The first table below looks at the demand for the Data Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Data Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Data Analyst
Rank 139 141 114
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -27
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 14 14 45
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 0.445% 0.405% 1.292%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.469% 0.428% 1.365%
Number of salaries quoted 6 10 37
Average salary £28,750 £21,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.72% -28.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £19,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,750 £41,100
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £30,000 £30,268
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -0.88%
All Job Titles
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2983 3268 3297
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 94.79% 94.59% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1797 2372 2477
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Data Analyst
UK

Data Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Data Analyst across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Data Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Data Analyst
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Data Analyst across the Scotland region.

Scotland Data Analyst Salary Trend

Data Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Data Analyst across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Scotland Data Analyst Salary Histogram

Data Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Glasgow - 7 £28,750 -
Edinburgh +5 5 - -
Aberdeen -2 1 £21,500 -
Fife - 1 £35,000 -
Data Analyst
UK

Data Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Data Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Data Analyst in their job title.

1 15 (40.54%) Finance
1 15 (40.54%) Degree
2 11 (29.73%) MS Excel
3 8 (21.62%) SQL
3 8 (21.62%) Statistics
4 7 (18.92%) Management Information System
4 7 (18.92%) SQL Server
4 7 (18.92%) SAS
5 6 (16.22%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (16.22%) Banking
5 6 (16.22%) Mathematics
5 6 (16.22%) Time Management
6 5 (13.51%) Data Modelling
6 5 (13.51%) Oracle
6 5 (13.51%) Reuters
6 5 (13.51%) Bloomberg
7 4 (10.81%) ETL
7 4 (10.81%) MS Access
7 4 (10.81%) CEH
7 4 (10.81%) Retail
7 4 (10.81%) Validation
7 4 (10.81%) GIS
7 4 (10.81%) QA
7 4 (10.81%) Credit Risk
8 3 (8.108%) Data Validation
8 3 (8.108%) Metadata Management
8 3 (8.108%) Data Management
8 3 (8.108%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (8.108%) Marketing
8 3 (8.108%) Data Mining

Data Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Data Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Data Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (5.405%) XML
2 1 (2.703%) Spring
2 1 (2.703%) J2EE
2 1 (2.703%) XML Schema
Application Platforms
1 7 (18.92%) SAS
2 1 (2.703%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 11 (29.73%) MS Excel
2 2 (5.405%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (2.703%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.703%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.108%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (18.92%) SQL Server
2 6 (16.22%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (10.81%) MS Access
3 4 (10.81%) GIS
4 3 (8.108%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (8.108%) Data Mining
5 2 (5.405%) Oracle 10g
5 2 (5.405%) Oracle 11g
5 2 (5.405%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (2.703%) QlikView
6 1 (2.703%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (2.703%) Data Mart
6 1 (2.703%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (2.703%) PowerCenter
General
1 15 (40.54%) Finance
2 6 (16.22%) Banking
3 4 (10.81%) Retail
4 3 (8.108%) Marketing
5 2 (5.405%) Back Office
6 1 (2.703%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.62%) Statistics
2 7 (18.92%) Management Information System
3 6 (16.22%) Mathematics
4 4 (10.81%) Credit Risk
5 2 (5.405%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (5.405%) Hedge funds
6 1 (2.703%) Data Integration
6 1 (2.703%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.405%) Linux
2 1 (2.703%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (16.22%) Time Management
2 5 (13.51%) Data Modelling
3 4 (10.81%) ETL
3 4 (10.81%) Validation
4 3 (8.108%) Data Validation
4 3 (8.108%) Metadata Management
4 3 (8.108%) Data Management
4 3 (8.108%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (5.405%) Data Analysis
5 2 (5.405%) Software Engineering
5 2 (5.405%) Information Management
5 2 (5.405%) Web Design
5 2 (5.405%) Data Governance
5 2 (5.405%) Master Data Management
5 2 (5.405%) Fund Accounting
5 2 (5.405%) Performance Management
6 1 (2.703%) Data Protection
6 1 (2.703%) Network Architecture
6 1 (2.703%) Data Entry
6 1 (2.703%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (21.62%) SQL
2 2 (5.405%) VBA
2 2 (5.405%) Java
2 2 (5.405%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.703%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 15 (40.54%) Degree
2 4 (10.81%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) QA
2 2 (5.405%) GAAP
Systems Management
1 2 (5.405%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (13.51%) Oracle
1 5 (13.51%) Reuters
1 5 (13.51%) Bloomberg
2 3 (8.108%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.108%) Informatica
3 2 (5.405%) Cognos
4 1 (2.703%) Teradata
4 1 (2.703%) PeopleSoft
4 1 (2.703%) Salesforce.com
Edinburgh, Midlothian
I have been tasked with an immediate requirement for a number of Data Project Analysts for fixed term contracts, in the central belt of Scotland. The role would...
Sanderson
Posted: 8 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
An opportunity has arisen to join a team based in Glasgow and get involved in an exciting new project to bring in some new technologies on a fixed...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Scotland
Applicants should have: - Solid experience writing SQL Queries in order to extract data/information, and then present it in a way that's useful & relevant to various end-...
McGregor Boyall
Salary: £Negotiable
Posted: 23 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
There are three of these positions available within one of the leading global provider of software and services for the automotive insurance and recycling industries. My client is...
Aston Carter
Salary: £27000 - £34000 per annum + Good Annual Bonuses
Posted: 23 May 2013