Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £436, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 5 6
Rank change year-on-year -5 +1 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 107 109 111
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 13.44% 16.77% 12.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.21% 18.11% 13.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 54 51
10th Percentile £363 £272 £178
25th Percentile £381 £411 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £436 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% - +8.43%
75th Percentile £488 £512 £538
90th Percentile £592 £529 £638
Scotland median daily rate £425 £425 £400
% change year-on-year - +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 4
10th Percentile £16.24 £16.83 -
25th Percentile £16.88 £17.93 £18.19
Median hourly rate £56.12 £23.36 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year +140.24% +27.12% -
75th Percentile £95.00 £29.86 £18.56
90th Percentile - £32.52 -
Scotland median hourly rate £16.61 £19.59 £15.67
% change year-on-year -15.21% +25.02% +8.07%

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 753 602 815
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 92.62% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 392 314 450
10th Percentile £350 £210 £178
25th Percentile £410 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% +2.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £541 £533 £550
90th Percentile £643 £600 £650
Scotland median daily rate £465 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 19 57
10th Percentile £20.00 - £13.58
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% +19.73% +3.70%
75th Percentile £69.00 £40.04 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £66.50 £63.00
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.90 £18.38
% change year-on-year +75.88% +8.30% +3.70%

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 29 June 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 29 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 29 June 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 31 (28.97%) Agile
2 23 (21.50%) SQL
3 22 (20.56%) Azure
4 20 (18.69%) Business Analysis
5 17 (15.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 16 (14.95%) Data Quality
6 16 (14.95%) Power Platform
7 15 (14.02%) Business Intelligence
7 15 (14.02%) Power BI
7 15 (14.02%) User Stories
8 14 (13.08%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (13.08%) Cybersecurity
8 14 (13.08%) Data Analysis
8 14 (13.08%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (12.15%) DevOps
9 13 (12.15%) Microsoft Excel
10 12 (11.21%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (11.21%) Microsoft
10 12 (11.21%) Project Management
10 12 (11.21%) Validation
11 11 (10.28%) Analytics
11 11 (10.28%) Data Protection
11 11 (10.28%) Requirements Gathering
11 11 (10.28%) Risk Management
12 10 (9.35%) AI
12 10 (9.35%) Decision-Making
12 10 (9.35%) JIRA
12 10 (9.35%) Workshop Facilitation
13 9 (8.41%) Asset Management
13 9 (8.41%) Change Management

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 (6.54%) Confluence
2 2 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.93%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (12.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (5.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.80%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.80%) Primavera
2 1 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.93%) Markit EDM
2 1 (0.93%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.93%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.93%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.93%) Sonata
Cloud Services
1 22 (20.56%) Azure
2 16 (14.95%) Power Platform
3 12 (11.21%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (7.48%) AWS
4 8 (7.48%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (5.61%) Power Automate
6 4 (3.74%) Entra ID
6 4 (3.74%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.87%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.93%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.93%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.74%) DNS
2 2 (1.87%) VPN
2 2 (1.87%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.93%) Internet
3 1 (0.93%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (14.02%) Power BI
2 3 (2.80%) Power Query
3 2 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.87%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (1.87%) Tableau
3 2 (1.87%) Tick Data
4 1 (0.93%) QlikView
4 1 (0.93%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 10 (9.35%) JIRA
2 3 (2.80%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (2.80%) Selenium
3 2 (1.87%) GitLab
3 2 (1.87%) REST Assured
3 2 (1.87%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.93%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.93%) Zephyr
General
1 38 (35.51%) Finance
2 29 (27.10%) Social Skills
3 14 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (12.15%) Banking
5 12 (11.21%) Public Sector
6 7 (6.54%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (3.74%) Corporate Banking
7 4 (3.74%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (3.74%) Investment Banking
7 4 (3.74%) Retail
7 4 (3.74%) Retail Banking
8 3 (2.80%) Italian Language
8 3 (2.80%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.87%) Front Office
10 1 (0.93%) Legal
10 1 (0.93%) Military
10 1 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.80%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.41%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (5.61%) Product Ownership
3 5 (4.67%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.87%) CMDB
5 2 (1.87%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.87%) Data Structures
5 2 (1.87%) Derivative
5 2 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.87%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.87%) OTC Derivatives
6 1 (0.93%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (0.93%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.93%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.80%) Windows
2 2 (1.87%) Android
2 2 (1.87%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.87%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (28.97%) Agile
2 20 (18.69%) Business Analysis
3 17 (15.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 15 (14.02%) Business Intelligence
4 15 (14.02%) User Stories
5 14 (13.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (13.08%) Cybersecurity
5 14 (13.08%) Data Analysis
5 14 (13.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (12.15%) DevOps
7 12 (11.21%) Project Management
7 12 (11.21%) Validation
8 11 (10.28%) Analytics
8 11 (10.28%) Data Protection
8 11 (10.28%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (10.28%) Risk Management
9 10 (9.35%) AI
9 10 (9.35%) Decision-Making
9 10 (9.35%) Workshop Facilitation
10 9 (8.41%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (21.50%) SQL
2 6 (5.61%) Python
3 3 (2.80%) C#
4 2 (1.87%) C++
4 2 (1.87%) Java
5 1 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.93%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.93%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (5.61%) Security Cleared
2 5 (4.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (4.67%) Degree
2 5 (4.67%) SC Cleared
3 3 (2.80%) CBAP
4 2 (1.87%) ISEB
4 2 (1.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.93%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (14.95%) Data Quality
2 9 (8.41%) QA
3 2 (1.87%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (1.87%) PMO
4 1 (0.93%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.93%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (5.61%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.93%) CASB
Vendors
1 12 (11.21%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.74%) Oracle
3 3 (2.80%) Calypso
3 3 (2.80%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (2.80%) IFS
3 3 (2.80%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.87%) Citrix
4 2 (1.87%) Splunk
4 2 (1.87%) Tenable
5 1 (0.93%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.93%) RIMES
5 1 (0.93%) SAP
5 1 (0.93%) Zscaler