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 18 February 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 608 647
Rank change year-on-year +481 +39 +150
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 1,188 73 151
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.75% 0.15% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% 0.16% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 72 38 120
10th Percentile £21,250 £21,425 £21,000
25th Percentile £25,500 £23,344 £23,475
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £27,000 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -3.57% -13.85%
75th Percentile £37,500 £34,688 £48,750
90th Percentile - £40,750 £63,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £24,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -4.00% -9.09%

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 61,931 45,044 70,794
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 91.56% 94.85%
Number of salaries quoted 38,987 23,380 55,351
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 18 February 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 18 February 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 +418 1,143 £27,000 +12.50% 17
England +471 1,020 £31,005 +13.78% 21
North of England +181 306 £21,000 -25.99% 5
Midlands +158 244 £35,000 +45.83% 6
South East +180 212 £26,000 +13.04% 6
Yorkshire +103 181 £14,000 -48.86%
South West +119 143 £26,000 +0.97%
East Midlands +71 131 £35,000 +45.83% 5
West Midlands +108 113 £32,500 -18.75% 1
East of England +96 85 £22,500 -
North West +87 84 £39,000 +14.71% 3
Scotland +63 80 - -
Wales +56 65 £24,000 -
London +41 41 £35,000 +16.67% 6
North East +30 41 £14,000 - 2
Northern Ireland - 20 - -
Work from Home +40 14 £28,000 - 7

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

For the 6 months to 18 February 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 1,114 (93.77%) Microsoft
2 1,103 (92.85%) Azure
3 1,102 (92.76%) Azure Certification
4 576 (48.48%) SQL
5 566 (47.64%) Business Intelligence
5 566 (47.64%) Microsoft Excel
6 563 (47.39%) Power BI
6 563 (47.39%) Power Platform
7 556 (46.80%) Mentoring
8 555 (46.72%) Tableau
9 552 (46.46%) AI
9 552 (46.46%) Cybersecurity
10 551 (46.38%) Azure AI
10 551 (46.38%) CompTIA CySA+
10 551 (46.38%) CompTIA Security+
10 551 (46.38%) ForeScout
10 551 (46.38%) Python
11 34 (2.86%) Problem-Solving
12 17 (1.43%) Validation
13 16 (1.35%) ITSM
14 14 (1.18%) Process Improvement
15 13 (1.09%) Degree
15 13 (1.09%) Service Delivery
16 12 (1.01%) Data Validation
17 11 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
17 11 (0.93%) Oracle
18 10 (0.84%) End-to-End Testing
18 10 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
18 10 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
18 10 (0.84%) System Testing

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 6 (0.51%) Confluence
Applications
1 566 (47.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.59%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.084%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 1,103 (92.85%) Azure
2 563 (47.39%) Power Platform
3 551 (46.38%) Azure AI
4 10 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.084%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.084%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.084%) VPN
1 1 (0.084%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 563 (47.39%) Power BI
2 555 (46.72%) Tableau
3 10 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.17%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.084%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.084%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.084%) Metadata
5 1 (0.084%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (0.51%) JIRA
General
1 1,144 (96.30%) Social Skills
2 35 (2.95%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (0.84%) Finance
3 10 (0.84%) Law
4 9 (0.76%) Manufacturing
5 6 (0.51%) Advertising
5 6 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (0.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (0.42%) Legal
7 3 (0.25%) Automotive
8 2 (0.17%) Marketing
9 1 (0.084%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.084%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (0.67%) Onboarding
2 6 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (0.42%) Low-Code
4 3 (0.25%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (0.17%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.084%) IoT
6 1 (0.084%) Life Science
6 1 (0.084%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (0.76%) Windows
2 5 (0.42%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.084%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 566 (47.64%) Business Intelligence
2 556 (46.80%) Mentoring
3 552 (46.46%) AI
3 552 (46.46%) Cybersecurity
4 34 (2.86%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (1.43%) Validation
6 16 (1.35%) ITSM
7 14 (1.18%) Process Improvement
8 13 (1.09%) Service Delivery
9 12 (1.01%) Data Validation
10 10 (0.84%) End-to-End Testing
10 10 (0.84%) System Testing
11 9 (0.76%) Analytics
11 9 (0.76%) Customer Service
12 8 (0.67%) Data Cleansing
12 8 (0.67%) Incident Management
12 8 (0.67%) ITIL
12 8 (0.67%) Visualisation
13 7 (0.59%) Agile
13 7 (0.59%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 576 (48.48%) SQL
2 551 (46.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 1,102 (92.76%) Azure Certification
2 551 (46.38%) CompTIA CySA+
2 551 (46.38%) CompTIA Security+
3 13 (1.09%) Degree
4 3 (0.25%) Master's Degree
4 3 (0.25%) SC Cleared
4 3 (0.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (0.51%) QA
2 4 (0.34%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.084%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.084%) GDPR
3 1 (0.084%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.084%) NIST
3 1 (0.084%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (0.34%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1,114 (93.77%) Microsoft
2 551 (46.38%) ForeScout
3 11 (0.93%) Oracle
4 8 (0.67%) ServiceNow
5 7 (0.59%) BMC
5 7 (0.59%) Remedy
6 1 (0.084%) Apple
6 1 (0.084%) Bloomberg
6 1 (0.084%) Charles River
6 1 (0.084%) FNZ
6 1 (0.084%) IBM
6 1 (0.084%) MarketAxess
6 1 (0.084%) SimCorp
6 1 (0.084%) Tradeweb