Revenue Analyst
Forecast, track and explain a company's revenue - the analyst the CFO and sales leaders both lean on.
This UK revenue analyst career guide covers what the role involves day to day, typical salary at each stage, the usual entry route, the skills employers expect, and related careers worth comparing.
Quick facts
- Starting salary
- £35,000 - £45,000
- Mid-career salary
- £55,000 - £80,000
- Senior salary
- £90,000 - £130,000
- Work environment
- Office or remote, desk-based
- Time to entry
- 1 - 3 years
- Degree required
- Helpful, not always required
- Category
- AI, Data and Automation
What a Revenue Analyst does
Forecast, track and explain a company's revenue - the analyst the CFO and sales leaders both lean on.
- SaaS Metrics - MRR, NRR, churn and cohort analytics.
- Pricing Analytics - Pricing experiments and willingness-to-pay studies.
- Revenue Forecasting - Build bottoms-up revenue forecasts and pipeline models.
- Sales Compensation Analytics - Model and govern sales comp plans.
How to become a Revenue Analyst
- Look up Revenue Analyst roles on LinkedIn or Indeed and read 5 real job ads
- Talk to someone already working as a Revenue Analyst - even a 15-minute call helps
- Find one beginner course or qualification used by people in this role
- Build one small piece of evidence you've explored this (project, shadowing, short course)
- Apply to one entry-level role or related opportunity within the next month
Key skills
- Excel modelling
- SQL
- Forecasting
- Reporting
- Communication