Analyst Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Analyst daily rate in Glasgow is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 7 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 102 131 132
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 13.51% 17.35% 14.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.41% 19.26% 15.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 102 97
10th Percentile £275 £186 £178
25th Percentile £350 £331 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £404 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +0.94% -5.88%
75th Percentile £463 £475 £488
90th Percentile £525 £500 £500
Scotland median daily rate £425 £400 £412
% change year-on-year +6.25% -2.97% -0.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - £18.83 -
25th Percentile £57.50 £19.32 -
Median hourly rate £60.00 £19.59 £15.42
Median % change year-on-year +206.28% +27.04% -
75th Percentile £62.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
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
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 708 680 850
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 90.07% 96.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 441 458 575
10th Percentile £245 £256 £325
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £447 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% -10.70% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £622
90th Percentile £625 £656 £700
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +0.89% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 17 16
10th Percentile £17.98 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.75 £14.63
Median hourly rate £26.21 £19.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +33.79% +10.55% +18.13%
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.18 £19.50
90th Percentile £57.50 £37.70 £41.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.62 £20.94 £19.50
% change year-on-year +17.57% +7.38% +10.05%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Glasgow over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Glasgow

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 Glasgow region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 31 (30.39%) Agile
2 29 (28.43%) Data Modelling
3 27 (26.47%) SQL
4 22 (21.57%) Python
5 21 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
6 19 (18.63%) Data Analysis
6 19 (18.63%) Microsoft
7 17 (16.67%) ITIL
7 17 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 16 (15.69%) Business Analysis
8 16 (15.69%) Microsoft Excel
8 16 (15.69%) Waterfall
9 15 (14.71%) Analytics
9 15 (14.71%) ITSM
9 15 (14.71%) Visualisation
10 13 (12.75%) Data Governance
10 13 (12.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 13 (12.75%) ServiceNow
10 13 (12.75%) User Acceptance Testing
11 12 (11.76%) Data Lineage
11 12 (11.76%) Data Visualisation
11 12 (11.76%) Relational Database
11 12 (11.76%) Requirements Gathering
11 12 (11.76%) Unix
12 11 (10.78%) Change Control
12 11 (10.78%) Data Architecture
13 10 (9.80%) Business Intelligence
13 10 (9.80%) Degree
13 10 (9.80%) Linux
13 10 (9.80%) Microsoft 365

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 9 (8.82%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.90%) Confluence
3 2 (1.96%) Camunda
3 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.96%) SAS
4 1 (0.98%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.98%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 16 (15.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (12.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (6.86%) MS Visio
4 3 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (2.94%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.98%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.98%) iTrent
3 1 (0.98%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.98%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 10 (9.80%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (8.82%) Power Platform
3 6 (5.88%) Viva Engage
4 5 (4.90%) Snowflake
5 4 (3.92%) Azure
5 4 (3.92%) Lucidchart
6 2 (1.96%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.98%) AWS
7 1 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.98%) Boomi
7 1 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.98%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.98%) SaaS
7 1 (0.98%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.96%) VoIP
2 1 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.98%) VPN
2 1 (0.98%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (11.76%) Relational Database
2 9 (8.82%) Power BI
3 5 (4.90%) Tableau
4 4 (3.92%) BigQuery
4 4 (3.92%) Metadata
5 3 (2.94%) Power Query
6 2 (1.96%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (1.96%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.98%) Big Data
7 1 (0.98%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.98%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.98%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (4.90%) JIRA
2 1 (0.98%) TestComplete
2 1 (0.98%) Zephyr
General
1 46 (45.10%) Social Skills
2 43 (42.16%) Finance
3 37 (36.27%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (17.65%) Banking
5 15 (14.71%) Public Sector
6 11 (10.78%) Investment Banking
7 8 (7.84%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.94%) Financial Institution
8 3 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.96%) French Language
9 2 (1.96%) Front Office
9 2 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.96%) Legal
9 2 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.98%) Billing
10 1 (0.98%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.98%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.94%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.98%) ADO
2 1 (0.98%) NumPy
2 1 (0.98%) Pandas
2 1 (0.98%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.78%) Management Information System
2 10 (9.80%) CMDB
3 9 (8.82%) Analytical Mindset
3 9 (8.82%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (6.86%) Virtual Team
5 5 (4.90%) Product Ownership
6 4 (3.92%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.94%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (1.96%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.96%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 1 (0.98%) Credit Risk
9 1 (0.98%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.98%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.98%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.98%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 12 (11.76%) Unix
2 10 (9.80%) Linux
3 3 (2.94%) Windows
4 2 (1.96%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.98%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.98%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (30.39%) Agile
2 29 (28.43%) Data Modelling
3 21 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (18.63%) Data Analysis
5 17 (16.67%) ITIL
5 17 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 16 (15.69%) Business Analysis
6 16 (15.69%) Waterfall
7 15 (14.71%) Analytics
7 15 (14.71%) ITSM
7 15 (14.71%) Visualisation
8 13 (12.75%) Data Governance
8 13 (12.75%) User Acceptance Testing
9 12 (11.76%) Data Lineage
9 12 (11.76%) Data Visualisation
9 12 (11.76%) Requirements Gathering
10 11 (10.78%) Change Control
10 11 (10.78%) Data Architecture
11 10 (9.80%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (9.80%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 27 (26.47%) SQL
2 22 (21.57%) Python
3 9 (8.82%) Perl
4 3 (2.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.98%) Bicep
5 1 (0.98%) Java
5 1 (0.98%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.98%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.98%) R
Qualifications
1 10 (9.80%) Degree
2 8 (7.84%) Security Cleared
3 7 (6.86%) ITIL Certification
4 5 (4.90%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.92%) CISSP
6 3 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.94%) CEH
6 3 (2.94%) CISM
6 3 (2.94%) GIAC
6 3 (2.94%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (1.96%) PMP
8 1 (0.98%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.98%) CASP
8 1 (0.98%) CBAP
8 1 (0.98%) CompTIA CySA+
8 1 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.98%) GCIA
8 1 (0.98%) GCIH
8 1 (0.98%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.82%) Data Quality
2 8 (7.84%) GDPR
3 5 (4.90%) PMO
4 2 (1.96%) MiFID
4 2 (1.96%) QA
5 1 (0.98%) Basel III
5 1 (0.98%) COREP
5 1 (0.98%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.98%) FINREP
5 1 (0.98%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.94%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (18.63%) Microsoft
2 13 (12.75%) ServiceNow
3 10 (9.80%) Oracle
4 5 (4.90%) Teradata
5 3 (2.94%) SAP
5 3 (2.94%) Splunk
6 2 (1.96%) Avaloq
6 2 (1.96%) Databricks
7 1 (0.98%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.98%) Ariba
7 1 (0.98%) Cloudera
7 1 (0.98%) FNZ
7 1 (0.98%) IBM
7 1 (0.98%) Infor
7 1 (0.98%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.98%) Poppulo
7 1 (0.98%) Remedy
7 1 (0.98%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.98%) Workday