Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh is £419, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 78 108 145
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 12.50% 16.56% 16.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.54% 17.53% 17.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 55 82
10th Percentile £271 £210 £155
25th Percentile £330 £388 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.47% -5.56% +7.91%
75th Percentile £478 £472 £524
90th Percentile £568 £540 £561
Scotland median daily rate £420 £418 £418
% change year-on-year +0.48% +0.12% +0.60%
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 £24.12 £21.89 £16.34
% change year-on-year +10.19% +33.94% +5.15%

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 576 616 825
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 94.48% 94.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 290 347 487
10th Percentile £234 £200 £242
25th Percentile £410 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £479
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -3.44% +0.84%
75th Percentile £596 £538 £575
90th Percentile £675 £638 £639
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 25 47
10th Percentile £19.55 £20.58 £15.64
25th Percentile £50.00 £21.05 £28.94
Median hourly rate £55.00 £23.59 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +133.15% -60.68% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £81.24 £28.38 £66.40
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year +4.74% -43.82% +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 27 February 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 27 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 27 February 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 21 (26.92%) SQL
2 19 (24.36%) Data Analysis
3 18 (23.08%) Agile
4 17 (21.79%) Data Quality
5 16 (20.51%) Azure
6 15 (19.23%) Microsoft Excel
6 15 (19.23%) Power Platform
7 14 (17.95%) Business Analysis
7 14 (17.95%) Business Intelligence
8 13 (16.67%) Project Management
9 12 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
9 12 (15.38%) Power BI
9 12 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 11 (14.10%) Data Protection
10 11 (14.10%) Decision-Making
10 11 (14.10%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (12.82%) Risk Management
12 9 (11.54%) Analytics
12 9 (11.54%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (11.54%) Change Management
12 9 (11.54%) DevOps
12 9 (11.54%) Microsoft
12 9 (11.54%) Migration
12 9 (11.54%) Workshop Facilitation
13 8 (10.26%) Power Automate
13 8 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
13 8 (10.26%) Validation
14 6 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
14 6 (7.69%) AI
14 6 (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 1 (1.28%) Confluence
1 1 (1.28%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (19.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.56%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.51%) Azure
2 15 (19.23%) Power Platform
3 9 (11.54%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (10.26%) Power Automate
5 6 (7.69%) AWS
6 5 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (6.41%) Snowflake
7 2 (2.56%) Entra ID
7 2 (2.56%) GCP
7 2 (2.56%) Lucidchart
8 1 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.28%) OCI
8 1 (1.28%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.28%) Firewall
1 1 (1.28%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (15.38%) Power BI
2 3 (3.85%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.85%) Tableau
3 2 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.56%) Metadata
3 2 (2.56%) Tick Data
4 1 (1.28%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.28%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.28%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (1.28%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle Database
4 1 (1.28%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 4 (5.13%) JIRA
2 2 (2.56%) GitLab
2 2 (2.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 28 (35.90%) Finance
2 19 (24.36%) Social Skills
3 15 (19.23%) Banking
4 14 (17.95%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (14.10%) Public Sector
6 7 (8.97%) Retail Banking
7 3 (3.85%) Corporate Banking
7 3 (3.85%) Investment Banking
7 3 (3.85%) Retail
8 2 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.28%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.85%) .NET
2 1 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.28%) Swagger
2 1 (1.28%) XML
2 1 (1.28%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.54%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (6.41%) Management Information System
4 4 (5.13%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.56%) Data Structures
5 2 (2.56%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.56%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.28%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.28%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.28%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.28%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.28%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.28%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.28%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.56%) Windows
2 1 (1.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (24.36%) Data Analysis
2 18 (23.08%) Agile
3 14 (17.95%) Business Analysis
3 14 (17.95%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (16.67%) Project Management
5 12 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
5 12 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 11 (14.10%) Data Protection
6 11 (14.10%) Decision-Making
6 11 (14.10%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (12.82%) Risk Management
8 9 (11.54%) Analytics
8 9 (11.54%) Change Management
8 9 (11.54%) DevOps
8 9 (11.54%) Migration
8 9 (11.54%) Workshop Facilitation
9 8 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (10.26%) Validation
10 6 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
10 6 (7.69%) AI
Programming Languages
1 21 (26.92%) SQL
2 5 (6.41%) Python
3 2 (2.56%) C#
3 2 (2.56%) C++
4 1 (1.28%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.28%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (5.13%) Degree
2 2 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.28%) CEH
3 1 (1.28%) CISSP
3 1 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (1.28%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (21.79%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (2.56%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (2.56%) GDPR
2 2 (2.56%) GRC
2 2 (2.56%) PMO
2 2 (2.56%) QA
3 1 (1.28%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (5.13%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.28%) ISA Server
Vendors
1 9 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.85%) Oracle
3 2 (2.56%) Pega
4 1 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.28%) SAP
4 1 (1.28%) Splunk
4 1 (1.28%) Tenable