Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £416, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026.

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

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 +2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 103 102 126
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 14.17% 16.24% 15.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.21% 17.44% 16.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 51 62
10th Percentile £294 £313 £201
25th Percentile £363 £407 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £416 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -10.53% +18.75%
75th Percentile £473 £499 £529
90th Percentile £584 £525 £561
Scotland median daily rate £421 £425 £418
% change year-on-year -1.06% +1.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 1
Median hourly rate £17.23 £23.36 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year -26.23% +27.85% -
Scotland median hourly rate £17.23 £19.48 £15.00
% change year-on-year -11.54% +29.85% +3.45%

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 677 585 780
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.12% 93.15% 95.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 345 326 445
10th Percentile £305 £218 £200
25th Percentile £409 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.05% -2.58% -
75th Percentile £558 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £638 £663
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 23 56
10th Percentile £32.00 - £16.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.50
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% -56.00% +135.18%
75th Percentile £72.00 £24.42 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £43.50 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £19.90 £27.90
% change year-on-year +0.50% -28.66% +28.25%

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

For the 6 months to 10 May 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 30 (29.13%) Agile
2 26 (25.24%) SQL
3 24 (23.30%) Azure
4 21 (20.39%) Power Platform
5 20 (19.42%) Business Analysis
6 19 (18.45%) Business Intelligence
6 19 (18.45%) Data Quality
7 18 (17.48%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (17.48%) Data Analysis
7 18 (17.48%) Power BI
8 17 (16.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 16 (15.53%) Microsoft Excel
10 15 (14.56%) Microsoft
11 14 (13.59%) DevOps
12 13 (12.62%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (12.62%) Data Protection
12 13 (12.62%) Project Management
12 13 (12.62%) User Stories
13 12 (11.65%) Risk Management
14 11 (10.68%) Change Management
14 11 (10.68%) Continuous Improvement
14 11 (10.68%) Decision-Making
14 11 (10.68%) Stakeholder Management
15 10 (9.71%) Requirements Gathering
15 10 (9.71%) Workshop Facilitation
16 9 (8.74%) Analytics
16 9 (8.74%) Microsoft 365
16 9 (8.74%) Validation
17 8 (7.77%) Acceptance Criteria
17 8 (7.77%) Power Automate

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 (2.91%) Confluence
2 2 (1.94%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.97%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (15.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (23.30%) Azure
2 21 (20.39%) Power Platform
3 13 (12.62%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (8.74%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (7.77%) Power Automate
6 6 (5.83%) AWS
6 6 (5.83%) Snowflake
7 5 (4.85%) Entra ID
8 2 (1.94%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.97%) GCP
9 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.97%) OCI
9 1 (0.97%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.97%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.94%) DNS
1 2 (1.94%) VPN
1 2 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.97%) Firewall
2 1 (0.97%) Internet
2 1 (0.97%) Intranet
2 1 (0.97%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (17.48%) Power BI
2 3 (2.91%) Tableau
3 2 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.94%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (1.94%) Power Query
3 2 (1.94%) Tick Data
4 1 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.97%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.97%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (0.97%) Metadata
4 1 (0.97%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.97%) QlikView
4 1 (0.97%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.97%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (6.80%) JIRA
2 3 (2.91%) GitLab
3 2 (1.94%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (1.94%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.97%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.97%) Selenium
4 1 (0.97%) Zephyr
General
1 38 (36.89%) Finance
2 27 (26.21%) Social Skills
3 17 (16.50%) Public Sector
4 14 (13.59%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (13.59%) Banking
5 7 (6.80%) Retail Banking
6 5 (4.85%) Corporate Banking
6 5 (4.85%) Investment Banking
6 5 (4.85%) Retail
7 4 (3.88%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.91%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.91%) Italian Language
9 2 (1.94%) Front Office
10 1 (0.97%) Legal
10 1 (0.97%) Military
10 1 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.91%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.68%) Data Protection Act
2 7 (6.80%) Management Information System
2 7 (6.80%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (5.83%) Product Ownership
4 5 (4.85%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.91%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.91%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.94%) Cloud Security Posture
6 2 (1.94%) Derivative
6 2 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.94%) OTC Derivatives
6 2 (1.94%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.97%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.97%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.97%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.97%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.88%) Windows
2 2 (1.94%) Android
2 2 (1.94%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.94%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.97%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (29.13%) Agile
2 20 (19.42%) Business Analysis
3 19 (18.45%) Business Intelligence
4 18 (17.48%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (17.48%) Data Analysis
5 17 (16.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 14 (13.59%) DevOps
7 13 (12.62%) Data Protection
7 13 (12.62%) Project Management
7 13 (12.62%) User Stories
8 12 (11.65%) Risk Management
9 11 (10.68%) Change Management
9 11 (10.68%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (10.68%) Decision-Making
9 11 (10.68%) Stakeholder Management
10 10 (9.71%) Requirements Gathering
10 10 (9.71%) Workshop Facilitation
11 9 (8.74%) Analytics
11 9 (8.74%) Validation
12 8 (7.77%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 26 (25.24%) SQL
2 5 (4.85%) Python
3 3 (2.91%) C#
4 2 (1.94%) C++
4 2 (1.94%) PL/SQL
4 2 (1.94%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.97%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (4.85%) Degree
2 2 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (1.94%) ISEB
2 2 (1.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 2 (1.94%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.97%) CBAP
3 1 (0.97%) CEH
3 1 (0.97%) CISSP
3 1 (0.97%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (0.97%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (0.97%) PhD
3 1 (0.97%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (18.45%) Data Quality
2 6 (5.83%) QA
3 4 (3.88%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (2.91%) PMO
5 2 (1.94%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.94%) GRC
6 1 (0.97%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.97%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (6.80%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.97%) CASB
Vendors
1 15 (14.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.88%) Oracle
3 3 (2.91%) Calypso
3 3 (2.91%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (2.91%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.94%) Citrix
4 2 (1.94%) Pega
4 2 (1.94%) Splunk
4 2 (1.94%) Tenable
5 1 (0.97%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.97%) RIMES
5 1 (0.97%) Zscaler