Junior Analyst
UK

The median Junior Analyst salary in the UK is £28,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 761 778 879
Rank change year-on-year +17 +101 -123
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 133 216 342
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.21% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.23% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 116 160 280
10th Percentile £23,000 £22,700 £23,500
25th Percentile £23,500 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £33,750 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.04% +3.85% +16.07%
75th Percentile £37,625 £42,500 £40,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £45,000 £47,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,500 £28,621 £30,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% -4.60% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Junior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Junior Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Analyst.

Salary trend for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Analyst over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Top 15 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 26 April 2024. 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 +30 119 £28,000 -16.42% 28
UK excluding London -36 91 £26,500 -7.41% 14
London +91 38 £38,750 -3.13% 14
Work from Home +37 34 £37,500 +13.64% 8
South East +26 25 £26,750 -2.73% 4
North of England +23 20 £28,500 +2.70% 5
Midlands -5 16 £23,375 -33.21%
North West -2 13 £25,250 +1.00% 1
West Midlands +16 11 £27,000 -21.74%
East of England +25 9 £26,250 +12.90% 2
South West -29 9 £26,500 -3.64% 2
Yorkshire +94 7 £55,000 +79.87% 1
Wales +13 6 £32,500 -
Scotland -59 6 £25,000 -26.47%
East Midlands -18 5 £22,000 -43.23%

Junior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Junior Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Junior Analyst in the job title.

1 57 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 36 (27.07%) Microsoft
3 32 (24.06%) Degree
4 25 (18.80%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (17.29%) Business Intelligence
6 22 (16.54%) SQL
6 22 (16.54%) Cybersecurity
6 22 (16.54%) Analytical Skills
7 21 (15.79%) Business Analysis
8 20 (15.04%) Microsoft Excel
9 19 (14.29%) Azure
10 18 (13.53%) Microsoft 365
11 17 (12.78%) Finance
11 17 (12.78%) Mentoring
12 16 (12.03%) Power BI
12 16 (12.03%) Agile
12 16 (12.03%) Power Platform
12 16 (12.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (11.28%) Public Sector
14 14 (10.53%) YouTube
14 14 (10.53%) Active Directory
14 14 (10.53%) Coaching
14 14 (10.53%) Analytics
15 13 (9.77%) Python
15 13 (9.77%) Windows
15 13 (9.77%) Legal
15 13 (9.77%) Stakeholder Management
16 12 (9.02%) Visualisation
17 11 (8.27%) Data Analysis
18 10 (7.52%) Linux

Junior Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (6.02%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.01%) Confluence
2 4 (3.01%) WordPress
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (15.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (7.52%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (6.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.50%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.75%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.26%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 19 (14.29%) Azure
2 18 (13.53%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (12.03%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.26%) Entra ID
5 6 (4.51%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (3.01%) Figma
6 4 (3.01%) PowerApps
7 3 (2.26%) AWS
8 2 (1.50%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.50%) WhatsApp
9 1 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.75%) GitHub
9 1 (0.75%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.26%) Firewall
1 7 (5.26%) Network Security
2 5 (3.76%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (3.01%) Internet
3 4 (3.01%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.50%) Wireless
5 1 (0.75%) DHCP
5 1 (0.75%) DNS
5 1 (0.75%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.75%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.75%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.03%) Power BI
2 9 (6.77%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.51%) Data Mining
4 5 (3.76%) Relational Database
5 3 (2.26%) MySQL
5 3 (2.26%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (2.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (1.50%) Tableau
7 1 (0.75%) DB2
Development Applications
1 9 (6.77%) JIRA
2 1 (0.75%) Postman
General
1 57 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 22 (16.54%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (12.78%) Finance
4 16 (12.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (11.28%) Public Sector
6 13 (9.77%) Legal
7 4 (3.01%) Publishing
8 3 (2.26%) Back Office
8 3 (2.26%) Banking
8 3 (2.26%) Law
8 3 (2.26%) Marketing
9 2 (1.50%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.50%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.50%) Police
9 2 (1.50%) Retail
10 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.75%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.75%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.26%) JSON
1 3 (2.26%) RESTful
2 2 (1.50%) XML
3 1 (0.75%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.02%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (4.51%) Management Information System
2 6 (4.51%) Virtual Team
3 5 (3.76%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (3.01%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.26%) Replication
6 2 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.50%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.50%) Cyberattack
6 2 (1.50%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.75%) CCTV
7 1 (0.75%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (0.75%) Derivative
7 1 (0.75%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.75%) Hedge funds
7 1 (0.75%) iPad
7 1 (0.75%) Life Science
7 1 (0.75%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.75%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 13 (9.77%) Windows
2 10 (7.52%) Linux
3 4 (3.01%) Windows 10
3 4 (3.01%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.75%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.75%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.75%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (18.80%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (17.29%) Business Intelligence
3 22 (16.54%) Cybersecurity
4 21 (15.79%) Business Analysis
5 17 (12.78%) Mentoring
6 16 (12.03%) Agile
7 14 (10.53%) Analytics
7 14 (10.53%) Coaching
8 13 (9.77%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (9.02%) Visualisation
10 11 (8.27%) Data Analysis
11 10 (7.52%) ITIL
11 10 (7.52%) Security Operations
11 10 (7.52%) SIEM
12 9 (6.77%) Data Visualisation
12 9 (6.77%) Process Improvement
13 8 (6.02%) Computer Science
13 8 (6.02%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 8 (6.02%) Statistics
13 8 (6.02%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 22 (16.54%) SQL
2 13 (9.77%) Python
3 5 (3.76%) C#
3 5 (3.76%) C++
3 5 (3.76%) Java
4 3 (2.26%) R
4 3 (2.26%) VBA
5 2 (1.50%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.50%) VB
6 1 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 32 (24.06%) Degree
2 9 (6.77%) Security Cleared
3 5 (3.76%) Master's Degree
3 5 (3.76%) PhD
3 5 (3.76%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.01%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.26%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.26%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.50%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.50%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.50%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (1.50%) ISEB
6 2 (1.50%) MCSA
6 2 (1.50%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.75%) CEH
7 1 (0.75%) GSEC
7 1 (0.75%) MCDST
7 1 (0.75%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.77%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (3.01%) ISO 20022
2 4 (3.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.01%) PSD2
3 3 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (2.26%) NCSC
4 2 (1.50%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.50%) NIST
4 2 (1.50%) QA
4 2 (1.50%) SLA
5 1 (0.75%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.75%) GDPR
System Software
1 14 (10.53%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.50%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (2.26%) PaperCut
2 1 (0.75%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.75%) Progress Chef
2 1 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 36 (27.07%) Microsoft
2 14 (10.53%) YouTube
3 5 (3.76%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.01%) Atlassian
5 3 (2.26%) BT
5 3 (2.26%) Canon
5 3 (2.26%) Cisco
5 3 (2.26%) Veeam
6 2 (1.50%) Apple
6 2 (1.50%) Darktrace
6 2 (1.50%) Google
7 1 (0.75%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.75%) Citrix
7 1 (0.75%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.75%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.75%) IBM
7 1 (0.75%) Okta
7 1 (0.75%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.75%) VMware
7 1 (0.75%) Workday