Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £424, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 78 101 146
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 12.66% 16.06% 16.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.68% 16.95% 17.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 52 83
10th Percentile £271 £199 £158
25th Percentile £330 £384 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.29% -5.56% +7.78%
75th Percentile £478 £458 £524
90th Percentile £568 £525 £560
Scotland median daily rate £425 £418 £418
% change year-on-year +1.67% +0.12% +0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 0
10th Percentile - £18.53 -
25th Percentile £17.23 £22.16 -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.77 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.44% - -
75th Percentile £31.50 £29.86 -
90th Percentile £36.60 £32.52 -
Scotland median hourly rate £30.50 £21.89 £17.46
% change year-on-year +39.36% +25.34% +15.71%

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 570 596 835
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 94.75% 94.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 283 325 498
10th Percentile £235 £198 £242
25th Percentile £410 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £599 £538 £574
90th Percentile £675 £650 £638
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 25 47
10th Percentile £19.55 £20.58 £15.64
25th Percentile £30.50 £21.05 £28.94
Median hourly rate £55.00 £23.59 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +133.15% -60.68% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £81.24 £28.38 £66.40
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +4.74% -42.50% +88.15%

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 20 February 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 20 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 20 February 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 21 (26.92%) SQL
2 19 (24.36%) Data Quality
3 18 (23.08%) Data Analysis
4 17 (21.79%) Microsoft Excel
5 16 (20.51%) Agile
5 16 (20.51%) Azure
6 15 (19.23%) Power Platform
7 13 (16.67%) Project Management
8 12 (15.38%) Business Analysis
8 12 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
8 12 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (15.38%) Power BI
8 12 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
9 11 (14.10%) Data Protection
9 11 (14.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 10 (12.82%) Change Management
10 10 (12.82%) Microsoft
11 9 (11.54%) Analytics
11 9 (11.54%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (11.54%) Decision-Making
11 9 (11.54%) DevOps
11 9 (11.54%) Migration
12 8 (10.26%) Power Automate
12 8 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
12 8 (10.26%) Risk Management
12 8 (10.26%) Validation
13 7 (8.97%) Workshop Facilitation
14 6 (7.69%) AI
14 6 (7.69%) Asset Management
14 6 (7.69%) AWS

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 1 (1.28%) Confluence
1 1 (1.28%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (21.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.56%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.51%) Azure
2 15 (19.23%) Power Platform
3 9 (11.54%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (10.26%) Power Automate
5 6 (7.69%) AWS
6 5 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (6.41%) Snowflake
7 2 (2.56%) Entra ID
7 2 (2.56%) GCP
7 2 (2.56%) Lucidchart
8 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.28%) OCI
8 1 (1.28%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.28%) Firewall
1 1 (1.28%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (15.38%) Power BI
2 3 (3.85%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.85%) Tableau
3 2 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.56%) Metadata
3 2 (2.56%) Tick Data
4 1 (1.28%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.28%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.28%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (1.28%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle Database
4 1 (1.28%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 4 (5.13%) JIRA
2 2 (2.56%) GitLab
2 2 (2.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 26 (33.33%) Finance
2 17 (21.79%) Social Skills
3 15 (19.23%) Banking
4 14 (17.95%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (12.82%) Public Sector
6 7 (8.97%) Retail Banking
7 3 (3.85%) Corporate Banking
7 3 (3.85%) Investment Banking
7 3 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (3.85%) Retail
8 2 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.28%) Front Office
9 1 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.85%) .NET
2 1 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.28%) Swagger
2 1 (1.28%) XML
2 1 (1.28%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.54%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (5.13%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (5.13%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.56%) Data Structures
4 2 (2.56%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.56%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.28%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.28%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.28%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.28%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.28%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.28%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.56%) Windows
2 1 (1.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (23.08%) Data Analysis
2 16 (20.51%) Agile
3 13 (16.67%) Project Management
4 12 (15.38%) Business Analysis
4 12 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
4 12 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (14.10%) Data Protection
5 11 (14.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (12.82%) Change Management
7 9 (11.54%) Analytics
7 9 (11.54%) Decision-Making
7 9 (11.54%) DevOps
7 9 (11.54%) Migration
8 8 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (10.26%) Risk Management
8 8 (10.26%) Validation
9 7 (8.97%) Workshop Facilitation
10 6 (7.69%) Asset Management
10 6 (7.69%) Data Entry
Programming Languages
1 21 (26.92%) SQL
2 5 (6.41%) Python
3 2 (2.56%) C#
3 2 (2.56%) C++
4 1 (1.28%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.28%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (5.13%) Degree
2 2 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.28%) CEH
3 1 (1.28%) CISSP
3 1 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (1.28%) PhD
3 1 (1.28%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.28%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (24.36%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.56%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (2.56%) GDPR
2 2 (2.56%) GRC
2 2 (2.56%) PMO
2 2 (2.56%) QA
3 1 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.28%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (5.13%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.28%) ISA Server
Vendors
1 10 (12.82%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.85%) Oracle
2 3 (3.85%) SAP
3 2 (2.56%) Pega
3 2 (2.56%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.56%) Snow
4 1 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.28%) Splunk
4 1 (1.28%) Tenable