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 20 April 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 573 746
Rank change year-on-year +501 +173 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 2,303 65 134
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.64% 0.16% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.85% 0.17% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 77 37 116
10th Percentile £24,000 £23,125 £22,125
25th Percentile £26,000 £24,750 £23,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £27,000 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year +20.37% -4.42% -16.91%
75th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
90th Percentile £41,150 £41,000 £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £26,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year +15.38% -1.89% -11.67%

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 80,885 37,363 89,466
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 89.33% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 51,875 23,453 66,238
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
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 20 April 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 20 April 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 +398 2,236 £30,000 +15.38% 26
England +476 1,975 £35,000 +29.63% 27
North of England +203 608 £21,000 -25.00% 6
Midlands +156 473 £35,000 +45.83% 6
South East +188 414 £35,000 - 11
Yorkshire +112 361 £14,000 -46.15% 2
South West +108 275 £36,250 +39.42%
East Midlands +72 255 £35,000 +45.83% 3
West Midlands +114 218 £35,000 +6.06% 3
East of England +92 171 £22,500 -35.71% 5
North West +107 164 £39,000 +14.71% 3
Scotland +85 160 - -
Wales - 125 £24,000 -
North East - 83 £14,000 - 1
London +36 63 £36,250 +20.83% 5
Northern Ireland - 40 - -
Work from Home -2 9 £30,000 +12.15% 6

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

For the 6 months to 20 April 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 2,217 (96.27%) Microsoft
2 2,204 (95.70%) Azure
3 2,202 (95.61%) Azure Certification
4 1,128 (48.98%) SQL
5 1,118 (48.55%) Microsoft Excel
6 1,116 (48.46%) Business Intelligence
7 1,113 (48.33%) Power BI
7 1,113 (48.33%) Power Platform
8 1,108 (48.11%) Tableau
9 1,107 (48.07%) Python
10 1,106 (48.02%) Mentoring
11 1,103 (47.89%) Cybersecurity
12 1,102 (47.85%) AI
13 1,101 (47.81%) Azure AI
13 1,101 (47.81%) CompTIA CySA+
13 1,101 (47.81%) CompTIA Security+
13 1,101 (47.81%) ForeScout
14 35 (1.52%) Problem-Solving
15 19 (0.83%) Validation
16 18 (0.78%) Degree
17 15 (0.65%) Process Improvement
18 13 (0.56%) Data Analysis
18 13 (0.56%) Data Validation
18 13 (0.56%) ITSM
19 11 (0.48%) Analytics
19 11 (0.48%) Computer Science
19 11 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
19 11 (0.48%) Oracle
19 11 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
20 10 (0.43%) Customer Service

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 (48.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.13%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.087%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.043%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.043%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 2,204 (95.70%) Azure
2 1,113 (48.33%) Power Platform
3 1,101 (47.81%) Azure AI
4 7 (0.30%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.13%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.043%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.043%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.043%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.087%) VPN
1 2 (0.087%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1,113 (48.33%) Power BI
2 1,108 (48.11%) 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
5 1 (0.043%) Relational Database
General
1 2,240 (97.26%) Social Skills
2 38 (1.65%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (0.69%) Law
4 13 (0.56%) Finance
5 11 (0.48%) Manufacturing
6 7 (0.30%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (0.17%) Automotive
8 3 (0.13%) Advertising
9 2 (0.087%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.087%) Marketing
9 2 (0.087%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.043%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.043%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.22%) CSS
1 5 (0.22%) HTML
2 3 (0.13%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 12 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (0.30%) Onboarding
3 5 (0.22%) Low-Code
4 3 (0.13%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (0.13%) Social Media
5 2 (0.087%) IoT
5 2 (0.087%) Life Science
5 2 (0.087%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 9 (0.39%) Windows
2 4 (0.17%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.13%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.087%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,116 (48.46%) Business Intelligence
2 1,106 (48.02%) Mentoring
3 1,103 (47.89%) Cybersecurity
4 1,102 (47.85%) AI
5 35 (1.52%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (0.83%) Validation
7 15 (0.65%) Process Improvement
8 13 (0.56%) Data Analysis
8 13 (0.56%) Data Validation
8 13 (0.56%) ITSM
9 11 (0.48%) Analytics
9 11 (0.48%) Computer Science
10 10 (0.43%) Customer Service
10 10 (0.43%) End-to-End Testing
10 10 (0.43%) System Testing
10 10 (0.43%) Visualisation
11 9 (0.39%) Incident Management
11 9 (0.39%) ITIL
12 8 (0.35%) Mathematics
13 7 (0.30%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1,128 (48.98%) SQL
2 1,107 (48.07%) 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 (95.61%) Azure Certification
2 1,101 (47.81%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1,101 (47.81%) CompTIA Security+
3 18 (0.78%) Degree
4 3 (0.13%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.043%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.043%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.22%) Data Quality
2 3 (0.13%) SLA
3 2 (0.087%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.087%) PMO
4 1 (0.043%) GDPR
4 1 (0.043%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.043%) NIST
4 1 (0.043%) QA
System Software
1 3 (0.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.043%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2,217 (96.27%) Microsoft
2 1,101 (47.81%) ForeScout
3 11 (0.48%) Oracle
4 9 (0.39%) ServiceNow
5 6 (0.26%) BMC
5 6 (0.26%) Remedy
6 4 (0.17%) SAP
7 3 (0.13%) Adobe
8 1 (0.043%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.043%) Charles River
8 1 (0.043%) FNZ
8 1 (0.043%) IBM
8 1 (0.043%) MarketAxess
8 1 (0.043%) Progress
8 1 (0.043%) SimCorp
8 1 (0.043%) Tradeweb