Junior IT Support Analyst Job Trends

Junior IT Support Analyst
UK

The median Junior IT Support Analyst salary in the UK is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 636 706 732
Rank change year-on-year +70 +26 +254
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior IT Support Analyst 15 6 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.025% 0.011% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.012% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 5
10th Percentile - - £23,775
25th Percentile £19,250 - £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £23,000 £25,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% -9.80% +6.25%
75th Percentile £27,500 - £26,250
90th Percentile - - £27,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £23,000 £25,625
% change year-on-year +17.39% -10.24% +9.04%

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 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Junior IT Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior IT Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Junior IT Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior IT Support Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Junior IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Junior IT Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Junior IT Support Analyst
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior IT Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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
England +80 15 £27,000 +17.39%
UK excluding London +78 14 £27,000 +17.39%
South East +27 6 £20,500 -10.87%
West Midlands - 5 £27,000 -
Midlands - 5 £27,000 -
North West - 3 £27,000 -
North of England - 3 £27,000 -
London +53 1 £24,000 -

Junior IT Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Junior IT Support 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 IT Support Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (93.33%) Microsoft 365
1 14 (93.33%) Windows
2 10 (66.67%) ITSM
3 9 (60.00%) Active Directory
3 9 (60.00%) Microsoft
4 6 (40.00%) Asset Management
4 6 (40.00%) Mathematics
4 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (40.00%) SC Cleared
4 6 (40.00%) Security Cleared
5 5 (33.33%) Degree
5 5 (33.33%) Mac OS
6 4 (26.67%) Customer Service
7 3 (20.00%) Business Continuity
7 3 (20.00%) DHCP
7 3 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
7 3 (20.00%) DNS
7 3 (20.00%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (20.00%) VPN

Junior IT Support 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:

Applications
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (93.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) DHCP
1 3 (20.00%) DNS
1 3 (20.00%) Remote Desktop
1 3 (20.00%) VPN
General
1 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Advertising
2 5 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 3 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 6 (40.00%) Onboarding
2 3 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (6.67%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (93.33%) Windows
2 5 (33.33%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) ITSM
2 6 (40.00%) Asset Management
2 6 (40.00%) Mathematics
2 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (26.67%) Customer Service
4 3 (20.00%) Business Continuity
4 3 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (33.33%) Degree
System Software
1 9 (60.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (60.00%) Microsoft