Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £41,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 24 18
Rank change year-on-year -35 -6 +9
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 396 445 681
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 5.83% 9.95% 11.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.01% 11.08% 11.75%
Number of salaries quoted 209 271 440
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,750 £21,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £40,113 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.21% +6.97% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £61,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,598 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.31% +1.33% +2.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,588 4,015 5,795
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.01% 89.76% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,725 2,153 3,053
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
Glasgow -84 148 £45,000 +5.88% 26
Edinburgh +3 112 £47,557 +10.60% 23
Aberdeen -5 25 £31,250 -18.83% 8
West Lothian +4 24 £34,500 +60.47% 3
North Lanarkshire -1 13 £29,000 +16.00% 1
Dundee -2 13 £25,000 -33.33% 1
Fife -4 11 £37,800 +26.00% 4
Renfrewshire 0 7 £37,500 +15.38% 2
Lanarkshire -3 7 £41,000 -6.82% 3
Stirling -3 6 £32,500 -
Perthshire +9 4 £50,500 - 1
Argyll and Bute - 4 - - 1
Highlands 0 3 £60,000 -
Aberdeenshire -7 3 £45,000 +57.89% 2
East Ayrshire - 3 £29,500 -
Perth and Kinross +1 2 £50,500 - 1
Dumfries and Galloway -8 2 £40,000 +36.75%
Midlothian - 2 - - 1
West Dunbartonshire 0 1 - -
East Lothian - 1 £35,000 -
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, 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 across the Scotland region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 127 (32.07%) Social Skills
2 110 (27.78%) Finance
3 87 (21.97%) Agile
4 72 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 69 (17.42%) Microsoft
5 69 (17.42%) Degree
6 67 (16.92%) Stakeholder Management
7 66 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
8 60 (15.15%) Business Analysis
9 59 (14.90%) Microsoft 365
10 57 (14.39%) Power Platform
11 56 (14.14%) Azure
12 55 (13.89%) Power BI
13 52 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
13 52 (13.13%) Windows
14 51 (12.88%) Microsoft Excel
15 48 (12.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 47 (11.87%) Customer Service
17 46 (11.62%) SQL
17 46 (11.62%) Cybersecurity
18 41 (10.35%) ITIL
19 38 (9.60%) Active Directory
19 38 (9.60%) Banking
20 35 (8.84%) JIRA
21 34 (8.59%) Requirements Gathering
22 33 (8.33%) Legal
22 33 (8.33%) Migration
22 33 (8.33%) Information Security
22 33 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
22 33 (8.33%) Security Operations

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 17 (4.29%) Confluence
2 15 (3.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (3.03%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.51%) SAS
5 1 (0.25%) CMS
Applications
1 51 (12.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (5.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (2.02%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.77%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.01%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.76%) Maximo
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 59 (14.90%) Microsoft 365
2 57 (14.39%) Power Platform
3 56 (14.14%) Azure
4 25 (6.31%) SaaS
5 15 (3.79%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (2.27%) Entra ID
7 7 (1.77%) GCP
8 5 (1.26%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.26%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.01%) AWS
9 4 (1.01%) Miro
10 3 (0.76%) IaaS
10 3 (0.76%) PaaS
10 3 (0.76%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.51%) Azure App Service
11 2 (0.51%) Serverless
12 1 (0.25%) OCI
12 1 (0.25%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.25%) Vertex AI
12 1 (0.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.55%) Broadband
1 18 (4.55%) WAN
2 16 (4.04%) LAN
3 14 (3.54%) DNS
3 14 (3.54%) Firewall
4 13 (3.28%) VLAN
5 9 (2.27%) Cisco IOS
6 8 (2.02%) DKIM
6 8 (2.02%) DMARC
6 8 (2.02%) Internet
7 6 (1.52%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.52%) Wireless
8 3 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.76%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (0.76%) VPN
9 2 (0.51%) Network Security
9 2 (0.51%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.51%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.51%) WLAN
10 1 (0.25%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (13.89%) Power BI
2 15 (3.79%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (3.54%) Tableau
4 11 (2.78%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.26%) GIS
6 2 (0.51%) DTS
6 2 (0.51%) EDMS
6 2 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.25%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.25%) QlikView
7 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.25%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 35 (8.84%) JIRA
2 7 (1.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.25%) Bugzilla
General
1 127 (32.07%) Social Skills
2 110 (27.78%) Finance
3 66 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (12.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (9.60%) Banking
6 33 (8.33%) Legal
7 31 (7.83%) Public Sector
8 30 (7.58%) Law
9 26 (6.57%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (6.31%) Marketing
11 17 (4.29%) Manufacturing
12 14 (3.54%) Military
12 14 (3.54%) Retail
13 11 (2.78%) General Ledger
14 7 (1.77%) Investment Banking
15 6 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
18 2 (0.51%) Advertising
18 2 (0.51%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.01%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.51%) REST
2 2 (0.51%) SPFx
3 1 (0.25%) CSS
3 1 (0.25%) HTML
3 1 (0.25%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.06%) Management Information System
2 18 (4.55%) Social Media
3 14 (3.54%) Credit Risk
4 12 (3.03%) Driving Licence
4 12 (3.03%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.78%) Cyberattack
6 8 (2.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (2.02%) Reference Data
7 7 (1.77%) Credit Derivative
7 7 (1.77%) Derivative
7 7 (1.77%) Fixed Income
7 7 (1.77%) Hedge funds
7 7 (1.77%) Interest Rate Derivative
7 7 (1.77%) Market Risk
7 7 (1.77%) Product Ownership
7 7 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.52%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.01%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 52 (13.13%) Windows
2 16 (4.04%) Linux
2 16 (4.04%) Unix
3 14 (3.54%) Mac OS X
4 13 (3.28%) Android
5 12 (3.03%) Windows Server
6 11 (2.78%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.26%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.76%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.51%) VMS
9 2 (0.51%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.51%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (21.97%) Agile
2 72 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (16.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 60 (15.15%) Business Analysis
5 52 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
6 47 (11.87%) Customer Service
7 46 (11.62%) Cybersecurity
8 41 (10.35%) ITIL
9 34 (8.59%) Requirements Gathering
10 33 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 33 (8.33%) Information Security
10 33 (8.33%) Migration
10 33 (8.33%) Security Operations
11 31 (7.83%) Actionable Insight
12 30 (7.58%) User Stories
13 28 (7.07%) ERP
13 28 (7.07%) Impact Assessments
14 27 (6.82%) Analytics
15 26 (6.57%) Project Management
16 25 (6.31%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (11.62%) SQL
2 11 (2.78%) PowerShell
3 10 (2.53%) Python
4 5 (1.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.51%) C#
6 1 (0.25%) R
6 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 69 (17.42%) Degree
2 23 (5.81%) CISSP
3 22 (5.56%) CISM
4 17 (4.29%) SC Cleared
4 17 (4.29%) Security Cleared
5 14 (3.54%) DBS Check
5 14 (3.54%) GCIA
5 14 (3.54%) GCIH
5 14 (3.54%) GREM
6 12 (3.03%) ACCA
7 11 (2.78%) CIMA
8 7 (1.77%) HND
9 6 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.01%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (1.01%) SSCP
11 3 (0.76%) CISA
12 2 (0.51%) AAT
12 2 (0.51%) ICAEW
13 1 (0.25%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.79%) GDPR
2 13 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (2.27%) QA
4 8 (2.02%) NIST
5 7 (1.77%) SLA
6 5 (1.26%) ISO 22301
7 3 (0.76%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.76%) PMO
8 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.51%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.25%) CRD IV
9 1 (0.25%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.25%) FINRA
9 1 (0.25%) MiFID
9 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (9.60%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.26%) RACF
4 3 (0.76%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.25%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 10 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.02%) CASB
3 4 (1.01%) SCCM
4 2 (0.51%) WSUS
5 1 (0.25%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 69 (17.42%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.05%) SAP
3 17 (4.29%) Dell
4 16 (4.04%) VMware
5 15 (3.79%) Cisco
6 14 (3.54%) CA
7 12 (3.03%) Oracle
8 8 (2.02%) CyberArk
8 8 (2.02%) Google
9 7 (1.77%) FNZ
9 7 (1.77%) Meraki
10 5 (1.26%) iManage
11 4 (1.01%) Anaplan
11 4 (1.01%) IFS
12 3 (0.76%) Citrix
12 3 (0.76%) Juniper
12 3 (0.76%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.76%) Polycom
13 2 (0.51%) Apple
13 2 (0.51%) Atlassian