Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £414, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 91 104 135
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 14.24% 17.05% 16.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.48% 18.18% 17.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 55 75
10th Percentile £272 £239 £151
25th Percentile £350 £394 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £414 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.53% -5.56% +8.43%
75th Percentile £474 £475 £525
90th Percentile £576 £540 £570
Scotland median daily rate £415 £418 £418
% change year-on-year -0.72% +0.12% +0.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile - £18.53 -
25th Percentile - £22.16 -
Median hourly rate £17.23 £25.77 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.13% - -
75th Percentile £24.37 £29.86 -
90th Percentile £28.65 £32.52 -
Scotland median hourly rate £17.23 £24.18 £15.42
% change year-on-year -28.74% +56.81% +2.80%

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 588 572 789
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.02% 93.77% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 326 460
10th Percentile £247 £199 £184
25th Percentile £406 £393 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £461 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.89% -
75th Percentile £562 £538 £575
90th Percentile £665 £638 £657
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 19 51
10th Percentile £19.70 £20.86 £16.00
25th Percentile - £21.61 £17.11
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.18 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +106.78% -59.70% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £62.00
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.50 £22.44 £40.94
% change year-on-year -8.64% -45.19% +92.57%

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 21 March 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 21 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 21 March 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 28 (30.77%) SQL
2 23 (25.27%) Agile
3 21 (23.08%) Data Analysis
4 20 (21.98%) Azure
5 19 (20.88%) Data Quality
6 18 (19.78%) Power Platform
7 17 (18.68%) Business Analysis
7 17 (18.68%) Business Intelligence
8 15 (16.48%) Power BI
8 15 (16.48%) Project Management
8 15 (16.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 14 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
10 12 (13.19%) Change Management
10 12 (13.19%) Decision-Making
10 12 (13.19%) DevOps
10 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (12.09%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (12.09%) Data Protection
12 10 (10.99%) Analytics
12 10 (10.99%) User Stories
12 10 (10.99%) Workshop Facilitation
13 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
13 9 (9.89%) Validation
14 8 (8.79%) Data Modelling
14 8 (8.79%) Migration
14 8 (8.79%) Power Automate
14 8 (8.79%) Requirements Gathering
14 8 (8.79%) Risk Management
15 7 (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 2 (2.20%) SAS
2 1 (1.10%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (21.98%) Azure
2 18 (19.78%) Power Platform
3 11 (12.09%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (8.79%) Power Automate
5 7 (7.69%) AWS
5 7 (7.69%) Snowflake
6 5 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (2.20%) Entra ID
7 2 (2.20%) GCP
8 1 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.10%) OCI
8 1 (1.10%) PowerApps
8 1 (1.10%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.10%) Firewall
1 1 (1.10%) Internet
1 1 (1.10%) Intranet
1 1 (1.10%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (16.48%) Power BI
2 4 (4.40%) Tableau
3 3 (3.30%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (2.20%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (2.20%) Metadata
4 2 (2.20%) Power Query
4 2 (2.20%) SQL Server
4 2 (2.20%) Tick Data
5 1 (1.10%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.10%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.10%) BusinessObjects XI
5 1 (1.10%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.10%) QlikView
5 1 (1.10%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (4.40%) JIRA
2 3 (3.30%) GitLab
3 2 (2.20%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.10%) Cypress.io
4 1 (1.10%) Selenium
General
1 30 (32.97%) Finance
2 23 (25.27%) Social Skills
3 16 (17.58%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (17.58%) Banking
4 15 (16.48%) Public Sector
5 9 (9.89%) Retail Banking
6 5 (5.49%) Corporate Banking
6 5 (5.49%) Investment Banking
6 5 (5.49%) Retail
7 4 (4.40%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.10%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.30%) .NET
2 1 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.10%) Swagger
2 1 (1.10%) XML
2 1 (1.10%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.89%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (6.59%) Management Information System
2 6 (6.59%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (5.49%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (4.40%) Product Ownership
5 3 (3.30%) Data Structures
6 2 (2.20%) Cloud Security Posture
6 2 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (2.20%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.20%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.10%) Client/Server
7 1 (1.10%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.10%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.10%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (1.10%) Virtual Team
7 1 (1.10%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.20%) Windows
2 1 (1.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (25.27%) Agile
2 21 (23.08%) Data Analysis
3 17 (18.68%) Business Analysis
3 17 (18.68%) Business Intelligence
4 15 (16.48%) Project Management
4 15 (16.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 14 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (13.19%) Change Management
6 12 (13.19%) Decision-Making
6 12 (13.19%) DevOps
6 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (12.09%) Data Protection
8 10 (10.99%) Analytics
8 10 (10.99%) User Stories
8 10 (10.99%) Workshop Facilitation
9 9 (9.89%) Validation
10 8 (8.79%) Data Modelling
10 8 (8.79%) Migration
10 8 (8.79%) Requirements Gathering
10 8 (8.79%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (30.77%) SQL
2 5 (5.49%) Python
3 2 (2.20%) C#
3 2 (2.20%) C++
3 2 (2.20%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.10%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.10%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (5.49%) Degree
2 2 (2.20%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (2.20%) ISEB
3 1 (1.10%) CBAP
3 1 (1.10%) CEH
3 1 (1.10%) CISSP
3 1 (1.10%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.10%) PhD
3 1 (1.10%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.10%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (20.88%) Data Quality
2 6 (6.59%) QA
3 4 (4.40%) PMO
4 2 (2.20%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (2.20%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (2.20%) GRC
5 1 (1.10%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.10%) SLA
5 1 (1.10%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (4.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.10%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 1 (1.10%) CASB
Vendors
1 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.30%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (3.30%) Oracle
3 2 (2.20%) Pega
3 2 (2.20%) Splunk
3 2 (2.20%) Tenable
4 1 (1.10%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.10%) SAP
4 1 (1.10%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.10%) Zscaler