Analyst Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 6 5
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 194 250 344
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 13.34% 15.62% 14.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.75% 17.05% 15.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 109 165 217
10th Percentile £253 £183 £153
25th Percentile £343 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £403 £420
Median % change year-on-year +5.46% -4.05% +1.82%
75th Percentile £525 £460 £488
90th Percentile £610 £500 £530
UK median daily rate £450 £465 £475
% change year-on-year -3.17% -2.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 5
10th Percentile £17.23 £17.30 -
25th Percentile £20.42 £18.77 £15.42
Median hourly rate £30.50 £19.59 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.69% +0.46% +23.46%
75th Percentile £37.88 £23.48 £30.75
90th Percentile £51.25 £29.24 £41.10
UK median hourly rate £18.57 £22.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year -17.47% +25.00% +5.88%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,315 1,466 2,171
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 91.57% 94.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 747 868 1,314
10th Percentile £220 £204 £250
25th Percentile £372 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -8.16% +3.16%
75th Percentile £562 £538 £588
90th Percentile £650 £627 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 51 81
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.00 £13.85
25th Percentile £17.98 £19.05 £16.50
Median hourly rate £20.50 £23.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.87% -48.89% +153.95%
75th Percentile £40.00 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £60.99 £42.50 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £41.37
% change year-on-year -15.38% -21.43% +18.19%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Scotland

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow -2 87 £425 +4.62% 22
Edinburgh -5 84 £450 +5.88% 16
South Lanarkshire - 6 £610 - 2
West Lothian -1 5 £54 -80.66% 1
Dumfries and Galloway - 5 £260 -
Perthshire +4 4 £763 +110.34%
Fife +3 1 £43 -85.83% 2
Lanarkshire - 1 £130 - 18
Inverclyde - 1 £450 -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 January 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 Scotland region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 47 (24.23%) Agile
1 47 (24.23%) SQL
2 35 (18.04%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (16.49%) Business Analysis
4 29 (14.95%) Microsoft Excel
5 27 (13.92%) Data Analysis
6 24 (12.37%) Cybersecurity
6 24 (12.37%) Microsoft
6 24 (12.37%) Python
7 23 (11.86%) Data Modelling
7 23 (11.86%) Data Quality
7 23 (11.86%) Project Management
8 22 (11.34%) Azure
8 22 (11.34%) Degree
8 22 (11.34%) Migration
8 22 (11.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 22 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
9 21 (10.82%) Analytics
10 20 (10.31%) ITIL
11 19 (9.79%) Change Management
11 19 (9.79%) Data Protection
12 18 (9.28%) Power Platform
13 17 (8.76%) Continuous Improvement
13 17 (8.76%) DevOps
14 16 (8.25%) Business Intelligence
14 16 (8.25%) Power BI
14 16 (8.25%) User Acceptance Testing
14 16 (8.25%) Validation
14 16 (8.25%) Waterfall
15 15 (7.73%) Data Governance

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 8 (4.12%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.58%) Confluence
3 2 (1.03%) Camunda
4 1 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.52%) SAS
Applications
1 29 (14.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 11 (5.67%) MS Visio
3 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.06%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.52%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.52%) iTrent
3 1 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 22 (11.34%) Azure
2 18 (9.28%) Power Platform
3 12 (6.19%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (5.15%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (5.15%) Snowflake
5 8 (4.12%) Power Automate
6 7 (3.61%) AWS
6 7 (3.61%) Lucidchart
7 4 (2.06%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.55%) Viva Engage
9 2 (1.03%) GCP
10 1 (0.52%) Boomi
10 1 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.52%) OCI
10 1 (0.52%) SaaS
10 1 (0.52%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.12%) DNS
1 8 (4.12%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.52%) Firewall
2 1 (0.52%) Internet
2 1 (0.52%) Intranet
2 1 (0.52%) LAN
2 1 (0.52%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.52%) VoIP
2 1 (0.52%) VPN
2 1 (0.52%) WAN
2 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (8.25%) Power BI
2 10 (5.15%) Relational Database
3 7 (3.61%) Metadata
4 6 (3.09%) Tick Data
5 5 (2.58%) BigQuery
5 5 (2.58%) Tableau
6 4 (2.06%) SQL Server
7 3 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.03%) Data Mining
8 2 (1.03%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.52%) Amazon QuickSight
9 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.52%) Big Data
9 1 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.52%) BusinessObjects XI
9 1 (0.52%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.52%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.52%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 10 (5.15%) JIRA
2 6 (3.09%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.52%) GitLab
3 1 (0.52%) TestComplete
3 1 (0.52%) Tricentis qTest
3 1 (0.52%) Zephyr
General
1 75 (38.66%) Finance
2 66 (34.02%) Social Skills
3 53 (27.32%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (19.59%) Banking
5 26 (13.40%) Public Sector
6 15 (7.73%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (5.15%) Investment Banking
8 6 (3.09%) Retail Banking
9 4 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.55%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.55%) General Ledger
10 3 (1.55%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.03%) French Language
11 2 (1.03%) Front Office
11 2 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.03%) Legal
11 2 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.52%) Billing
12 1 (0.52%) Corporate Banking
12 1 (0.52%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.61%) .NET
2 1 (0.52%) ADO
2 1 (0.52%) JSON
2 1 (0.52%) NumPy
2 1 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.52%) Pandas
2 1 (0.52%) PySpark
2 1 (0.52%) Swagger
2 1 (0.52%) XML
2 1 (0.52%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.25%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (7.22%) Data Protection Act
2 14 (7.22%) Management Information System
3 11 (5.67%) Security Operations Centre
4 8 (4.12%) CMDB
4 8 (4.12%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (4.12%) Cyberattack
5 6 (3.09%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (3.09%) Product Ownership
5 6 (3.09%) Wiki
6 5 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.58%) Virtual Team
7 4 (2.06%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.55%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.55%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.03%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.03%) Derivative
9 2 (1.03%) Freedom of Information
9 2 (1.03%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 1 (0.52%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.22%) Linux
2 12 (6.19%) Windows
3 9 (4.64%) Unix
4 1 (0.52%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.52%) VMS
4 1 (0.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (24.23%) Agile
2 35 (18.04%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (16.49%) Business Analysis
4 27 (13.92%) Data Analysis
5 24 (12.37%) Cybersecurity
6 23 (11.86%) Data Modelling
6 23 (11.86%) Project Management
7 22 (11.34%) Migration
7 22 (11.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 22 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
8 21 (10.82%) Analytics
9 20 (10.31%) ITIL
10 19 (9.79%) Change Management
10 19 (9.79%) Data Protection
11 17 (8.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 17 (8.76%) DevOps
12 16 (8.25%) Business Intelligence
12 16 (8.25%) User Acceptance Testing
12 16 (8.25%) Validation
12 16 (8.25%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 47 (24.23%) SQL
2 24 (12.37%) Python
3 6 (3.09%) C#
3 6 (3.09%) C++
3 6 (3.09%) Perl
4 2 (1.03%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.52%) Bicep
5 1 (0.52%) Java
5 1 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (11.34%) Degree
2 14 (7.22%) Security Cleared
3 10 (5.15%) DV Cleared
4 9 (4.64%) CompTIA Security+
4 9 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (4.64%) SC Cleared
5 8 (4.12%) CompTIA CySA+
6 5 (2.58%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (2.06%) CEH
7 4 (2.06%) CISSP
7 4 (2.06%) GIAC
8 3 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.55%) CISM
9 2 (1.03%) PMP
10 1 (0.52%) GCIH
10 1 (0.52%) HND
10 1 (0.52%) IIBA
10 1 (0.52%) ISEB
10 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.52%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (11.86%) Data Quality
2 9 (4.64%) PMO
3 4 (2.06%) GDPR
4 3 (1.55%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (1.55%) QA
5 2 (1.03%) GRC
5 2 (1.03%) MiFID
5 2 (1.03%) SLA
6 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.52%) Basel III
6 1 (0.52%) COREP
6 1 (0.52%) FINREP
6 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (3.09%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.52%) ISA Server
2 1 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (12.37%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.73%) Oracle
3 13 (6.70%) SAP
3 13 (6.70%) ServiceNow
4 11 (5.67%) Splunk
5 6 (3.09%) Teradata
6 4 (2.06%) Workday
7 2 (1.03%) Avaloq
7 2 (1.03%) Databricks
7 2 (1.03%) Pega
7 2 (1.03%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.03%) Snow
8 1 (0.52%) Ariba
8 1 (0.52%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.52%) Cloudera
8 1 (0.52%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.52%) IBM
8 1 (0.52%) Infor
8 1 (0.52%) Remedy
8 1 (0.52%) Reuters