Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £505, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 8 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 91 90 133
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 15.04% 13.76% 14.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.55% 14.54% 15.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 49 78
10th Percentile £330 £180 £180
25th Percentile £413 £307 £352
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +18.82% - +1.80%
75th Percentile £550 £488 £488
90th Percentile - £614 £538
Scotland median daily rate £425 £403 £412
% change year-on-year +5.59% -2.37% -0.66%
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 £35.50 £19.30 £17.46
% change year-on-year +83.99% +10.51% +16.40%

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 550 619 881
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 94.65% 95.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 319 533
10th Percentile £231 £213 £213
25th Percentile £413 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £456 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £650 £624
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +0.89% -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 25 17
10th Percentile £23.60 £17.10 £13.23
25th Percentile £30.50 £19.64 £17.72
Median hourly rate £60.00 £23.59 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +154.35% -32.60% +76.32%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £20.94 £19.75
% change year-on-year +20.11% +6.03% +11.46%

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 3 December 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 3 December 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 34 (37.36%) Migration
2 26 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 22 (24.18%) Regulatory Compliance
4 21 (23.08%) Due Diligence
4 21 (23.08%) Fintech
5 20 (21.98%) Case Management
5 20 (21.98%) Data Protection
5 20 (21.98%) Digital Banking
5 20 (21.98%) Scenario Testing
6 17 (18.68%) Agile
6 17 (18.68%) Business Analysis
6 17 (18.68%) Data Analysis
7 15 (16.48%) SQL
8 12 (13.19%) Microsoft Excel
8 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 11 (12.09%) Fraud Detection
9 11 (12.09%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (12.09%) Stakeholder Management
10 10 (10.99%) Microsoft
11 9 (9.89%) Anti-Money Laundering
12 8 (8.79%) Data Migration
12 8 (8.79%) Validation
13 7 (7.69%) Decision-Making
14 6 (6.59%) Azure
14 6 (6.59%) Business Intelligence
14 6 (6.59%) Change Management
14 6 (6.59%) Collaborative Working
14 6 (6.59%) Data Mapping
14 6 (6.59%) Data Quality
14 6 (6.59%) Degree

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 12 (13.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.30%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.59%) Azure
1 6 (6.59%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (6.59%) Power Platform
2 4 (4.40%) AWS
3 3 (3.30%) Snowflake
4 2 (2.20%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (2.20%) GCP
4 2 (2.20%) Lucidchart
4 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.10%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.10%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.30%) Firewall
2 1 (1.10%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.59%) Power BI
2 3 (3.30%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.20%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.20%) Metadata
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
Development Applications
1 6 (6.59%) JIRA
General
1 54 (59.34%) Finance
2 42 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (41.76%) Banking
4 24 (26.37%) Social Skills
5 20 (21.98%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (9.89%) Public Sector
7 5 (5.49%) Retail Banking
8 4 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 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 5 (5.49%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (4.40%) Freedom of Information
4 4 (4.40%) Product Ownership
5 3 (3.30%) Derivative
5 3 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (3.30%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.20%) OTC Derivatives
6 2 (2.20%) PKI
7 1 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.10%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.10%) Equities
7 1 (1.10%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.10%) Mainframe
7 1 (1.10%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (1.10%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.20%) Windows
2 1 (1.10%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (37.36%) Migration
2 26 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 22 (24.18%) Regulatory Compliance
4 21 (23.08%) Due Diligence
4 21 (23.08%) Fintech
5 20 (21.98%) Case Management
5 20 (21.98%) Data Protection
5 20 (21.98%) Digital Banking
5 20 (21.98%) Scenario Testing
6 17 (18.68%) Agile
6 17 (18.68%) Business Analysis
6 17 (18.68%) Data Analysis
7 12 (13.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 11 (12.09%) Fraud Detection
8 11 (12.09%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (12.09%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (9.89%) Anti-Money Laundering
10 8 (8.79%) Data Migration
10 8 (8.79%) Validation
11 7 (7.69%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 15 (16.48%) SQL
2 3 (3.30%) Python
3 1 (1.10%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 6 (6.59%) Degree
2 2 (2.20%) HND
2 2 (2.20%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.10%) CEH
3 1 (1.10%) CISSP
3 1 (1.10%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (1.10%) ISEB
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%) Data Quality
1 6 (6.59%) GDPR
2 5 (5.49%) Disclosure Scotland
3 4 (4.40%) PMO
4 1 (1.10%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.10%) QA
4 1 (1.10%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (3.30%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.10%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (10.99%) 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