Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £508, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 9 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 92 87 168
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 14.89% 11.20% 16.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.37% 11.80% 17.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 41 99
10th Percentile £410 £175 £182
25th Percentile £425 £213 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £400 £418
Median % change year-on-year +27.06% -4.19% -1.18%
75th Percentile £541 £444 £450
90th Percentile £550 £500 £508
Scotland median daily rate £450 £375 £413
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £31.00 - -
25th Percentile £32.50 £18.19 -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £18.38 -
Median % change year-on-year +90.48% - -
75th Percentile £37.50 £18.56 -
90th Percentile £39.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £18.38 £14.50
% change year-on-year +36.87% +26.72% -3.33%

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 562 737 955
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 94.85% 95.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 385 577
10th Percentile £271 £187 £208
25th Percentile £413 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £440 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.08% -7.47% -
75th Percentile £543 £520 £542
90th Percentile £611 £588 £600
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 31 14
10th Percentile £30.00 £13.64 £13.16
25th Percentile £42.12 £16.37 £14.39
Median hourly rate £60.00 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +226.53% +3.70% -
75th Percentile £73.75 £24.03 £37.24
90th Percentile £75.00 £55.00 £59.86
Scotland median hourly rate £22.27 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +22.85% +2.31% -

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 24 October 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 24 October 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 37 (40.22%) Migration
2 29 (31.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (27.17%) Regulatory Compliance
4 24 (26.09%) Due Diligence
4 24 (26.09%) Fintech
5 23 (25.00%) Case Management
5 23 (25.00%) Digital Banking
5 23 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
6 22 (23.91%) Agile
7 18 (19.57%) Data Protection
8 16 (17.39%) Business Analysis
8 16 (17.39%) SQL
9 14 (15.22%) Data Analysis
10 13 (14.13%) Fraud Detection
11 12 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (11.96%) Problem-Solving
12 11 (11.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 10 (10.87%) Anti-Money Laundering
14 9 (9.78%) Microsoft Excel
15 8 (8.70%) Microsoft
15 8 (8.70%) Validation
16 7 (7.61%) Data Modelling
16 7 (7.61%) GDPR
16 7 (7.61%) JIRA
16 7 (7.61%) Risk Management
17 6 (6.52%) Azure
17 6 (6.52%) Collaborative Working
17 6 (6.52%) Confluence
17 6 (6.52%) Data Governance
17 6 (6.52%) Data Mapping

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 6 (6.52%) Confluence
2 5 (5.43%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (1.09%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (9.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.26%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (1.09%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (1.09%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (1.09%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.52%) Azure
2 5 (5.43%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (3.26%) GCP
3 3 (3.26%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (2.17%) Lucidchart
4 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.09%) AWS
5 1 (1.09%) Collibra
5 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.09%) OCI
5 1 (1.09%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.17%) Firewall
2 1 (1.09%) ATM
2 1 (1.09%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (4.35%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.26%) BigQuery
2 3 (3.26%) Power BI
2 3 (3.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (3.26%) Star Schema
3 2 (2.17%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.17%) Snowflake Schema
3 2 (2.17%) Tableau
4 1 (1.09%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (1.09%) Metadata
4 1 (1.09%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (7.61%) JIRA
2 3 (3.26%) ER Studio
General
1 58 (63.04%) Finance
2 43 (46.74%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (41.30%) Banking
4 25 (27.17%) Social Skills
5 24 (26.09%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (8.70%) Public Sector
7 3 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.17%) Retail Banking
9 1 (1.09%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (1.09%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.09%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.09%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.09%) Legal
9 1 (1.09%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.26%) JSON
1 3 (3.26%) Kafka
2 1 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.09%) XML
2 1 (1.09%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 13 (14.13%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (6.52%) Management Information System
3 5 (5.43%) Product Ownership
4 4 (4.35%) Derivative
4 4 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (3.26%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (2.17%) Equities
6 2 (2.17%) Fixed Income
6 2 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (2.17%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.17%) OTC Derivatives
6 2 (2.17%) PKI
7 1 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.09%) Mainframe
7 1 (1.09%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.09%) Social Media
7 1 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (1.09%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.17%) Windows
2 1 (1.09%) Linux
2 1 (1.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (40.22%) Migration
2 29 (31.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (27.17%) Regulatory Compliance
4 24 (26.09%) Due Diligence
4 24 (26.09%) Fintech
5 23 (25.00%) Case Management
5 23 (25.00%) Digital Banking
5 23 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
6 22 (23.91%) Agile
7 18 (19.57%) Data Protection
8 16 (17.39%) Business Analysis
9 14 (15.22%) Data Analysis
10 13 (14.13%) Fraud Detection
11 12 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (11.96%) Problem-Solving
12 11 (11.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 10 (10.87%) Anti-Money Laundering
14 8 (8.70%) Validation
15 7 (7.61%) Data Modelling
15 7 (7.61%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (17.39%) SQL
2 6 (6.52%) Python
3 3 (3.26%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.09%) COBOL
4 1 (1.09%) ProC
Qualifications
1 5 (5.43%) Degree
2 2 (2.17%) CISA
2 2 (2.17%) CISM
2 2 (2.17%) HND
2 2 (2.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 2 (2.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 2 (2.17%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (1.09%) ACCA
3 1 (1.09%) CIMA
3 1 (1.09%) ISEB
3 1 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.09%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.09%) SANS
3 1 (1.09%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.09%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.09%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.61%) GDPR
2 5 (5.43%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (3.26%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (2.17%) PMO
5 1 (1.09%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.09%) QA
5 1 (1.09%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.09%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.26%) Bloomberg
2 3 (3.26%) Google
2 3 (3.26%) SAP
3 2 (2.17%) Oracle
3 2 (2.17%) Reuters
3 2 (2.17%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.17%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.17%) Snow
3 2 (2.17%) Tenable
4 1 (1.09%) Adobe