Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 8 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 -1 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 82 85 136
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 14.02% 13.64% 15.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.47% 14.46% 15.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 47 74
10th Percentile £304 £193 £175
25th Percentile £408 £348 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% - +2.04%
75th Percentile £547 £469 £488
90th Percentile £550 £550 £534
Scotland median daily rate £425 £405 £412
% change year-on-year +4.94% -1.70% -0.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £30.10 - -
25th Percentile £30.25 - -
Median hourly rate £31.00 £24.18 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.21% - -
75th Percentile £35.75 - -
90th Percentile £38.30 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £35.50 £19.59 £17.46
% change year-on-year +81.21% +12.20% +16.40%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 530 588 859
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 94.38% 95.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 315 512
10th Percentile £241 £229 £208
25th Percentile £412 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.06% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £650 £625
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +1.11% -8.16% +3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 22 16
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.71 £13.22
25th Percentile £30.25 £21.41 £16.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £23.80 £20.30
Median % change year-on-year +141.65% +17.25% +8.24%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £19.34
% change year-on-year +4.74% +18.92% +9.14%

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 22 December 2025.

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 22 December 2025, 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 (36.59%) Migration
2 21 (25.61%) Continuous Improvement
3 20 (24.39%) Agile
4 18 (21.95%) Data Protection
4 18 (21.95%) Regulatory Compliance
5 17 (20.73%) Data Analysis
5 17 (20.73%) Fintech
5 17 (20.73%) SQL
6 16 (19.51%) Business Analysis
6 16 (19.51%) Case Management
6 16 (19.51%) Digital Banking
6 16 (19.51%) Due Diligence
6 16 (19.51%) Scenario Testing
7 14 (17.07%) Microsoft Excel
8 12 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
9 11 (13.41%) Microsoft
9 11 (13.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 9 (10.98%) Fraud Detection
10 9 (10.98%) Power Platform
10 9 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (9.76%) Decision-Making
11 8 (9.76%) Risk Management
12 7 (8.54%) Anti-Money Laundering
12 7 (8.54%) Azure
12 7 (8.54%) Business Intelligence
12 7 (8.54%) Collaborative Working
12 7 (8.54%) Data Migration
12 7 (8.54%) Data Quality
12 7 (8.54%) Power BI
13 6 (7.32%) Asset 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 4 (4.88%) Confluence
2 3 (3.66%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.22%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (17.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.98%) Power Platform
2 7 (8.54%) Azure
3 5 (6.10%) AWS
3 5 (6.10%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (4.88%) Snowflake
5 2 (2.44%) GCP
5 2 (2.44%) Lucidchart
6 1 (1.22%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.22%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.22%) Firewall
1 1 (1.22%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.54%) Power BI
2 4 (4.88%) SQL Server
3 3 (3.66%) Tableau
4 2 (2.44%) Data Mining
4 2 (2.44%) Metadata
5 1 (1.22%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.22%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.22%) BusinessObjects XI
5 1 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 4 (4.88%) JIRA
2 1 (1.22%) GitLab
General
1 47 (57.32%) Finance
2 35 (42.68%) Analytical Skills
2 35 (42.68%) Banking
3 20 (24.39%) Social Skills
4 16 (19.51%) Documentation Skills
5 10 (12.20%) Public Sector
6 6 (7.32%) Retail Banking
7 3 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.22%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (1.22%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.22%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.66%) JSON
2 1 (1.22%) .NET
2 1 (1.22%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.22%) Swagger
2 1 (1.22%) XML
2 1 (1.22%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 13 (15.85%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (7.32%) Product Ownership
2 6 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (6.10%) Management Information System
4 4 (4.88%) Freedom of Information
5 3 (3.66%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.66%) Derivative
5 3 (3.66%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (3.66%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.44%) OTC Derivatives
7 1 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.22%) Client/Server
7 1 (1.22%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.22%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.22%) Equities
7 1 (1.22%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.22%) Mainframe
7 1 (1.22%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.22%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.44%) Windows
2 1 (1.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (36.59%) Migration
2 21 (25.61%) Continuous Improvement
3 20 (24.39%) Agile
4 18 (21.95%) Data Protection
4 18 (21.95%) Regulatory Compliance
5 17 (20.73%) Data Analysis
5 17 (20.73%) Fintech
6 16 (19.51%) Business Analysis
6 16 (19.51%) Case Management
6 16 (19.51%) Digital Banking
6 16 (19.51%) Due Diligence
6 16 (19.51%) Scenario Testing
7 12 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
8 11 (13.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 9 (10.98%) Fraud Detection
9 9 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (9.76%) Decision-Making
10 8 (9.76%) Risk Management
11 7 (8.54%) Business Intelligence
11 7 (8.54%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 17 (20.73%) SQL
2 3 (3.66%) Python
3 1 (1.22%) COBOL
3 1 (1.22%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.22%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (3.66%) Degree
2 2 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (2.44%) HND
2 2 (2.44%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (1.22%) CEH
3 1 (1.22%) CISSP
3 1 (1.22%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (1.22%) ISEB
3 1 (1.22%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.22%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.22%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.54%) Data Quality
2 5 (6.10%) GDPR
3 4 (4.88%) PMO
4 3 (3.66%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (2.44%) GRC
6 1 (1.22%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (1.22%) QA
6 1 (1.22%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.22%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.22%) ISA Server
Vendors
1 11 (13.41%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.88%) Oracle
3 3 (3.66%) SAP
4 2 (2.44%) Pega
4 2 (2.44%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.44%) Snow
5 1 (1.22%) Bloomberg
5 1 (1.22%) Reuters
5 1 (1.22%) Salesforce