Junior Analyst Jobs

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 5 January 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 669 611 777
Rank change year-on-year -58 +166 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 85 135 236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.24% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.25% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 51 104 206
10th Percentile £21,500 £21,000 £22,375
25th Percentile £24,000 £24,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -6.92% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £57,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £52,500 £68,750 £45,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £24,000 £27,000 £29,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -6.90% -10.77%

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 60,500 53,363 104,264
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.02% 95.43% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 28,279 38,895 68,238
10th Percentile £34,112 £31,250 £33,063
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,439 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £58,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% -2.50% +3.45%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,325 £96,539 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,609 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.22% -4.76% +5.00%

Junior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Junior Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Analyst.

Salary trend for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Analyst over the 6 months to 5 January 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior Analyst in the UK

Junior Analyst
Top 16 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 5 January 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
England -72 71 £31,250 +0.81% 19
UK excluding London -52 47 £24,000 -11.11% 10
London -13 37 £45,000 -16.28% 9
Work from Home +9 22 £30,250 +8.04% 14
North of England -26 12 £28,125 +0.45% 1
Midlands -49 10 £24,000 +0.52% 1
South East -47 9 £23,000 -25.81% 1
Scotland +14 7 £23,000 -8.00%
East Midlands -16 7 £24,000 -1.54%
Wales +23 6 £31,000 +29.17%
Yorkshire +24 4 £31,875 -29.17%
North East -15 4 - -
North West -35 4 £24,500 -5.77% 1
West Midlands -43 3 £40,000 +73.91% 1
South West +4 2 £25,750 -4.63% 7
East of England -54 1 £22,500 -13.46%

Junior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 January 2025, Junior Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Junior Analyst in the job title.

1 41 (48.24%) Social Skills
2 39 (45.88%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (34.12%) Windows
4 25 (29.41%) Microsoft
4 25 (29.41%) Degree
5 24 (28.24%) Microsoft 365
6 23 (27.06%) SQL
6 23 (27.06%) Finance
7 22 (25.88%) Customer Service
8 18 (21.18%) Analytical Skills
9 16 (18.82%) ITIL
10 14 (16.47%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (14.12%) Azure
11 12 (14.12%) Telecoms
11 12 (14.12%) Python
12 11 (12.94%) Microsoft Office
13 10 (11.76%) SharePoint
13 10 (11.76%) Windows 10
14 9 (10.59%) Microsoft Excel
15 8 (9.41%) Firewall
15 8 (9.41%) Time Management
15 8 (9.41%) SIEM
15 8 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
15 8 (9.41%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (8.24%) Incident Response
16 7 (8.24%) Power Platform
16 7 (8.24%) Self-Motivation
16 7 (8.24%) Analytics
16 7 (8.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 7 (8.24%) Project Management

Junior Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.35%) IIS
2 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.35%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 11 (12.94%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (10.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (5.88%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (2.35%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 24 (28.24%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (14.12%) Azure
3 7 (8.24%) Power Platform
4 5 (5.88%) Entra ID
5 4 (4.71%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.18%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.18%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.41%) Firewall
2 6 (7.06%) SAN
3 5 (5.88%) Remote Desktop
4 4 (4.71%) Wireless
5 1 (1.18%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.18%) Network Security
5 1 (1.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.24%) SQL Server
2 6 (7.06%) Power BI
3 3 (3.53%) KDB
3 3 (3.53%) Tableau
4 1 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (1.18%) JIRA
1 1 (1.18%) RStudio
General
1 41 (48.24%) Social Skills
2 23 (27.06%) Finance
3 18 (21.18%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (14.12%) Telecoms
5 8 (9.41%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (8.24%) Legal
7 5 (5.88%) Billing
7 5 (5.88%) Retail
8 4 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (3.53%) Law
10 2 (2.35%) Automotive
10 2 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (2.35%) Front Office
10 2 (2.35%) Police
10 2 (2.35%) Publishing
11 1 (1.18%) Banking
11 1 (1.18%) Local Government
11 1 (1.18%) Marketing
11 1 (1.18%) Public Sector
11 1 (1.18%) Public Speaking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.71%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.24%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (7.06%) Hedge funds
2 6 (7.06%) Podcast
3 4 (4.71%) Driving Licence
3 4 (4.71%) Security Posture
4 3 (3.53%) Algorithms
5 2 (2.35%) Client/Server
5 2 (2.35%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.35%) FMCG
5 2 (2.35%) VWAP
6 1 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.18%) Housing Association
6 1 (1.18%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.18%) Reinsurance
6 1 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.18%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 29 (34.12%) Windows
2 10 (11.76%) Windows 10
3 4 (4.71%) Linux
3 4 (4.71%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (1.18%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.18%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (1.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (45.88%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (25.88%) Customer Service
3 16 (18.82%) ITIL
4 14 (16.47%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (9.41%) SIEM
5 8 (9.41%) Time Management
6 7 (8.24%) Analytics
6 7 (8.24%) Incident Response
6 7 (8.24%) Project Management
7 6 (7.06%) Customer-Centricity
7 6 (7.06%) Data Analysis
7 6 (7.06%) Incident Management
7 6 (7.06%) Service Management
7 6 (7.06%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 5 (5.88%) Change Management
8 5 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (5.88%) Content Management
8 5 (5.88%) ERP
8 5 (5.88%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 23 (27.06%) SQL
2 12 (14.12%) Python
3 6 (7.06%) PowerShell
4 4 (4.71%) R
5 3 (3.53%) Shell Script
6 2 (2.35%) C#
7 1 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (1.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 25 (29.41%) Degree
2 6 (7.06%) CEH
2 6 (7.06%) CISSP
2 6 (7.06%) CompTIA Security+
2 6 (7.06%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (7.06%) GCIA
2 6 (7.06%) GCIH
2 6 (7.06%) OSCP
2 6 (7.06%) SANS
3 5 (5.88%) A+ Certification
4 4 (4.71%) Security Cleared
5 2 (2.35%) DBS Check
5 2 (2.35%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.18%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (5.88%) GDPR
3 2 (2.35%) GRC
3 2 (2.35%) NIST
3 2 (2.35%) QA
3 2 (2.35%) SLA
4 1 (1.18%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (7.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (4.71%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 25 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.06%) CrowdStrike
3 4 (4.71%) Apple
3 4 (4.71%) SAP
4 3 (3.53%) MicroStrategy
4 3 (3.53%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.18%) Aderant
5 1 (1.18%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.18%) Citrix
5 1 (1.18%) iManage
5 1 (1.18%) Intapp
5 1 (1.18%) Kronos
5 1 (1.18%) LogRhythm
5 1 (1.18%) Splunk