Data Analyst Contracts in Glasgow

Data Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Glasgow is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 42 71
Rank change year-on-year -28 +29 0
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 16 27 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.95% 3.52% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.05% 3.72% 1.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 9 11
10th Percentile £351 £246 -
25th Percentile £381 £275 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £465 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% +3.33% +22.45%
75th Percentile £525 £480 £525
90th Percentile £555 £590 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £453 £425
% change year-on-year -0.55% +6.47% +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £23.34 £21.25
Median hourly rate - £24.26 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year - +7.80% +28.57%
75th Percentile - £25.17 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £20.80 £13.40 £15.99
% change year-on-year +55.19% -16.20% +27.72%

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 780 725 880
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 94.65% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 490 513 607
10th Percentile £300 £250 £325
25th Percentile £364 £363 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year - -8.16% +7.69%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £606 £636 £675
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 31 27
10th Percentile - £11.50 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £16.19 £12.94
Median hourly rate £19.90 £40.94 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -51.39% +182.34% -61.26%
75th Percentile £26.21 £55.63 £35.00
90th Percentile £59.75 £62.50 £59.47
Scotland median hourly rate £19.71 £18.27 £17.72
% change year-on-year +7.88% +3.10% -52.66%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings that featured Data Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analyst in Glasgow

Data Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Data Analyst in Glasgow

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Glasgow over the 6 months to 14 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analyst in Glasgow

Data Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analyst in Glasgow

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 14 July 2025, Data Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (62.50%) Finance
1 10 (62.50%) SQL
2 9 (56.25%) Data Analysis
3 8 (50.00%) Data Modelling
4 7 (43.75%) ITIL
4 7 (43.75%) ITSM
4 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
5 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (31.25%) SAS
7 4 (25.00%) Data Quality
7 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (25.00%) Validation
7 4 (25.00%) Data Lineage
7 4 (25.00%) GDPR
8 3 (18.75%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (18.75%) Power BI
8 3 (18.75%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
8 3 (18.75%) Migration
8 3 (18.75%) Agile
8 3 (18.75%) Banking
8 3 (18.75%) Data Management
8 3 (18.75%) Identity Management
8 3 (18.75%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (18.75%) Oracle
8 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
8 3 (18.75%) Analytics
8 3 (18.75%) Tableau
8 3 (18.75%) Oracle Fusion

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (31.25%) SAS
2 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (6.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) Power BI
1 3 (18.75%) Tableau
2 2 (12.50%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (12.50%) Relational Database
General
1 10 (62.50%) Finance
2 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
3 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (18.75%) Banking
4 3 (18.75%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Investment Banking
5 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (18.75%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (12.50%) CMDB
2 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (12.50%) Virtual Team
3 1 (6.25%) Product Ownership
3 1 (6.25%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Data Analysis
2 8 (50.00%) Data Modelling
3 7 (43.75%) ITIL
3 7 (43.75%) ITSM
4 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (25.00%) Data Lineage
5 4 (25.00%) Validation
6 3 (18.75%) Agile
6 3 (18.75%) Analytics
6 3 (18.75%) Business Analysis
6 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (18.75%) Data Cleansing
6 3 (18.75%) Data Management
6 3 (18.75%) Identity Management
6 3 (18.75%) Migration
7 2 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (12.50%) Data Architecture
7 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
7 2 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
7 2 (12.50%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (62.50%) SQL
2 2 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) Data Quality
1 4 (25.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Oracle
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 1 (6.25%) Alteryx
3 1 (6.25%) SAP