Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 4 6
Rank change year-on-year -7 +2 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 99 111 110
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 12.44% 17.00% 12.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.13% 18.35% 13.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 57 49
10th Percentile £363 £289 £184
25th Percentile £394 £413 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £481 £517 £538
90th Percentile £558 £539 £578
Scotland median daily rate £421 £425 £410
% change year-on-year -1.06% +3.66% -3.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 4
10th Percentile - £16.59 -
25th Percentile £15.81 £17.32 £18.19
Median hourly rate £55.41 £19.37 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year +186.11% +5.39% -
75th Percentile £95.00 £24.87 £18.56
90th Percentile - £26.98 -
Scotland median hourly rate £15.99 £19.48 £15.67
% change year-on-year -17.91% +24.30% +8.07%

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 754 605 828
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 92.65% 94.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 400 318 456
10th Percentile £350 £219 £178
25th Percentile £410 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £465 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% +3.39% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £534 £545
90th Percentile £626 £600 £642
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.78% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 18 54
10th Percentile £19.93 - £13.54
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% +20.42% +3.10%
75th Percentile £68.81 £56.45 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £73.25 £61.00
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.83 £18.38
% change year-on-year +76.50% +7.92% +3.70%

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 6 July 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 6 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 6 July 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 30 (30.30%) Agile
2 20 (20.20%) Azure
2 20 (20.20%) Business Analysis
2 20 (20.20%) SQL
3 16 (16.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (16.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 15 (15.15%) User Stories
5 14 (14.14%) Power Platform
5 14 (14.14%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
6 13 (13.13%) Data Analysis
6 13 (13.13%) Microsoft
6 13 (13.13%) Power BI
7 12 (12.12%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (12.12%) Data Quality
7 12 (12.12%) Microsoft Excel
7 12 (12.12%) Risk Management
8 11 (11.11%) Data Protection
8 11 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (11.11%) Validation
9 10 (10.10%) AI
9 10 (10.10%) Change Management
9 10 (10.10%) Decision-Making
9 10 (10.10%) DevOps
9 10 (10.10%) Workshop Facilitation
10 9 (9.09%) Analytics
10 9 (9.09%) Asset Management
10 9 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (9.09%) JIRA
10 9 (9.09%) Microsoft 365

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 7 (7.07%) Confluence
2 2 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.01%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (1.01%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (12.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (6.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (5.05%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (3.03%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.03%) Primavera
2 1 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.01%) Markit EDM
2 1 (1.01%) SAP CO
2 1 (1.01%) SAP FI
2 1 (1.01%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (1.01%) SAP PS
2 1 (1.01%) Sonata
Cloud Services
1 20 (20.20%) Azure
2 14 (14.14%) Power Platform
3 9 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
3 9 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (8.08%) AWS
5 4 (4.04%) Entra ID
5 4 (4.04%) Power Automate
5 4 (4.04%) Snowflake
6 2 (2.02%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.01%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.01%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.01%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.04%) DNS
2 2 (2.02%) VPN
2 2 (2.02%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.01%) Internet
3 1 (1.01%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (13.13%) Power BI
2 3 (3.03%) Power Query
3 2 (2.02%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.02%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (2.02%) Tableau
4 1 (1.01%) QlikView
4 1 (1.01%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.01%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 9 (9.09%) JIRA
2 3 (3.03%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (3.03%) Selenium
3 2 (2.02%) GitLab
3 2 (2.02%) REST Assured
4 1 (1.01%) Cypress.io
4 1 (1.01%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.01%) Zephyr
General
1 37 (37.37%) Finance
2 28 (28.28%) Social Skills
3 15 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (14.14%) Banking
5 11 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 7 (7.07%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (4.04%) Corporate Banking
7 4 (4.04%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (4.04%) Investment Banking
7 4 (4.04%) Retail
7 4 (4.04%) Retail Banking
8 3 (3.03%) Italian Language
8 3 (3.03%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.02%) Front Office
10 1 (1.01%) Legal
10 1 (1.01%) Military
10 1 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.02%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (6.06%) Product Ownership
3 5 (5.05%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.02%) CMDB
4 2 (2.02%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (2.02%) Data Structures
4 2 (2.02%) Derivative
4 2 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.02%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.02%) OTC Derivatives
5 1 (1.01%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.01%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.01%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.01%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.04%) Windows
2 2 (2.02%) Android
2 2 (2.02%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.02%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (30.30%) Agile
2 20 (20.20%) Business Analysis
3 16 (16.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (16.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 15 (15.15%) User Stories
5 14 (14.14%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
6 13 (13.13%) Data Analysis
7 12 (12.12%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (12.12%) Risk Management
8 11 (11.11%) Data Protection
8 11 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (11.11%) Validation
9 10 (10.10%) AI
9 10 (10.10%) Change Management
9 10 (10.10%) Decision-Making
9 10 (10.10%) DevOps
9 10 (10.10%) Workshop Facilitation
10 9 (9.09%) Analytics
10 9 (9.09%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 20 (20.20%) SQL
2 5 (5.05%) Python
3 2 (2.02%) C#
3 2 (2.02%) Java
4 1 (1.01%) C++
4 1 (1.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.01%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.01%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (6.06%) Security Cleared
2 5 (5.05%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (5.05%) SC Cleared
3 4 (4.04%) Degree
4 3 (3.03%) CBAP
5 2 (2.02%) ISEB
5 2 (2.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.01%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.01%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (12.12%) Data Quality
2 9 (9.09%) QA
3 2 (2.02%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (2.02%) PMO
4 1 (1.01%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.01%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (7.07%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.01%) CASB
Vendors
1 13 (13.13%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.04%) Oracle
3 3 (3.03%) Calypso
3 3 (3.03%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (3.03%) IFS
3 3 (3.03%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.02%) Citrix
4 2 (2.02%) Splunk
4 2 (2.02%) Tenable
5 1 (1.01%) CyberArk
5 1 (1.01%) RIMES
5 1 (1.01%) SAP
5 1 (1.01%) Zscaler