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Private Equity Analyst Career Market Report 2026

560 active jobs. 106 companies. Median salary $110K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

560
Active Job Openings
106
Companies Hiring
$110K
Median Salary (US)
89%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Private Equity 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: 89% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $110K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $70K to $250K.

Project Management is the most-demanded skill at 24%

Investment Banking demand rose +6.4pp — fastest-growing skill

Privateequityinsights leads hiring with 207 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$173K, +111%)

Salary increase: +$173K · Sample: Manager → Director

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 10% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level28$70K$90K$260K
Senior23$52K$71K$315K
Junior12$100K$140K$224K
Manager8$140K$155K$250K
Director4$167K$328K$400K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$173K (111%) — 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 States80$110KUSD
United Kingdom14$140KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.5%
Remote5.5%
Hybrid1.8%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Project Management
24%
Excel
16%
Financial Reporting
14%
CPA
12%
AI/LLM
10%
Due Diligence
10%
Investment Banking
6%
Financial Analysis
6%
Data Analysis
5%
Fundraising
4%
GAAP
4%
Portfolio Management
4%

Skills on the Rise

Investment Banking ↑+6.4ppDue Diligence ↑+4.5ppFundraising ↑+4.4ppExcel ↑+3.9ppPortfolio Management ↑+3.6pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-30.3ppAttention to Detail ↓-18.2ppEmail Marketing ↓-9.6ppProcurement ↓-9.0ppEMR / EHR ↓-8.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Privateequityinsights20737.0%
Statestreet458.0%
Blackstone193.4%
Cfoinsights173.0%
Unitedmedia152.7%
Analysysmason152.7%
Seic81.4%
Hengeler71.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United Kingdom182
United States162
Germany41
Denmark32
France13
Sweden7
Remote6
Netherlands6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree75.2%375
Bachelor's Degree8.8%44
Master's Degree7.0%35
MBA1.4%7

Certifications

CPA (16%)MBA (3%)CFA (2%)

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