Analyst Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £421, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 8 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 259 257 344
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 14.03% 16.17% 15.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.24% 17.13% 16.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 163 214
10th Percentile £278 £263 £157
25th Percentile £350 £363 £278
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £421 £425 £415
Median % change year-on-year -1.06% +2.35% -0.54%
75th Percentile £497 £488 £495
90th Percentile £626 £550 £538
UK median daily rate £450 £463 £475
% change year-on-year -2.70% -2.63% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 13
10th Percentile £16.24 £16.21 £12.32
25th Percentile £16.61 £16.53 £12.50
Median hourly rate £17.23 £19.48 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +29.85% +3.45%
75th Percentile - £25.96 £18.27
90th Percentile - £30.15 £24.47
UK median hourly rate £21.72 £22.05 £16.30
% change year-on-year -1.52% +35.28% -10.56%

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 1,700 1,500 2,059
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 94.40% 94.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 869 887 1,250
10th Percentile £275 £255 £200
25th Percentile £393 £364 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £675 £608 £650
UK median daily rate £505 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -1.46% -2.38% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 51 113
10th Percentile £12.60 £16.02 £12.32
25th Percentile £13.50 £17.03 £16.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £19.97 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.15% -36.60% +42.37%
75th Percentile £60.91 £24.58 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.20 £42.22 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £28.68 £36.65
% change year-on-year +53.44% -21.76% -18.56%

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 9 May 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
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 9 May 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 +3 119 £415 -2.35% 32
Edinburgh -2 103 £416 -2.12% 18
South Lanarkshire -2 10 £610 +29.79% 1
Perthshire 0 7 £763 +110.34%
Aberdeen -1 5 - - 6
Renfrewshire +1 4 - - 3
Dumfries and Galloway - 4 £260 -
Lanarkshire +3 1 £450 +246.15% 19
West Lothian -2 1 - - 1
Inverclyde - 1 £450 -
Highlands - 1 £350 - 2
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 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 66 (25.48%) Agile
2 41 (15.83%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (15.44%) SQL
4 38 (14.67%) Business Analysis
5 37 (14.29%) Azure
6 36 (13.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 35 (13.51%) Data Analysis
8 34 (13.13%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (12.74%) Data Quality
9 33 (12.74%) Microsoft
10 31 (11.97%) Decision-Making
10 31 (11.97%) Power Platform
10 31 (11.97%) Security Cleared
11 29 (11.20%) Business Intelligence
12 28 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
12 28 (10.81%) Power BI
13 27 (10.42%) Stakeholder Management
14 26 (10.04%) DevOps
14 26 (10.04%) User Stories
15 24 (9.27%) Windows
16 23 (8.88%) Azure DevOps
16 23 (8.88%) Degree
16 23 (8.88%) Microsoft 365
16 23 (8.88%) Python
16 23 (8.88%) Requirements Gathering
16 23 (8.88%) SC Cleared
17 21 (8.11%) Workshop Facilitation
18 20 (7.72%) Change Management
19 19 (7.34%) Acceptance Criteria
19 19 (7.34%) Migration

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 12 (4.63%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.47%) Confluence
3 3 (1.16%) Camunda
4 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.39%) SAS
Applications
1 28 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.09%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.39%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.93%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.77%) IntelliMatch
2 2 (0.77%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.39%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.39%) iTrent
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 37 (14.29%) Azure
2 31 (11.97%) Power Platform
3 23 (8.88%) Azure DevOps
3 23 (8.88%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.47%) Power Automate
5 8 (3.09%) Snowflake
6 7 (2.70%) AWS
7 6 (2.32%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.32%) Lucidchart
8 3 (1.16%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.77%) Alation
9 2 (0.77%) GCP
9 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.77%) SaaS
10 1 (0.39%) Boomi
10 1 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.39%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.39%) OCI
10 1 (0.39%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.41%) DNS
2 11 (4.25%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.16%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (1.16%) VPN
5 2 (0.77%) Internet
5 2 (0.77%) Intranet
6 1 (0.39%) Firewall
6 1 (0.39%) LAN
6 1 (0.39%) SSL
6 1 (0.39%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (10.81%) Power BI
2 7 (2.70%) Tableau
3 6 (2.32%) Tick Data
4 5 (1.93%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
5 2 (0.77%) Metadata
5 2 (0.77%) Power Query
6 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.39%) Big Data
6 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects XI
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.39%) QlikView
6 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 18 (6.95%) JIRA
2 6 (2.32%) Visual Studio
3 3 (1.16%) GitLab
4 2 (0.77%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.39%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.39%) Selenium
5 1 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.39%) Tricentis qTest
5 1 (0.39%) Zephyr
General
1 88 (33.98%) Finance
2 75 (28.96%) Social Skills
3 44 (16.99%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (14.29%) Public Sector
5 25 (9.65%) Banking
6 12 (4.63%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.86%) Investment Banking
8 7 (2.70%) Retail Banking
9 6 (2.32%) Law
10 5 (1.93%) Corporate Banking
10 5 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.93%) Legal
10 5 (1.93%) Retail
11 4 (1.54%) General Ledger
11 4 (1.54%) Italian Language
12 3 (1.16%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.77%) Front Office
13 2 (0.77%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.70%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.95%) Management Information System
2 15 (5.79%) Product Ownership
3 14 (5.41%) Data Protection Act
4 11 (4.25%) Cyberattack
4 11 (4.25%) Security Operations Centre
5 9 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.09%) CMDB
7 7 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.93%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.54%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.54%) Onboarding
10 3 (1.16%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.77%) Cloud Security Posture
11 2 (0.77%) Derivative
11 2 (0.77%) OTC Derivatives
11 2 (0.77%) PMI
11 2 (0.77%) Security Posture
12 1 (0.39%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.27%) Windows
2 17 (6.56%) Linux
3 6 (2.32%) Unix
3 6 (2.32%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.93%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.54%) Android
5 4 (1.54%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.77%) VMS
7 1 (0.39%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (25.48%) Agile
2 41 (15.83%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (14.67%) Business Analysis
4 36 (13.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 35 (13.51%) Data Analysis
6 34 (13.13%) Cybersecurity
7 31 (11.97%) Decision-Making
8 29 (11.20%) Business Intelligence
9 27 (10.42%) Stakeholder Management
10 26 (10.04%) DevOps
10 26 (10.04%) User Stories
11 23 (8.88%) Requirements Gathering
12 21 (8.11%) Workshop Facilitation
13 20 (7.72%) Change Management
14 19 (7.34%) Acceptance Criteria
14 19 (7.34%) Migration
15 18 (6.95%) ITIL
15 18 (6.95%) Validation
16 17 (6.56%) Project Management
17 16 (6.18%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 40 (15.44%) SQL
2 23 (8.88%) Python
3 8 (3.09%) C#
4 6 (2.32%) C++
4 6 (2.32%) Perl
5 2 (0.77%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.77%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.77%) VB
6 1 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.39%) Java
6 1 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.39%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 31 (11.97%) Security Cleared
2 23 (8.88%) Degree
2 23 (8.88%) SC Cleared
3 13 (5.02%) DV Cleared
4 12 (4.63%) CompTIA Security+
5 11 (4.25%) CompTIA CySA+
5 11 (4.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (2.32%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.77%) CBAP
8 2 (0.77%) IIBA
8 2 (0.77%) ISEB
8 2 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.77%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.39%) CEH
9 1 (0.39%) CISSP
9 1 (0.39%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.39%) GCIH
9 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.39%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (12.74%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.86%) PMO
3 7 (2.70%) QA
4 6 (2.32%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (1.16%) SLA
6 2 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.77%) GRC
6 2 (0.77%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.77%) ISO 8583
7 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.39%) NIST
7 1 (0.39%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.39%) P3O
7 1 (0.39%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (5.02%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.39%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.39%) CASB
Vendors
1 33 (12.74%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.41%) ServiceNow
3 13 (5.02%) Splunk
4 11 (4.25%) Oracle
5 8 (3.09%) SAP
6 6 (2.32%) Citrix
7 4 (1.54%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (1.54%) Workday
8 3 (1.16%) Calypso
9 2 (0.77%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.77%) FIS
9 2 (0.77%) Fiserv
9 2 (0.77%) Pega
9 2 (0.77%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.77%) SmartStream
9 2 (0.77%) Tenable
10 1 (0.39%) CyberArk
10 1 (0.39%) Databricks
10 1 (0.39%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.39%) Zscaler