Junior Analyst Job Trends

Junior Analyst
UK

The median Junior Analyst salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2026.

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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 595 753
Rank change year-on-year +521 +158 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 2,309 67 135
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.50% 0.15% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.68% 0.17% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 82 40 116
10th Percentile £24,000 £24,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,000 £25,000 £24,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £27,500 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -2.65% -18.00%
75th Percentile £37,500 £35,250 £37,625
90th Percentile £42,275 £42,625 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £27,750 £26,500
% change year-on-year +8.11% +4.72% -5.36%

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 86,124 39,293 92,007
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 89.47% 94.64%
Number of salaries quoted 56,991 22,669 67,426
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,729 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.34% +3.46% -5.66%

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 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 21 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 +433 2,243 £30,000 +8.11% 58
England +498 1,980 £35,000 +26.13% 48
North of England +232 610 £24,000 -14.29% 16
Midlands +169 474 £35,000 +22.81% 9
South East +221 413 £35,000 - 11
Yorkshire +132 360 - - 7
South West +114 276 £28,750 +10.58% 8
East Midlands +104 260 £35,000 +27.27% 5
West Midlands +102 214 £35,000 +6.06% 4
East of England +115 174 £25,250 -22.31% 3
North West +145 166 £26,000 -7.14% 6
Scotland +104 160 - - 8
Wales - 126 £24,000 - 3
North East - 84 £14,000 - 3
London +10 62 £35,625 +18.75% 9
Northern Ireland - 40 - - 1
Work from Home +14 9 £30,000 +9.09% 10

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

For the 6 months to 21 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 2,220 (96.15%) Microsoft
2 2,204 (95.45%) Azure
3 2,202 (95.37%) Azure Certification
4 1,132 (49.03%) SQL
5 1,118 (48.42%) Business Intelligence
5 1,118 (48.42%) Microsoft Excel
5 1,118 (48.42%) Power BI
5 1,118 (48.42%) Power Platform
6 1,112 (48.16%) Tableau
7 1,107 (47.94%) Python
8 1,105 (47.86%) AI
9 1,104 (47.81%) Mentoring
10 1,103 (47.77%) Cybersecurity
11 1,101 (47.68%) Azure AI
11 1,101 (47.68%) CompTIA CySA+
11 1,101 (47.68%) CompTIA Security+
11 1,101 (47.68%) ForeScout
12 34 (1.47%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (0.78%) Validation
14 17 (0.74%) Degree
15 15 (0.65%) Process Improvement
16 14 (0.61%) Data Analysis
16 14 (0.61%) Visualisation
17 13 (0.56%) Data Validation
17 13 (0.56%) ITSM
18 11 (0.48%) Computer Science
18 11 (0.48%) Oracle
18 11 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
19 10 (0.43%) Customer Service
19 10 (0.43%) Data Visualisation

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 (0.13%) IIS
2 1 (0.043%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1,118 (48.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.13%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.087%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.043%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2,204 (95.45%) Azure
2 1,118 (48.42%) Power Platform
3 1,101 (47.68%) Azure AI
4 6 (0.26%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (0.13%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (0.13%) Smartsheet
6 1 (0.043%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.043%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.043%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.087%) VPN
1 2 (0.087%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,118 (48.42%) Power BI
2 1,112 (48.16%) Tableau
3 11 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.13%) MySQL
5 1 (0.043%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.043%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.043%) Metadata
General
1 2,234 (96.75%) Social Skills
2 36 (1.56%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (0.82%) Law
4 10 (0.43%) Finance
5 7 (0.30%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (0.26%) Manufacturing
7 4 (0.17%) Automotive
8 2 (0.087%) Aerospace
8 2 (0.087%) Marketing
8 2 (0.087%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.043%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.043%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.22%) CSS
1 5 (0.22%) HTML
2 3 (0.13%) JSON
3 1 (0.043%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 16 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (0.35%) Onboarding
3 5 (0.22%) Low-Code
4 3 (0.13%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (0.13%) Social Media
5 2 (0.087%) Life Science
5 2 (0.087%) NHS
5 2 (0.087%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.043%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.35%) Windows
2 4 (0.17%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.087%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,118 (48.42%) Business Intelligence
2 1,105 (47.86%) AI
3 1,104 (47.81%) Mentoring
4 1,103 (47.77%) Cybersecurity
5 34 (1.47%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (0.78%) Validation
7 15 (0.65%) Process Improvement
8 14 (0.61%) Data Analysis
8 14 (0.61%) Visualisation
9 13 (0.56%) Data Validation
9 13 (0.56%) ITSM
10 11 (0.48%) Computer Science
11 10 (0.43%) Customer Service
11 10 (0.43%) Data Visualisation
11 10 (0.43%) End-to-End Testing
11 10 (0.43%) System Testing
12 9 (0.39%) Analytics
13 8 (0.35%) Mathematics
14 7 (0.30%) Incident Management
14 7 (0.30%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 1,132 (49.03%) SQL
2 1,107 (47.94%) Python
3 5 (0.22%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (0.13%) PHP
4 3 (0.13%) R
4 3 (0.13%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2,202 (95.37%) Azure Certification
2 1,101 (47.68%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1,101 (47.68%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (0.74%) Degree
4 1 (0.043%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.043%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.22%) Data Quality
2 3 (0.13%) PMO
2 3 (0.13%) SLA
3 2 (0.087%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.087%) QA
4 1 (0.043%) GDPR
4 1 (0.043%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.043%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (0.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.043%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2,220 (96.15%) Microsoft
2 1,101 (47.68%) ForeScout
3 11 (0.48%) Oracle
4 7 (0.30%) SAP
4 7 (0.30%) ServiceNow
5 4 (0.17%) BMC
5 4 (0.17%) Remedy
6 3 (0.13%) Adobe
7 1 (0.043%) Bloomberg
7 1 (0.043%) Charles River
7 1 (0.043%) FNZ
7 1 (0.043%) MarketAxess
7 1 (0.043%) Progress
7 1 (0.043%) SimCorp
7 1 (0.043%) Tradeweb