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Analyst Career Market Report 2026

19,589 active jobs. 3,160 companies. Median salary $82K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

19,589
Active Job Openings
3,160
Companies Hiring
$82K
Median Salary (US)
73%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Analyst market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 73% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $82K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $63K to $134K.

Remote roles pay 6% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 22%

Sgs leads hiring with 271 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Staff (+$36K, +35%)

Salary increase: +$36K · Sample: Lead → Staff

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 34% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior347$75K$88K$143K
Junior161$59K$70K$140K
Mid-Level158$62K$78K$126K
Entry-Level27$42K$70K$125K
Lead27$80K$103K$142K
Staff12$122K$139K$175K
Director12$7K$7K$140K

What jumps out

Lead → Staff: +$36K (35%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States638$85KUSD
Remote70$90KUSD
Canada32$77KUSD
United Kingdom7$44KGBP
India6$10KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.8%
Remote5.9%
Hybrid2.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
22%
SQL
17%
Data Analysis
14%
Python
12%
Project Management
11%

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-36.4ppExcel ↓-33.5ppAttention to Detail ↓-19.6ppAgile ↓-9.0ppCustomer Service ↓-8.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Sgs2711.4%
Cobblestoneenergy2211.1%
Bah2151.1%
Citi2041.0%
Prosidianconsulting1790.9%
Cgsfederal1310.7%
Onetp1230.6%
Tp1230.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States6,370
India1,395
Brazil919
Remote810
United Kingdom558
Canada461
Mexico354
Philippines329

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree23.4%1,172
Bachelor's Degree9.2%462
Master's Degree6.4%319
MBA0.7%35
PhD / Doctorate0.4%22

Certifications

MBA (1%)CPA (1%)CFA (1%)ITIL (1%)

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