Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 6 8
Rank change year-on-year -3 +2 -1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 101 103 87
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 13.41% 16.51% 10.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.15% 18.20% 11.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 55 39
10th Percentile £233 £412 £184
25th Percentile £369 £425 £284
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £507 £425
Median % change year-on-year -16.09% +19.18% +1.80%
75th Percentile £475 £528 £478
90th Percentile £540 £550 £500
Scotland median daily rate £425 £450 £388
% change year-on-year -5.56% +16.13% -8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 4
10th Percentile - £20.83 -
25th Percentile - £24.27 £18.19
Median hourly rate £15.81 £30.00 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year -47.30% +63.27% -
75th Percentile £43.06 £35.00 £18.56
90th Percentile £95.00 £38.00 -
Scotland median hourly rate £15.90 £20.80 £18.32
% change year-on-year -23.54% +13.49% +26.36%

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 714 566 750
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.82% 90.71% 94.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 278 400
10th Percentile £250 £275 £177
25th Percentile £402 £412 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £475 £440
Median % change year-on-year -4.68% +7.95% -7.37%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £600 £597 £625
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.78% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 17 35
10th Percentile £15.81 - £13.55
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £40.00 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +52.50% +120.63% +2.31%
75th Percentile £68.75 £61.25 £20.05
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.50 £53.00
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £20.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +75.00% +17.65% -4.06%

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 31 August 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 31 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 31 August 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 25 (24.75%) Agile
2 20 (19.80%) Azure
2 20 (19.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 20 (19.80%) Microsoft
3 18 (17.82%) Business Analysis
3 18 (17.82%) SQL
3 18 (17.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 17 (16.83%) Microsoft Excel
5 14 (13.86%) Power BI
5 14 (13.86%) Power Platform
5 14 (13.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 14 (13.86%) Workshop Facilitation
6 13 (12.87%) Business Intelligence
6 13 (12.87%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (12.87%) User Stories
7 12 (11.88%) Data Protection
8 11 (10.89%) Data Analysis
8 11 (10.89%) Requirements Gathering
9 10 (9.90%) Customer Service
9 10 (9.90%) Migration
9 10 (9.90%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (9.90%) Validation
10 9 (8.91%) AWS
10 9 (8.91%) Data Quality
10 9 (8.91%) Decision-Making
10 9 (8.91%) ITSM
10 9 (8.91%) Microsoft Office
10 9 (8.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 9 (8.91%) Risk Management
11 8 (7.92%) Acceptance Criteria

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 (6.93%) Confluence
2 4 (3.96%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.99%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (16.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.91%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (8.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.97%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.97%) Primavera
2 1 (0.99%) Markit EDM
2 1 (0.99%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.99%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.99%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.99%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.99%) Sonata
Cloud Services
1 20 (19.80%) Azure
2 14 (13.86%) Power Platform
3 13 (12.87%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (8.91%) AWS
5 5 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (3.96%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.97%) Snowflake
8 2 (1.98%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.98%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.98%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.99%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.96%) DNS
2 2 (1.98%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (1.98%) VPN
2 2 (1.98%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.99%) Internet
3 1 (0.99%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (13.86%) Power BI
2 6 (5.94%) Power Query
3 2 (1.98%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.99%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.99%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (7.92%) JIRA
2 3 (2.97%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (2.97%) Selenium
3 2 (1.98%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.99%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.99%) GitLab
4 1 (0.99%) Zephyr
General
1 39 (38.61%) Finance
2 35 (34.65%) Social Skills
3 22 (21.78%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (14.85%) Banking
5 14 (13.86%) Public Sector
6 8 (7.92%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.95%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.97%) Italian Language
9 3 (2.97%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.98%) Corporate Banking
10 2 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.98%) Investment Banking
10 2 (1.98%) Retail
10 2 (1.98%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.99%) Billing
11 1 (0.99%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.99%) Front Office
11 1 (0.99%) Legal
11 1 (0.99%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.99%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.91%) Data Protection Act
2 7 (6.93%) Product Ownership
3 5 (4.95%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.97%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.98%) CMDB
5 2 (1.98%) Derivative
5 2 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.98%) OTC Derivatives
6 1 (0.99%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.99%) Chip and PIN
6 1 (0.99%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (0.99%) Credit Risk
6 1 (0.99%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.99%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.99%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.92%) Windows
2 2 (1.98%) Android
2 2 (1.98%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.98%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (24.75%) Agile
2 20 (19.80%) Continuous Improvement
3 18 (17.82%) Business Analysis
3 18 (17.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (13.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 14 (13.86%) Workshop Facilitation
5 13 (12.87%) Business Intelligence
5 13 (12.87%) User Stories
6 12 (11.88%) Data Protection
7 11 (10.89%) Data Analysis
7 11 (10.89%) Requirements Gathering
8 10 (9.90%) Customer Service
8 10 (9.90%) Migration
8 10 (9.90%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (9.90%) Validation
9 9 (8.91%) Decision-Making
9 9 (8.91%) ITSM
9 9 (8.91%) Risk Management
10 8 (7.92%) Acceptance Criteria
10 8 (7.92%) AI
Programming Languages
1 18 (17.82%) SQL
2 7 (6.93%) Python
3 3 (2.97%) R
4 2 (1.98%) Java
5 1 (0.99%) C#
5 1 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.99%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.99%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (5.94%) Security Cleared
2 5 (4.95%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (4.95%) SC Cleared
3 3 (2.97%) CBAP
3 3 (2.97%) Degree
4 2 (1.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (0.99%) ISEB
5 1 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.91%) Data Quality
2 8 (7.92%) PMO
2 8 (7.92%) QA
3 3 (2.97%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.99%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.99%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (7.92%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.99%) CASB
Vendors
1 20 (19.80%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.93%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.96%) Oracle
4 3 (2.97%) Calypso
4 3 (2.97%) Citrix
4 3 (2.97%) IFS
5 1 (0.99%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (0.99%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.99%) Dell
5 1 (0.99%) RIMES
5 1 (0.99%) SAP
5 1 (0.99%) VMware
5 1 (0.99%) Zscaler