Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 7 5
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 85 91 147
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 14.10% 15.17% 16.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.37% 15.96% 16.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 46 82
10th Percentile £288 £193 £152
25th Percentile £363 £391 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £435
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.30% +3.69%
75th Percentile £519 £455 £510
90th Percentile £550 £538 £561
Scotland median daily rate £425 £405 £418
% change year-on-year +4.94% -2.99% +0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile - £17.72 -
25th Percentile £17.23 £20.14 -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £24.18 -
Median % change year-on-year +24.07% - -
75th Percentile £31.50 £29.24 -
90th Percentile £36.60 £32.27 -
Scotland median hourly rate £30.50 £19.59 £17.46
% change year-on-year +55.69% +12.20% +10.54%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 553 570 874
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.71% 95.00% 95.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 307 514
10th Percentile £250 £207 £229
25th Percentile £413 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £588 £538 £550
90th Percentile £675 £643 £638
Scotland median daily rate £452 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +0.44% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 24 44
10th Percentile £18.24 £20.51 £16.08
25th Percentile £21.50 £21.03 £35.00
Median hourly rate £48.75 £23.59 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +106.66% -60.68% +220.00%
75th Percentile £76.56 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £81.24 £27.26 £66.70
Scotland median hourly rate £20.25 £22.88 £45.00
% change year-on-year -11.48% -49.17% +153.95%

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 27 January 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 27 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 27 January 2026, 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 24 (28.24%) SQL
2 20 (23.53%) Data Analysis
3 18 (21.18%) Agile
3 18 (21.18%) Data Quality
4 17 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 16 (18.82%) Azure
5 16 (18.82%) Data Protection
5 16 (18.82%) Migration
6 15 (17.65%) Power Platform
7 14 (16.47%) Business Analysis
8 13 (15.29%) Project Management
9 12 (14.12%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
9 12 (14.12%) Power BI
9 12 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (12.94%) Microsoft
11 10 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 9 (10.59%) Analytics
12 9 (10.59%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (10.59%) Change Management
12 9 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (10.59%) DevOps
12 9 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
13 8 (9.41%) Decision-Making
13 8 (9.41%) Power Automate
13 8 (9.41%) Validation
14 7 (8.24%) JIRA
15 6 (7.06%) AI
15 6 (7.06%) AWS
15 6 (7.06%) Data Entry

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 3 (3.53%) Confluence
2 2 (2.35%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.18%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.35%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 16 (18.82%) Azure
2 15 (17.65%) Power Platform
3 9 (10.59%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (9.41%) Power Automate
5 6 (7.06%) AWS
5 6 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (5.88%) Snowflake
7 2 (2.35%) Entra ID
7 2 (2.35%) GCP
7 2 (2.35%) Lucidchart
8 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.18%) OCI
8 1 (1.18%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.18%) Firewall
1 1 (1.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (14.12%) Power BI
2 4 (4.71%) SQL Server
3 3 (3.53%) Tableau
4 2 (2.35%) Data Mining
4 2 (2.35%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (2.35%) Metadata
4 2 (2.35%) Tick Data
5 1 (1.18%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.18%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.18%) BusinessObjects XI
5 1 (1.18%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 7 (8.24%) JIRA
2 2 (2.35%) GitLab
2 2 (2.35%) Visual Studio
General
1 33 (38.82%) Finance
2 21 (24.71%) Analytical Skills
2 21 (24.71%) Banking
3 18 (21.18%) Social Skills
4 10 (11.76%) Public Sector
5 7 (8.24%) Retail Banking
6 4 (4.71%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.35%) Corporate Banking
7 2 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.35%) Investment Banking
7 2 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.35%) Retail
8 1 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.53%) .NET
2 1 (1.18%) JSON
2 1 (1.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.18%) Swagger
2 1 (1.18%) XML
2 1 (1.18%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 14 (16.47%) Data Protection Act
2 8 (9.41%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.71%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (4.71%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.71%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.35%) Data Structures
4 2 (2.35%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.18%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.18%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.18%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.18%) Derivative
5 1 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.18%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.18%) OTC Derivatives
5 1 (1.18%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.18%) Web Conferencing
5 1 (1.18%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.35%) Windows
2 1 (1.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (23.53%) Data Analysis
2 18 (21.18%) Agile
3 16 (18.82%) Data Protection
3 16 (18.82%) Migration
4 14 (16.47%) Business Analysis
5 13 (15.29%) Project Management
6 12 (14.12%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (10.59%) Analytics
8 9 (10.59%) Change Management
8 9 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (10.59%) DevOps
8 9 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (9.41%) Decision-Making
9 8 (9.41%) Validation
10 6 (7.06%) Data Entry
10 6 (7.06%) Regulatory Compliance
10 6 (7.06%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 24 (28.24%) SQL
2 5 (5.88%) Python
3 2 (2.35%) C#
3 2 (2.35%) C++
4 1 (1.18%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.18%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (4.71%) Degree
2 2 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.18%) CEH
3 1 (1.18%) CISSP
3 1 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (1.18%) PhD
3 1 (1.18%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.18%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (21.18%) Data Quality
2 3 (3.53%) PMO
3 2 (2.35%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (2.35%) GDPR
3 2 (2.35%) GRC
3 2 (2.35%) QA
4 1 (1.18%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.18%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (4.71%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.18%) ISA Server
Vendors
1 11 (12.94%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.53%) Oracle
2 3 (3.53%) SAP
3 2 (2.35%) Pega
3 2 (2.35%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.35%) Snow
4 1 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.18%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.18%) Splunk
4 1 (1.18%) Tenable