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 19 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 595 657 619
Rank change year-on-year +62 -38 +224
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 79 134 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.17% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.18% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 67 97 132
10th Percentile £21,700 £22,000 £22,750
25th Percentile £25,875 £25,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £33,750 £40,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £44,750 £52,500 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £26,750 £30,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 44,309 74,419 56,988
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.65% 95.24% 94.21%
Number of salaries quoted 26,050 44,613 44,179
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

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

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 19 September 2025.

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 19 September 2025. 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 +55 73 £30,000 - 36
UK excluding London +84 56 £27,500 +2.80% 25
Work from Home +63 23 £27,500 -15.38% 15
London +35 20 £32,010 -19.98% 24
South East +38 15 £27,500 +5.77% 19
North of England +30 14 £27,250 +23.86% 2
Midlands +42 11 £32,500 - 4
North West +9 11 £27,250 +23.86% 2
South West +76 10 £26,000 -1.89%
East Midlands +21 7 £34,000 -2.86%
West Midlands +44 4 £32,500 +8.33% 4
Yorkshire +14 3 £29,063 -16.96%
East of England -16 3 £32,500 +19.27% 1
Wales +18 2 £35,000 +12.90%
Scotland +45 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, 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 53 (67.09%) Social Skills
2 28 (35.44%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (32.91%) Microsoft
4 23 (29.11%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (26.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (25.32%) Microsoft Excel
6 20 (25.32%) Finance
7 16 (20.25%) Business Intelligence
7 16 (20.25%) QA
7 16 (20.25%) Microsoft 365
8 15 (18.99%) SQL
9 14 (17.72%) Windows
9 14 (17.72%) Power BI
9 14 (17.72%) Power Platform
10 13 (16.46%) ITSM
10 13 (16.46%) Active Directory
11 12 (15.19%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (13.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (13.92%) Decision-Making
12 11 (13.92%) Data Collection
12 11 (13.92%) Service Delivery
12 11 (13.92%) Legal
12 11 (13.92%) JIRA
12 11 (13.92%) Data Protection
12 11 (13.92%) Data Cleansing
12 11 (13.92%) Visualisation
12 11 (13.92%) Confluence
13 10 (12.66%) Actionable Insight
14 9 (11.39%) Information Security
14 9 (11.39%) ITIL

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 11 (13.92%) Confluence
2 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (25.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.53%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.25%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (17.72%) Power Platform
3 4 (5.06%) Azure
4 1 (1.27%) AWS
4 1 (1.27%) Google Ads
4 1 (1.27%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.59%) Firewall
2 5 (6.33%) DHCP
2 5 (6.33%) DNS
2 5 (6.33%) Remote Desktop
2 5 (6.33%) VPN
3 3 (3.80%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (17.72%) Power BI
2 1 (1.27%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (1.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 11 (13.92%) JIRA
2 1 (1.27%) RStudio
General
1 53 (67.09%) Social Skills
2 23 (29.11%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (25.32%) Finance
4 12 (15.19%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (13.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (13.92%) Legal
6 6 (7.59%) Law
7 5 (6.33%) Marketing
7 5 (6.33%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (3.80%) Games
9 2 (2.53%) Advertising
9 2 (2.53%) French Language
9 2 (2.53%) German Language
10 1 (1.27%) Health Technology
10 1 (1.27%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.80%) RESTEasy
2 1 (1.27%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.86%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (6.33%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (5.06%) Driving Licence
3 4 (5.06%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.80%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (2.53%) Data Structures
5 2 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.27%) Autonomous Agent
6 1 (1.27%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.27%) FMCG
6 1 (1.27%) NHS
6 1 (1.27%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (17.72%) Windows
2 2 (2.53%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (35.44%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (26.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (20.25%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (16.46%) ITSM
5 11 (13.92%) Data Cleansing
5 11 (13.92%) Data Collection
5 11 (13.92%) Data Protection
5 11 (13.92%) Decision-Making
5 11 (13.92%) Service Delivery
5 11 (13.92%) Visualisation
6 10 (12.66%) Actionable Insight
7 9 (11.39%) Information Security
7 9 (11.39%) ITIL
8 7 (8.86%) Customer Service
8 7 (8.86%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (8.86%) Mathematics
8 7 (8.86%) Process Improvement
9 6 (7.59%) Business Continuity
9 6 (7.59%) Cloud Security
9 6 (7.59%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.99%) SQL
2 4 (5.06%) Python
3 2 (2.53%) Bash
3 2 (2.53%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.27%) R
4 1 (1.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (7.59%) CISMP
1 6 (7.59%) Degree
1 6 (7.59%) GSEC
1 6 (7.59%) SC Cleared
1 6 (7.59%) Security Cleared
2 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.27%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.27%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (20.25%) QA
2 8 (10.13%) GDPR
3 6 (7.59%) PMO
4 4 (5.06%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.27%) GRC
5 1 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.27%) NIST
5 1 (1.27%) P3O
System Software
1 13 (16.46%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.27%) IAG
Vendors
1 26 (32.91%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.27%) Apple
2 1 (1.27%) Checkmarx
2 1 (1.27%) Google
2 1 (1.27%) Salesforce