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Research Analyst Career Market Report 2026

371 active jobs. 172 companies. Median salary $100K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

371
Active Job Openings
172
Companies Hiring
$100K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Research 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: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $100K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $68K to $200K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 24%

R demand rose +9.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Prosidianconsulting leads hiring with 15 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$28K, +46%)

Salary increase: +$28K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 47% 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
Senior13$87K$100K$200K
Mid-Level7$66K$90K$126K
Junior6$53K$62K$100K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$28K (46%) — 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 States38$104KUSD
Canada3$125KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.2%
Remote5.4%
Hybrid0.8%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
24%
Python
23%
Data Analysis
23%
SQL
14%
Project Management
13%
R
9%
CFA
8%
TypeScript
5%

Skills on the Rise

R ↑+9.2ppTypeScript ↑+5.0pp

Declining in Demand

Excel ↓-41.4ppSustainability ↓-23.1ppJournalism ↓-23.1ppAttention to Detail ↓-21.0ppMarket Research ↓-12.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Prosidianconsulting154.0%
Factset143.8%
Infomineo113.0%
Lseg92.4%
Morningstar92.4%
Uchicago71.9%
Issgovernance61.6%
Wellington51.3%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States121
Philippines19
India18
United Kingdom17
Remote11
Canada7
Spain7
Malaysia4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree47.7%124
Master's Degree17.3%45
Bachelor's Degree13.1%34
PhD / Doctorate3.1%8
MBA2.3%6

Certifications

CFA (7%)MBA (6%)

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