Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 84 103 134
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 13.31% 16.94% 15.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.51% 18.10% 16.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 56 76
10th Percentile £254 £241 £151
25th Percentile £330 £397 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% -5.56% +8.04%
75th Percentile £473 £475 £525
90th Percentile £539 £538 £569
Scotland median daily rate £415 £420 £418
% change year-on-year -1.19% +0.60% +0.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile - £18.53 -
25th Percentile - £22.16 -
Median hourly rate £17.23 £25.77 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.13% - -
75th Percentile £24.37 £29.86 -
90th Percentile £28.65 £32.52 -
Scotland median hourly rate £17.23 £21.89 £15.42
% change year-on-year -21.27% +41.93% -0.77%

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 579 569 806
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.76% 93.59% 95.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 290 324 471
10th Percentile £237 £198 £181
25th Percentile £407 £390 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £461 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.89% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £675 £638 £650
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 19 51
10th Percentile £19.78 £20.86 £16.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £21.61 £17.11
Median hourly rate £51.25 £24.18 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +111.95% -59.70% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £62.00
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £21.20 £22.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year -3.64% -46.26% +88.92%

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 13 March 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 13 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 13 March 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 26 (30.95%) SQL
2 22 (26.19%) Agile
3 20 (23.81%) Data Analysis
4 19 (22.62%) Data Quality
5 18 (21.43%) Azure
6 17 (20.24%) Power Platform
7 16 (19.05%) Business Analysis
7 16 (19.05%) Business Intelligence
8 15 (17.86%) Project Management
9 14 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
9 14 (16.67%) Power BI
10 13 (15.48%) Cybersecurity
10 13 (15.48%) Decision-Making
10 13 (15.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 11 (13.10%) Data Protection
12 10 (11.90%) Analytics
12 10 (11.90%) Change Management
12 10 (11.90%) DevOps
12 10 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (10.71%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (10.71%) Microsoft
13 9 (10.71%) Workshop Facilitation
14 8 (9.52%) Migration
14 8 (9.52%) Power Automate
14 8 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
14 8 (9.52%) Risk Management
14 8 (9.52%) User Stories
14 8 (9.52%) Validation
15 7 (8.33%) AWS
15 7 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement

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 2 (2.38%) SAS
2 1 (1.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 18 (21.43%) Azure
2 17 (20.24%) Power Platform
3 9 (10.71%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (9.52%) Power Automate
5 7 (8.33%) AWS
5 7 (8.33%) Snowflake
6 5 (5.95%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (2.38%) Entra ID
7 2 (2.38%) GCP
8 1 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.19%) OCI
8 1 (1.19%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.19%) Firewall
1 1 (1.19%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (16.67%) Power BI
2 4 (4.76%) Tableau
3 3 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (2.38%) Metadata
4 2 (2.38%) Power Query
4 2 (2.38%) SQL Server
4 2 (2.38%) Tick Data
5 1 (1.19%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.19%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.19%) BusinessObjects XI
5 1 (1.19%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (1.19%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.19%) QlikView
5 1 (1.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (4.76%) JIRA
2 3 (3.57%) GitLab
3 2 (2.38%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.19%) Cypress.io
4 1 (1.19%) Selenium
General
1 28 (33.33%) Finance
2 19 (22.62%) Social Skills
3 17 (20.24%) Banking
4 14 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (14.29%) Public Sector
6 9 (10.71%) Retail Banking
7 5 (5.95%) Corporate Banking
7 5 (5.95%) Investment Banking
7 5 (5.95%) Retail
8 3 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.19%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.57%) .NET
2 1 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.19%) Swagger
2 1 (1.19%) XML
2 1 (1.19%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 9 (10.71%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (5.95%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (5.95%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.57%) Data Structures
4 3 (3.57%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (2.38%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.19%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.19%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.19%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.19%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.19%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.19%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.19%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.19%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.38%) Windows
2 1 (1.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (26.19%) Agile
2 20 (23.81%) Data Analysis
3 16 (19.05%) Business Analysis
3 16 (19.05%) Business Intelligence
4 15 (17.86%) Project Management
5 13 (15.48%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (15.48%) Decision-Making
5 13 (15.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 11 (13.10%) Data Protection
7 10 (11.90%) Analytics
7 10 (11.90%) Change Management
7 10 (11.90%) DevOps
7 10 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (10.71%) Workshop Facilitation
9 8 (9.52%) Migration
9 8 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (9.52%) Risk Management
9 8 (9.52%) User Stories
9 8 (9.52%) Validation
10 7 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 26 (30.95%) SQL
2 5 (5.95%) Python
3 2 (2.38%) C#
3 2 (2.38%) C++
3 2 (2.38%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.19%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.19%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (4.76%) Degree
2 2 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.19%) CEH
3 1 (1.19%) CISSP
3 1 (1.19%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (1.19%) ISEB
3 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (22.62%) Data Quality
2 5 (5.95%) QA
3 2 (2.38%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (2.38%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (2.38%) GRC
3 2 (2.38%) PMO
4 1 (1.19%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.19%) SLA
4 1 (1.19%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (4.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.19%) ISA Server
Vendors
1 9 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.57%) Oracle
3 2 (2.38%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (2.38%) Pega
3 2 (2.38%) Splunk
3 2 (2.38%) Tenable
4 1 (1.19%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.19%) SAP