Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 7 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 -1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 92 85 145
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 14.98% 12.04% 14.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.49% 12.71% 15.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 42 87
10th Percentile £400 £176 £171
25th Percentile £413 £273 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £418
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +1.80% -0.48%
75th Percentile £538 £455 £450
90th Percentile £550 £545 £500
Scotland median daily rate £447 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +11.75% - -3.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile £30.10 - -
25th Percentile £30.25 £18.19 -
Median hourly rate £31.00 £18.38 -
Median % change year-on-year +68.71% - -
75th Percentile £35.75 £19.97 -
90th Percentile £38.30 £22.49 -
Scotland median hourly rate £30.50 £18.69 £15.42
% change year-on-year +63.21% +21.19% +2.80%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 558 669 949
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.88% 94.76% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 337 581
10th Percentile £224 £200 £208
25th Percentile £406 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £545 £538 £544
90th Percentile £600 £619 £610
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 30 19
10th Percentile £30.05 £16.26 £13.26
25th Percentile £37.63 £18.05 £17.72
Median hourly rate £62.50 £22.55 £22.87
Median % change year-on-year +177.22% -1.42% +21.97%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - £24.60 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £19.59 £19.18
% change year-on-year +28.38% +2.14% +8.24%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 17 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 17 November 2025, Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 37 (40.22%) Migration
2 29 (31.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (27.17%) Regulatory Compliance
4 24 (26.09%) Due Diligence
4 24 (26.09%) Fintech
5 23 (25.00%) Case Management
5 23 (25.00%) Digital Banking
5 23 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
6 20 (21.74%) Agile
7 19 (20.65%) Data Protection
8 16 (17.39%) Business Analysis
9 15 (16.30%) Data Analysis
9 15 (16.30%) SQL
10 13 (14.13%) Fraud Detection
11 12 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (11.96%) Microsoft Excel
13 10 (10.87%) Anti-Money Laundering
14 9 (9.78%) Microsoft
14 9 (9.78%) Problem-Solving
15 8 (8.70%) JIRA
16 7 (7.61%) Confluence
16 7 (7.61%) Data Migration
16 7 (7.61%) Risk Management
16 7 (7.61%) Validation
17 6 (6.52%) Azure
17 6 (6.52%) Business Strategy
17 6 (6.52%) Change Management
17 6 (6.52%) Collaborative Working
17 6 (6.52%) Data Mapping

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (7.61%) Confluence
2 5 (5.43%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.09%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (11.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.26%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.52%) Azure
2 5 (5.43%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (5.43%) Power Platform
3 3 (3.26%) GCP
4 2 (2.17%) AWS
4 2 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (2.17%) Lucidchart
4 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (2.17%) Snowflake
5 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.17%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.43%) Power BI
2 3 (3.26%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (3.26%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.17%) BigQuery
3 2 (2.17%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.17%) Snowflake Schema
3 2 (2.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (2.17%) Star Schema
3 2 (2.17%) Tableau
4 1 (1.09%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (1.09%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.09%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (1.09%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 8 (8.70%) JIRA
2 2 (2.17%) ER Studio
General
1 59 (64.13%) Finance
2 44 (47.83%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (42.39%) Banking
4 25 (27.17%) Social Skills
5 23 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (9.78%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.35%) Retail Banking
8 3 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.09%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.26%) JSON
2 2 (2.17%) Kafka
3 1 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.09%) Swagger
3 1 (1.09%) XML
3 1 (1.09%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 14 (15.22%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (6.52%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.35%) Freedom of Information
3 4 (4.35%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (3.26%) Derivative
5 2 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (2.17%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.17%) OTC Derivatives
5 2 (2.17%) PKI
6 1 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.09%) Equities
6 1 (1.09%) Fixed Income
6 1 (1.09%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (1.09%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (1.09%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.09%) Linux
1 1 (1.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (40.22%) Migration
2 29 (31.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (27.17%) Regulatory Compliance
4 24 (26.09%) Due Diligence
4 24 (26.09%) Fintech
5 23 (25.00%) Case Management
5 23 (25.00%) Digital Banking
5 23 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
6 20 (21.74%) Agile
7 19 (20.65%) Data Protection
8 16 (17.39%) Business Analysis
9 15 (16.30%) Data Analysis
10 13 (14.13%) Fraud Detection
11 12 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (10.87%) Anti-Money Laundering
13 9 (9.78%) Problem-Solving
14 7 (7.61%) Data Migration
14 7 (7.61%) Risk Management
14 7 (7.61%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 15 (16.30%) SQL
2 5 (5.43%) Python
3 2 (2.17%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.09%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 5 (5.43%) Degree
2 2 (2.17%) CISA
2 2 (2.17%) CISM
2 2 (2.17%) HND
2 2 (2.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 2 (2.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 2 (2.17%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.09%) ISEB
3 1 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.09%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.09%) SANS
3 1 (1.09%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.09%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.09%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.52%) GDPR
2 5 (5.43%) Data Quality
2 5 (5.43%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (3.26%) PMO
4 2 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.09%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.09%) QA
5 1 (1.09%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.09%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (9.78%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.26%) Salesforce
2 3 (3.26%) SAP
3 2 (2.17%) Google
3 2 (2.17%) Oracle
3 2 (2.17%) Pega
3 2 (2.17%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.17%) Snow
3 2 (2.17%) Tenable
4 1 (1.09%) Bloomberg
4 1 (1.09%) Reuters