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 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 602 670
Rank change year-on-year +361 +68 -70
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 902 78 132
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.79% 0.16% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 0.18% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 101 66 96
10th Percentile £25,625 £21,625 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £40,625
90th Percentile £65,000 £45,000 £52,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £27,500 £27,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

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 106,506 44,266 74,164
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 89.67% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 73,200 26,014 44,625
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +318 869 £30,000 +9.09% 97
England +337 775 £30,000 -1.64% 128
North of England +131 248 £30,000 +10.09% 26
Midlands +112 173 £35,000 +7.69% 12
South East +73 149 £27,500 - 23
Yorkshire +83 136 £31,500 +8.39% 10
South West +27 112 £33,750 +29.81% 12
East Midlands +53 95 £35,000 +2.94% 4
North West +52 81 £30,000 +10.09% 14
West Midlands +34 78 £33,250 +2.31% 8
East of England +40 75 £30,000 -7.69% 12
Scotland +63 61 £65,000 - 5
Wales -29 49 £26,750 -23.57% 5
North East - 31 - - 2
London -43 30 £30,250 -5.50% 44
Work from Home -27 23 £27,500 - 21
Northern Ireland - 16 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 16 September 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.

1 803 (89.02%) Microsoft
2 777 (86.14%) Azure
3 770 (85.37%) Azure Certification
4 409 (45.34%) Cybersecurity
5 407 (45.12%) Microsoft Excel
6 405 (44.90%) Business Intelligence
6 405 (44.90%) Power BI
6 405 (44.90%) Power Platform
7 404 (44.79%) SQL
8 394 (43.68%) Mentoring
9 393 (43.57%) AI
10 391 (43.35%) Python
10 391 (43.35%) Tableau
11 387 (42.90%) CompTIA Security+
12 385 (42.68%) Azure AI
12 385 (42.68%) CompTIA CySA+
12 385 (42.68%) ForeScout
13 42 (4.66%) Problem-Solving
14 27 (2.99%) Degree
15 20 (2.22%) Customer Service
16 17 (1.88%) ERP
17 16 (1.77%) Software Testing
18 14 (1.55%) Microsoft 365
18 14 (1.55%) Windows
19 13 (1.44%) E-Commerce
20 12 (1.33%) Continuous Improvement
20 12 (1.33%) Data Analysis
20 12 (1.33%) Incident Management
20 12 (1.33%) Stakeholder Management
21 11 (1.22%) Computer Science

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 4 (0.44%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.33%) IIS
Applications
1 407 (45.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.33%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.55%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 777 (86.14%) Azure
2 405 (44.90%) Power Platform
3 385 (42.68%) Azure AI
4 14 (1.55%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (0.78%) SaaS
6 5 (0.55%) GitHub
7 3 (0.33%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.33%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.22%) AWS
8 2 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.22%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.22%) GCP
8 2 (0.22%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (0.22%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.11%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.11%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.44%) ADSL
1 4 (0.44%) BGP
1 4 (0.44%) Firewall
1 4 (0.44%) MPLS
1 4 (0.44%) SD-WAN
1 4 (0.44%) VoIP
1 4 (0.44%) VPN
1 4 (0.44%) WAN
1 4 (0.44%) WebEx
2 1 (0.11%) DHCP
2 1 (0.11%) DNS
2 1 (0.11%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 405 (44.90%) Power BI
2 391 (43.35%) Tableau
3 3 (0.33%) MySQL
4 2 (0.22%) BigQuery
4 2 (0.22%) Looker
4 2 (0.22%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.11%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (0.55%) Selenium
2 3 (0.33%) SpecFlow
3 2 (0.22%) Cypress.io
3 2 (0.22%) JIRA
General
1 814 (90.24%) Social Skills
2 32 (3.55%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (2.11%) Finance
4 17 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (0.55%) Law
6 4 (0.44%) Banking
6 4 (0.44%) Retail
7 3 (0.33%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.22%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.22%) Local Government
8 2 (0.22%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.11%) Advertising
9 1 (0.11%) Back Office
9 1 (0.11%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.11%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.33%) CSS
1 3 (0.33%) Gherkin
1 3 (0.33%) HTML
1 3 (0.33%) JSON
2 2 (0.22%) Playwright
3 1 (0.11%) ADO
3 1 (0.11%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (1.77%) Management Information System
2 10 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (0.78%) Onboarding
4 5 (0.55%) NHS
5 4 (0.44%) Cyberattack
5 4 (0.44%) Data Centre
6 3 (0.33%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (0.33%) Social Media
7 2 (0.22%) Cybercrime
7 2 (0.22%) SystemC
8 1 (0.11%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.11%) FMCG
8 1 (0.11%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.11%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.11%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.55%) Windows
2 3 (0.33%) Android
2 3 (0.33%) Apple iOS
2 3 (0.33%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.22%) Linux
3 2 (0.22%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.11%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (45.34%) Cybersecurity
2 405 (44.90%) Business Intelligence
3 394 (43.68%) Mentoring
4 393 (43.57%) AI
5 42 (4.66%) Problem-Solving
6 20 (2.22%) Customer Service
7 17 (1.88%) ERP
8 16 (1.77%) Software Testing
9 13 (1.44%) E-Commerce
10 12 (1.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (1.33%) Data Analysis
10 12 (1.33%) Incident Management
10 12 (1.33%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (1.22%) Computer Science
11 11 (1.22%) Project Delivery
12 10 (1.11%) Agile
12 10 (1.11%) ITIL
12 10 (1.11%) Process Improvement
12 10 (1.11%) User Acceptance Testing
13 9 (1.00%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 404 (44.79%) SQL
2 391 (43.35%) Python
3 3 (0.33%) C#
3 3 (0.33%) Java
3 3 (0.33%) JavaScript
3 3 (0.33%) PHP
3 3 (0.33%) VBA
4 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 770 (85.37%) Azure Certification
2 387 (42.90%) CompTIA Security+
3 385 (42.68%) CompTIA CySA+
4 27 (2.99%) Degree
5 5 (0.55%) AAT
5 5 (0.55%) ACCA
5 5 (0.55%) CIMA
5 5 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 4 (0.44%) A+ Certification
6 4 (0.44%) CCNA
6 4 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (0.44%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (0.22%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.22%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.11%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.11%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (0.78%) QA
2 6 (0.67%) PMO
3 3 (0.33%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.22%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.11%) GRC
5 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.11%) SLA
5 1 (0.11%) SOC 1
5 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (1.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.22%) Nessus
3 1 (0.11%) Autotask
Vendors
1 803 (89.02%) Microsoft
2 385 (42.68%) ForeScout
3 8 (0.89%) SAP
4 6 (0.67%) ServiceNow
5 4 (0.44%) Cisco
5 4 (0.44%) Fortinet
5 4 (0.44%) Huawei
5 4 (0.44%) Meraki
5 4 (0.44%) Polycom
6 3 (0.33%) Adobe
6 3 (0.33%) SolarWinds
7 2 (0.22%) Google
7 2 (0.22%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.11%) Apple
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle