Analyst Jobs in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst salary in Edinburgh is £48,032 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 26 20
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 134 223 281
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 8.74% 10.39% 12.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.12% 10.87% 12.40%
Number of salaries quoted 82 125 177
10th Percentile £31,025 £27,107 £22,400
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,733 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,032 £45,000 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% +13.92% +12.86%
75th Percentile £58,625 £57,500 £54,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £62,500
Scotland median annual salary £42,500 £40,832 £36,824
% change year-on-year +4.08% +10.89% -1.80%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,470 2,051 2,266
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.83% 95.53% 97.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,037 1,207 1,413
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,331 £33,488
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,433 £77,715 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,934 £90,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Edinburgh

Analyst
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Analyst in Edinburgh

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 Edinburgh region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 51 (38.06%) Finance
2 34 (25.37%) Agile
3 33 (24.63%) Social Skills
4 31 (23.13%) ITIL
5 29 (21.64%) Microsoft
5 29 (21.64%) Degree
6 27 (20.15%) Windows
7 26 (19.40%) Power Platform
7 26 (19.40%) Actionable Insight
8 25 (18.66%) JIRA
9 24 (17.91%) Power BI
10 23 (17.16%) Analytical Skills
10 23 (17.16%) Microsoft 365
10 23 (17.16%) Customer Service
11 22 (16.42%) Microsoft Excel
11 22 (16.42%) Service Delivery
12 21 (15.67%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (14.93%) SaaS
13 20 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
14 19 (14.18%) ITSM
14 19 (14.18%) Service Management
14 19 (14.18%) Business Intelligence
14 19 (14.18%) Banking
15 18 (13.43%) Business Analysis
15 18 (13.43%) Stakeholder Management
15 18 (13.43%) Data Warehouse
15 18 (13.43%) SQL
16 17 (12.69%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 17 (12.69%) Analytics
16 17 (12.69%) Requirements Gathering

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 9 (6.72%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.97%) Confluence
3 4 (2.99%) SAS
4 2 (1.49%) Apache
4 2 (1.49%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.75%) CMS
5 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (16.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (8.96%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (4.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.24%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.75%) EViews
5 1 (0.75%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (8.96%) Dynamics CRM
1 12 (8.96%) PlanetPress Connect
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 26 (19.40%) Power Platform
2 23 (17.16%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (14.93%) SaaS
4 7 (5.22%) GCP
5 6 (4.48%) Azure
5 6 (4.48%) Yammer
6 2 (1.49%) AWS
6 2 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (1.49%) Miro
6 2 (1.49%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.49%) WhatsApp
7 1 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.75%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.75%) Lucidchart
7 1 (0.75%) OCI
7 1 (0.75%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.75%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.48%) Firewall
2 3 (2.24%) LAN
2 3 (2.24%) TCP/IP
2 3 (2.24%) VPN
2 3 (2.24%) WAN
2 3 (2.24%) Wireless
3 1 (0.75%) Network Security
3 1 (0.75%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (17.91%) Power BI
2 18 (13.43%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (9.70%) SQL Server
4 8 (5.97%) Tableau
5 1 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 25 (18.66%) JIRA
2 12 (8.96%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.75%) Bugzilla
General
1 51 (38.06%) Finance
2 33 (24.63%) Social Skills
3 23 (17.16%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (14.18%) Banking
5 14 (10.45%) Military
6 9 (6.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (5.97%) Retail
8 7 (5.22%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.73%) Legal
9 5 (3.73%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.24%) Law
10 3 (2.24%) Marketing
11 1 (0.75%) Back Office
11 1 (0.75%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.75%) Games
11 1 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.75%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.49%) REST
2 1 (0.75%) CSS
2 1 (0.75%) HTML
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.75%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.97%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.73%) Greenfield Project
3 4 (2.99%) Credit Risk
3 4 (2.99%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.24%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.49%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (0.75%) CCTV
6 1 (0.75%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (0.75%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (20.15%) Windows
2 16 (11.94%) Linux
3 15 (11.19%) Unix
4 14 (10.45%) Mac OS X
5 4 (2.99%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.49%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.75%) Android
7 1 (0.75%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (25.37%) Agile
2 31 (23.13%) ITIL
3 26 (19.40%) Actionable Insight
4 23 (17.16%) Customer Service
5 22 (16.42%) Service Delivery
6 21 (15.67%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (14.18%) Business Intelligence
8 19 (14.18%) ITSM
8 19 (14.18%) Service Management
9 18 (13.43%) Business Analysis
9 18 (13.43%) Stakeholder Management
10 17 (12.69%) Analytics
10 17 (12.69%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 17 (12.69%) Requirements Gathering
10 17 (12.69%) Threat Intelligence
11 16 (11.94%) Incident Management
11 16 (11.94%) Information Security
11 16 (11.94%) Security Operations
12 15 (11.19%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.43%) SQL
2 12 (8.96%) Python
3 3 (2.24%) R
4 1 (0.75%) C++
4 1 (0.75%) MATLAB
4 1 (0.75%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.75%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (21.64%) Degree
2 14 (10.45%) CISM
2 14 (10.45%) CISSP
2 14 (10.45%) GCIA
2 14 (10.45%) GCIH
2 14 (10.45%) GREM
3 8 (5.97%) SC Cleared
3 8 (5.97%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.75%) AAT
4 1 (0.75%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (0.75%) ICAEW
4 1 (0.75%) MCSE
4 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.75%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (0.75%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (0.75%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.24%) CRD IV
2 2 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (1.49%) IFRS
2 2 (1.49%) IFRS 9
3 1 (0.75%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.75%) NIST
3 1 (0.75%) QA
System Software
1 8 (5.97%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.75%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.75%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (0.75%) CASB
1 1 (0.75%) CSIRT
1 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.75%) SCCM
1 1 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.75%) TeamSite
1 1 (0.75%) WSUS
Vendors
1 29 (21.64%) Microsoft
2 15 (11.19%) Dell
3 12 (8.96%) FNZ
4 7 (5.22%) Google
4 7 (5.22%) ServiceNow
5 6 (4.48%) Atlassian
6 4 (2.99%) Anaplan
6 4 (2.99%) Cisco
6 4 (2.99%) Meraki
6 4 (2.99%) Palo Alto
6 4 (2.99%) VMware
7 3 (2.24%) Citrix
7 3 (2.24%) Juniper
8 2 (1.49%) iManage
8 2 (1.49%) Oracle
9 1 (0.75%) Apple
9 1 (0.75%) CA
9 1 (0.75%) CyberArk
9 1 (0.75%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.75%) Splunk