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 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 619 574
Rank change year-on-year +405 -45 +224
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 632 85 133
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.06% 0.15% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 0.16% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 70 54 102
10th Percentile £21,725 £21,500 £21,025
25th Percentile £26,000 £24,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,500 £30,750
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% -0.81% -5.38%
75th Percentile £35,000 £47,813 £57,188
90th Percentile £37,500 £52,500 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £24,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -12.73% -2.65%

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 53,945 51,888 49,263
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 93.39% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 33,290 27,533 38,048
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,598 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 28 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 28 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 +384 602 £27,000 +12.50% 26
England +398 548 £30,000 -7.69% 33
North of England +151 164 £27,000 -4.00% 4
Midlands +128 129 £35,000 +45.83% 2
South East +137 116 £26,000 +13.04% 14
Yorkshire +73 94 £23,125 -27.45%
South West +81 75 £26,000 +0.97% 4
East Midlands +54 65 £35,000 +45.83%
West Midlands +96 64 £32,500 -18.75% 2
North West +67 50 £27,250 +11.22% 3
East of England +65 40 - -
Scotland +37 40 - - 1
Wales +31 34 £24,000 -22.58% 3
London +58 30 £32,010 -30.79% 14
North East +31 20 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 10 - -
Work from Home +58 9 £26,000 -16.80% 13

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

For the 6 months to 28 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.

1 575 (90.98%) Microsoft
2 550 (87.03%) Azure
2 550 (87.03%) Azure Certification
3 295 (46.68%) SQL
4 292 (46.20%) Microsoft Excel
5 289 (45.73%) Business Intelligence
6 286 (45.25%) Power BI
6 286 (45.25%) Power Platform
7 279 (44.15%) Cybersecurity
7 279 (44.15%) Mentoring
8 277 (43.83%) Python
9 276 (43.67%) AI
10 275 (43.51%) Azure AI
10 275 (43.51%) CompTIA CySA+
10 275 (43.51%) CompTIA Security+
10 275 (43.51%) ForeScout
10 275 (43.51%) Tableau
11 29 (4.59%) Problem-Solving
12 18 (2.85%) Windows
13 17 (2.69%) ITSM
13 17 (2.69%) Microsoft 365
14 15 (2.37%) Service Delivery
15 13 (2.06%) Data Cleansing
15 13 (2.06%) Degree
15 13 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
16 12 (1.90%) Active Directory
16 12 (1.90%) ITIL
16 12 (1.90%) Validation
17 11 (1.74%) Data Collection
18 10 (1.58%) Actionable Insight

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 (0.95%) Confluence
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 292 (46.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.63%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.16%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 550 (87.03%) Azure
2 286 (45.25%) Power Platform
3 275 (43.51%) Azure AI
4 17 (2.69%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.16%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.95%) Firewall
2 5 (0.79%) DHCP
2 5 (0.79%) DNS
2 5 (0.79%) Remote Desktop
2 5 (0.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 286 (45.25%) Power BI
2 275 (43.51%) Tableau
3 8 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.32%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (0.95%) JIRA
General
1 596 (94.30%) Social Skills
2 30 (4.75%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (2.37%) Finance
4 12 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (1.74%) Legal
6 10 (1.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (1.27%) Law
7 8 (1.27%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.11%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (0.95%) Advertising
10 2 (0.32%) French Language
10 2 (0.32%) German Language
Miscellaneous
1 6 (0.95%) Onboarding
2 5 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.16%) Credit Risk
3 1 (0.16%) Driving Licence
3 1 (0.16%) IoT
3 1 (0.16%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.16%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (0.16%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.85%) Windows
2 5 (0.79%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (45.73%) Business Intelligence
2 279 (44.15%) Cybersecurity
2 279 (44.15%) Mentoring
3 276 (43.67%) AI
4 29 (4.59%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (2.69%) ITSM
6 15 (2.37%) Service Delivery
7 13 (2.06%) Data Cleansing
8 12 (1.90%) ITIL
8 12 (1.90%) Validation
9 11 (1.74%) Data Collection
10 10 (1.58%) Actionable Insight
10 10 (1.58%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (1.58%) Data Protection
10 10 (1.58%) Decision-Making
10 10 (1.58%) Visualisation
11 9 (1.42%) Data Validation
11 9 (1.42%) Process Improvement
12 8 (1.27%) Information Security
12 8 (1.27%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 295 (46.68%) SQL
2 277 (43.83%) Python
3 1 (0.16%) Bash
3 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 550 (87.03%) Azure Certification
2 275 (43.51%) CompTIA CySA+
2 275 (43.51%) CompTIA Security+
3 13 (2.06%) Degree
4 6 (0.95%) CISMP
4 6 (0.95%) GSEC
4 6 (0.95%) SC Cleared
4 6 (0.95%) Security Cleared
5 3 (0.47%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.16%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.58%) QA
2 7 (1.11%) GDPR
3 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.32%) NIST
4 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.16%) GRC
System Software
1 12 (1.90%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 575 (90.98%) Microsoft
2 275 (43.51%) ForeScout
3 9 (1.42%) Oracle
4 4 (0.63%) BMC
4 4 (0.63%) Remedy
4 4 (0.63%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.16%) Apple
5 1 (0.16%) IBM