Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 96 102 90
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 13.30% 16.09% 11.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.08% 17.71% 11.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 53 39
10th Percentile £218 £412 £173
25th Percentile £366 £425 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £507 £425
Median % change year-on-year -16.09% +19.18% +0.89%
75th Percentile £481 £531 £478
90th Percentile £538 £550 £500
Scotland median daily rate £425 £450 £381
% change year-on-year -5.56% +18.03% -10.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 4
10th Percentile - £20.83 -
25th Percentile - £24.27 £18.19
Median hourly rate £15.81 £30.00 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year -47.30% +63.27% -
75th Percentile £43.06 £35.00 £18.56
90th Percentile £95.00 £38.00 -
Scotland median hourly rate £15.90 £20.80 £18.38
% change year-on-year -23.54% +13.17% +26.72%

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 682 576 774
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 90.85% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 360 293 403
10th Percentile £238 £272 £194
25th Percentile £405 £413 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.16% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £600 £600 £618
Scotland median daily rate £463 £463 £450
% change year-on-year - +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 17 37
10th Percentile £15.81 - £13.58
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £40.00 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year +52.50% +118.94% +3.10%
75th Percentile £68.75 £61.25 £23.89
90th Percentile £70.63 £73.50 £36.51
Scotland median hourly rate £19.33 £20.00 £18.20
% change year-on-year -3.35% +9.89% +2.71%

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 14 September 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 14 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 14 September 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 24 (25.00%) Agile
2 19 (19.79%) Microsoft
2 19 (19.79%) Stakeholder Management
3 18 (18.75%) Azure
3 18 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (17.71%) Business Analysis
4 17 (17.71%) Microsoft Excel
5 15 (15.63%) Workshop Facilitation
6 13 (13.54%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (13.54%) Power BI
6 13 (13.54%) Power Platform
6 13 (13.54%) SQL
6 13 (13.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 12 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
7 12 (12.50%) User Stories
8 10 (10.42%) Customer Service
8 10 (10.42%) Data Protection
8 10 (10.42%) Migration
8 10 (10.42%) Validation
9 9 (9.38%) AI
9 9 (9.38%) AWS
9 9 (9.38%) ITSM
9 9 (9.38%) JIRA
9 9 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
9 9 (9.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 9 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (9.38%) Risk Management
10 8 (8.33%) Active Directory
10 8 (8.33%) Confluence

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 8 (8.33%) Confluence
2 4 (4.17%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 17 (17.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (9.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (3.13%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.04%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (3.13%) Primavera
2 1 (1.04%) Markit EDM
2 1 (1.04%) SAP CO
2 1 (1.04%) SAP FI
2 1 (1.04%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (1.04%) SAP PS
2 1 (1.04%) Sonata
Cloud Services
1 18 (18.75%) Azure
2 13 (13.54%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (13.54%) Power Platform
3 9 (9.38%) AWS
4 5 (5.21%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (4.17%) Entra ID
6 2 (2.08%) OneDrive
6 2 (2.08%) Power Automate
6 2 (2.08%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.04%) Apple Pay
7 1 (1.04%) Google Pay
7 1 (1.04%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.17%) DNS
2 2 (2.08%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (2.08%) VPN
2 2 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (13.54%) Power BI
2 4 (4.17%) Power Query
3 1 (1.04%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (9.38%) JIRA
2 3 (3.13%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (2.08%) REST Assured
3 2 (2.08%) Selenium
4 1 (1.04%) Zephyr
General
1 38 (39.58%) Finance
2 34 (35.42%) Social Skills
3 23 (23.96%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (15.63%) Banking
5 12 (12.50%) Public Sector
6 8 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (5.21%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (3.13%) Italian Language
9 3 (3.13%) Manufacturing
10 2 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (2.08%) Retail Banking
11 1 (1.04%) Billing
11 1 (1.04%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (1.04%) Financial Institution
11 1 (1.04%) Front Office
11 1 (1.04%) Investment Banking
11 1 (1.04%) Legal
11 1 (1.04%) Military
11 1 (1.04%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.04%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.38%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (6.25%) Product Ownership
3 5 (5.21%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.08%) CMDB
5 2 (2.08%) Derivative
5 2 (2.08%) OTC Derivatives
6 1 (1.04%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.04%) Chip and PIN
6 1 (1.04%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.04%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.04%) Mobile Wallet
6 1 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.33%) Windows
2 2 (2.08%) Android
2 2 (2.08%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.08%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (25.00%) Agile
2 19 (19.79%) Stakeholder Management
3 18 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (17.71%) Business Analysis
5 15 (15.63%) Workshop Facilitation
6 13 (13.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 12 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
7 12 (12.50%) User Stories
8 10 (10.42%) Customer Service
8 10 (10.42%) Data Protection
8 10 (10.42%) Migration
8 10 (10.42%) Validation
9 9 (9.38%) AI
9 9 (9.38%) ITSM
9 9 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (9.38%) Risk Management
10 8 (8.33%) Customer Experience
10 8 (8.33%) Data Analysis
10 8 (8.33%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 13 (13.54%) SQL
2 7 (7.29%) Python
3 3 (3.13%) R
4 2 (2.08%) Java
5 1 (1.04%) C#
5 1 (1.04%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (5.21%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (5.21%) Security Cleared
2 4 (4.17%) SC Cleared
3 3 (3.13%) CBAP
3 3 (3.13%) Degree
4 2 (2.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.04%) ISEB
5 1 (1.04%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (8.33%) PMO
2 7 (7.29%) Data Quality
3 5 (5.21%) QA
4 3 (3.13%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.04%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (8.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 19 (19.79%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.25%) ServiceNow
3 4 (4.17%) Oracle
4 3 (3.13%) Calypso
4 3 (3.13%) Citrix
4 3 (3.13%) IFS
5 1 (1.04%) Apple
5 1 (1.04%) CyberArk
5 1 (1.04%) Dell
5 1 (1.04%) Google
5 1 (1.04%) Qualys
5 1 (1.04%) RIMES
5 1 (1.04%) SAP
5 1 (1.04%) VMware