120 227 £35,000 +6.06% 5
East of England +108 181 £25,250 -27.86% 13
North West +118 172 £39,000 +39.29% 5
Scotland +93 168 - - 10
Wales - 131 £24,000 - 6
North East - 88 £14,000 - 4
London +32 65 £37,500 +25.00% 15
Northern Ireland - 42 - - 3
Work from Home 0 10 £32,500 +18.18% 21

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 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 2,328 (96.36%) Microsoft
2 2,314 (95.78%) Azure
3 2,312 (95.70%) Azure Certification
4 1,184 (49.01%) SQL
5 1,173 (48.55%) Microsoft Excel
6 1,171 (48.47%) Business Intelligence
7 1,169 (48.39%) Power BI
7 1,169 (48.39%) Power Platform
8 1,164 (48.18%) Tableau
9 1,162 (48.10%) Python
10 1,161 (48.05%) Mentoring
11 1,158 (47.93%) AI
11 1,158 (47.93%) Cybersecurity
12 1,156 (47.85%) Azure AI
12 1,156 (47.85%) CompTIA CySA+
12 1,156 (47.85%) CompTIA Security+
12 1,156 (47.85%) ForeScout
13 35 (1.45%) Problem-Solving
14 19 (0.79%) Validation
15 17 (0.70%) Degree
16 15 (0.62%) Process Improvement
17 13 (0.54%) Data Analysis
17 13 (0.54%) Data Validation
18 12 (0.50%) ITSM
19 11 (0.46%) Computer Science
19 11 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
19 11 (0.46%) Oracle
19 11 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
19 11 (0.46%) Visualisation
20 10 (0.41%) Analytics

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 3 (0.12%) IIS
2 1 (0.041%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1,173 (48.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.12%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.083%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.083%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.041%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.041%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 2,314 (95.78%) Azure
2 1,169 (48.39%) Power Platform
3 1,156 (47.85%) Azure AI
4 6 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.12%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.041%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.041%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.041%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.083%) VPN
1 2 (0.083%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,169 (48.39%) Power BI
2 1,164 (48.18%) Tableau
3 11 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.12%) MySQL
5 1 (0.041%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.041%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.041%) Metadata
5 1 (0.041%) Relational Database
General
1 2,349 (97.23%) Social Skills
2 37 (1.53%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (0.66%) Law
4 11 (0.46%) Finance
5 10 (0.41%) Manufacturing
6 7 (0.29%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (0.17%) Automotive
8 2 (0.083%) Advertising
8 2 (0.083%) Aerospace
8 2 (0.083%) Marketing
8 2 (0.083%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.041%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.041%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.21%) CSS
1 5 (0.21%) HTML
2 3 (0.12%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 13 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (0.33%) Onboarding
3 5 (0.21%) Low-Code
4 3 (0.12%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (0.12%) Social Media
5 2 (0.083%) IoT
5 2 (0.083%) Life Science
5 2 (0.083%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.33%) Windows
2 4 (0.17%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.083%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.083%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,171 (48.47%) Business Intelligence
2 1,161 (48.05%) Mentoring
3 1,158 (47.93%) AI
3 1,158 (47.93%) Cybersecurity
4 35 (1.45%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (0.79%) Validation
6 15 (0.62%) Process Improvement
7 13 (0.54%) Data Analysis
7 13 (0.54%) Data Validation
8 12 (0.50%) ITSM
9 11 (0.46%) Computer Science
9 11 (0.46%) Visualisation
10 10 (0.41%) Analytics
10 10 (0.41%) Customer Service
10 10 (0.41%) End-to-End Testing
10 10 (0.41%) System Testing
11 8 (0.33%) Incident Management
11 8 (0.33%) ITIL
11 8 (0.33%) Mathematics
12 7 (0.29%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 1,184 (49.01%) SQL
2 1,162 (48.10%) Python
3 5 (0.21%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (0.12%) PHP
4 3 (0.12%) R
4 3 (0.12%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2,312 (95.70%) Azure Certification
2 1,156 (47.85%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1,156 (47.85%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (0.70%) Degree
4 2 (0.083%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.041%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.041%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.21%) Data Quality
2 3 (0.12%) PMO
2 3 (0.12%) SLA
3 2 (0.083%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.041%) GDPR
4 1 (0.041%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.041%) NIST
4 1 (0.041%) QA
System Software
1 3 (0.12%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.041%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2,328 (96.36%) Microsoft
2 1,156 (47.85%) ForeScout
3 11 (0.46%) Oracle
4 8 (0.33%) ServiceNow
5 5 (0.21%) BMC
5 5 (0.21%) Remedy
5 5 (0.21%) SAP
6 3 (0.12%) Adobe
7 1 (0.041%) Bloomberg
7 1 (0.041%) Charles River
7 1 (0.041%) FNZ
7 1 (0.041%) IBM
7 1 (0.041%) MarketAxess
7 1 (0.041%) Progress
7 1 (0.041%) SimCorp
7 1 (0.041%) Tradeweb