Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £511, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 November 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 9 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 91 83 140
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 14.70% 11.76% 14.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.22% 12.37% 15.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 42 83
10th Percentile £400 £176 £174
25th Percentile £413 £273 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +20.29% - +1.55%
75th Percentile £547 £455 £481
90th Percentile £550 £545 £530
Scotland median daily rate £447 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +11.75% - -3.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile £30.10 - -
25th Percentile £30.25 £18.19 -
Median hourly rate £31.00 £18.38 -
Median % change year-on-year +68.71% - -
75th Percentile £35.75 £19.97 -
90th Percentile £38.30 £22.49 -
Scotland median hourly rate £30.50 £18.69 £15.42
% change year-on-year +63.21% +21.19% +2.80%

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 561 671 930
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.63% 95.04% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 338 566
10th Percentile £230 £194 £210
25th Percentile £409 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £545
90th Percentile £625 £641 £605
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +0.89% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 32 18
10th Percentile £23.60 £16.37 £13.24
25th Percentile £30.50 £18.19 £17.72
Median hourly rate £60.00 £23.30 £28.94
Median % change year-on-year +157.57% -19.49% +53.71%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £19.59 £19.18
% change year-on-year +22.97% +2.14% +8.24%

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 23 November 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 23 November 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 36 (39.56%) Migration
2 29 (31.87%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (27.47%) Regulatory Compliance
4 24 (26.37%) Due Diligence
4 24 (26.37%) Fintech
5 23 (25.27%) Case Management
5 23 (25.27%) Digital Banking
5 23 (25.27%) Scenario Testing
6 20 (21.98%) Data Protection
7 17 (18.68%) Agile
8 16 (17.58%) Business Analysis
8 16 (17.58%) Data Analysis
9 13 (14.29%) Fraud Detection
9 13 (14.29%) SQL
10 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (12.09%) Microsoft Excel
12 10 (10.99%) Anti-Money Laundering
12 10 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
13 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
14 8 (8.79%) Data Migration
14 8 (8.79%) Validation
15 6 (6.59%) Change Management
15 6 (6.59%) Collaborative Working
15 6 (6.59%) Data Mapping
15 6 (6.59%) Decision-Making
15 6 (6.59%) GDPR
15 6 (6.59%) JIRA
15 6 (6.59%) Project Management
15 6 (6.59%) Risk 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 5 (5.49%) Confluence
1 5 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.10%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (12.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.30%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.49%) Azure
1 5 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (5.49%) Power Platform
2 3 (3.30%) AWS
3 2 (2.20%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (2.20%) Lucidchart
3 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (2.20%) Snowflake
4 1 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.10%) GCP
4 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (1.10%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.20%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.49%) Power BI
2 3 (3.30%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.20%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.20%) Tableau
4 1 (1.10%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (1.10%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.10%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.10%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 6 (6.59%) JIRA
General
1 57 (62.64%) Finance
2 44 (48.35%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (42.86%) Banking
4 24 (26.37%) Social Skills
5 23 (25.27%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (9.89%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.40%) Retail Banking
8 3 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.10%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.30%) JSON
2 1 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.10%) Swagger
2 1 (1.10%) XML
2 1 (1.10%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 15 (16.48%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (6.59%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.40%) Freedom of Information
3 4 (4.40%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (3.30%) Derivative
4 3 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (2.20%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.20%) OTC Derivatives
5 2 (2.20%) PKI
6 1 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.10%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.10%) Equities
6 1 (1.10%) Fixed Income
6 1 (1.10%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.10%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (1.10%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (1.10%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.10%) Linux
1 1 (1.10%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (39.56%) Migration
2 29 (31.87%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (27.47%) Regulatory Compliance
4 24 (26.37%) Due Diligence
4 24 (26.37%) Fintech
5 23 (25.27%) Case Management
5 23 (25.27%) Digital Banking
5 23 (25.27%) Scenario Testing
6 20 (21.98%) Data Protection
7 17 (18.68%) Agile
8 16 (17.58%) Business Analysis
8 16 (17.58%) Data Analysis
9 13 (14.29%) Fraud Detection
10 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (10.99%) Anti-Money Laundering
11 10 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
12 8 (8.79%) Data Migration
12 8 (8.79%) Validation
13 6 (6.59%) Data Mapping
Programming Languages
1 13 (14.29%) SQL
2 3 (3.30%) Python
3 1 (1.10%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 5 (5.49%) Degree
2 2 (2.20%) HND
2 2 (2.20%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.10%) CISA
3 1 (1.10%) CISM
3 1 (1.10%) ISEB
3 1 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 1 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.10%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.10%) SANS
3 1 (1.10%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.10%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.10%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.59%) GDPR
2 5 (5.49%) Data Quality
2 5 (5.49%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (3.30%) PMO
4 1 (1.10%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.10%) QA
4 1 (1.10%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (2.20%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.10%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.30%) Oracle
2 3 (3.30%) Salesforce
2 3 (3.30%) SAP
3 2 (2.20%) Pega
3 2 (2.20%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.20%) Snow
4 1 (1.10%) Bloomberg
4 1 (1.10%) Reuters
4 1 (1.10%) Tenable