Junior Analyst Job Trends

Junior Analyst
UK

The median Junior Analyst salary in the UK is £29,271 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 December 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 252 643 581
Rank change year-on-year +391 -62 +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 518 99 129
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.92% 0.16% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.02% 0.17% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 66 61 100
10th Percentile £20,250 £21,500 £22,375
25th Percentile £25,688 £24,750 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,271 £30,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.43% -3.23% -4.62%
75th Percentile £33,750 £48,750 £56,563
90th Percentile £37,500 £52,500 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £24,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

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 50,704 58,391 48,070
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.90% 94.00% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 31,404 32,367 37,457
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - -

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 7 December 2025.

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 7 December 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
UK excluding London +372 488 £27,000 +12.50% 23
England +380 452 £28,543 -4.86% 23
North of England +136 132 £27,000 -1.82% 2
Midlands +129 104 £32,500 +36.84% 5
South East +133 95 £27,500 +19.57% 12
Yorkshire +66 76 £23,125 -27.45%
South West +86 63 £26,000 +0.97% 3
West Midlands +86 52 £32,500 - 3
East Midlands +59 52 £35,000 +47.37% 2
North West +76 40 £27,000 +22.73% 2
East of England +55 33 £30,000 +15.38% 1
Scotland +29 32 - -
London +52 30 £32,010 -32.61% 6
Wales +25 26 £35,000 +12.90% 2
Work from Home +73 16 £27,500 -8.33% 11
North East +21 16 - -
Northern Ireland - 8 - -

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

For the 6 months to 7 December 2025, 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.

1 465 (89.77%) Microsoft
2 441 (85.14%) Azure
3 440 (84.94%) Azure Certification
4 241 (46.53%) Microsoft Excel
5 239 (46.14%) SQL
6 236 (45.56%) Business Intelligence
7 233 (44.98%) Power BI
7 233 (44.98%) Power Platform
8 225 (43.44%) Mentoring
9 224 (43.24%) Cybersecurity
10 223 (43.05%) Python
11 221 (42.66%) AI
12 220 (42.47%) Azure AI
12 220 (42.47%) CompTIA CySA+
12 220 (42.47%) CompTIA Security+
12 220 (42.47%) ForeScout
12 220 (42.47%) Tableau
13 27 (5.21%) Problem-Solving
14 18 (3.47%) Windows
15 17 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
16 16 (3.09%) ITSM
17 14 (2.70%) Continuous Improvement
17 14 (2.70%) Service Delivery
18 13 (2.51%) Data Cleansing
18 13 (2.51%) Degree
18 13 (2.51%) QA
19 12 (2.32%) Active Directory
19 12 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
20 11 (2.12%) Data Collection
20 11 (2.12%) Data Protection

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 7 (1.35%) Confluence
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.19%) SharePoint
Applications
1 241 (46.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.58%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.19%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 441 (85.14%) Azure
2 233 (44.98%) Power Platform
3 220 (42.47%) Azure AI
4 17 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.19%) AWS
6 1 (0.19%) Google Ads
6 1 (0.19%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.16%) Firewall
2 5 (0.97%) DHCP
2 5 (0.97%) DNS
2 5 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
2 5 (0.97%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (44.98%) Power BI
2 220 (42.47%) Tableau
3 3 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.19%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (1.35%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) RStudio
General
1 491 (94.79%) Social Skills
2 25 (4.83%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (3.28%) Finance
4 12 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (2.12%) Legal
6 10 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (1.54%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.35%) Advertising
9 5 (0.97%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (0.77%) Law
11 2 (0.39%) French Language
11 2 (0.39%) German Language
11 2 (0.39%) Marketing
12 1 (0.19%) Health Technology
12 1 (0.19%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 7 (1.35%) Onboarding
2 5 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.19%) Credit Risk
4 1 (0.19%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.19%) FMCG
4 1 (0.19%) IoT
4 1 (0.19%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.19%) NHS
4 1 (0.19%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.19%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.47%) Windows
2 5 (0.97%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (45.56%) Business Intelligence
2 225 (43.44%) Mentoring
3 224 (43.24%) Cybersecurity
4 221 (42.66%) AI
5 27 (5.21%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (3.09%) ITSM
7 14 (2.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (2.70%) Service Delivery
8 13 (2.51%) Data Cleansing
9 11 (2.12%) Data Collection
9 11 (2.12%) Data Protection
9 11 (2.12%) Decision-Making
9 11 (2.12%) ITIL
10 10 (1.93%) Actionable Insight
10 10 (1.93%) Visualisation
11 8 (1.54%) Information Security
12 7 (1.35%) Analytics
12 7 (1.35%) Asset Management
12 7 (1.35%) Customer Service
12 7 (1.35%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 239 (46.14%) SQL
2 223 (43.05%) Python
3 1 (0.19%) Bash
3 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.19%) R
3 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 440 (84.94%) Azure Certification
2 220 (42.47%) CompTIA CySA+
2 220 (42.47%) CompTIA Security+
3 13 (2.51%) Degree
4 6 (1.16%) CISMP
4 6 (1.16%) GSEC
4 6 (1.16%) SC Cleared
4 6 (1.16%) Security Cleared
5 3 (0.58%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.51%) QA
2 8 (1.54%) GDPR
3 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.39%) NIST
3 2 (0.39%) PMO
4 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 12 (2.32%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.19%) IAG
Vendors
1 465 (89.77%) Microsoft
2 220 (42.47%) ForeScout
3 4 (0.77%) Oracle
4 3 (0.58%) BMC
4 3 (0.58%) Remedy
4 3 (0.58%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.19%) Apple
5 1 (0.19%) Google
5 1 (0.19%) IBM