Analyst
UK > Scotland
The median Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Analyst | 314 | 319 | 441 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 18.23% | 15.37% | 16.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 19.49% | 16.21% | 16.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 161 | 198 | 303 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £158 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £269 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £410 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.66% | -3.53% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £517 | £488 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £538 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | +2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 18 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £12.30 | £11.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.34 | £12.50 | £13.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.48 | £15.67 | £14.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.30% | +8.07% | +15.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.32 | £18.56 | £15.99 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.47 | £22.70 | £17.24 |
| UK median hourly rate | £22.14 | £17.50 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.51% | -5.41% | +8.82% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 1,611 | 1,968 | 2,603 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.55% | 94.80% | 94.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 910 | 1,213 | 1,779 |
| 10th Percentile | £237 | £200 | £242 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +0.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £548 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 65 | 113 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.32 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.84 | £14.73 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.83 | £18.38 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.92% | +3.70% | -52.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.21 | £52.50 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.00 | £62.50 | £63.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Scotland.
Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 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 6 July 2025. 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 |
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| Glasgow | -6 | 134 | £425 | +21.43% | 55 |
| Edinburgh | +2 | 113 | £450 | - | 99 |
| West Lothian | +1 | 21 | - | - | 6 |
| Stirling | +4 | 7 | £400 | +196.30% | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | +1 | 4 | £513 | +192.86% | 2 |
| Midlothian | +1 | 3 | - | - | 23 |
| Lanarkshire | 0 | 3 | £130 | -66.45% | 11 |
| Fife | -1 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| South Lanarkshire | +11 | 2 | £470 | +1.08% | |
| Clackmannanshire | +2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Aberdeen | -1 | 2 | £350 | -6.67% | 13 |
| Argyll and Bute | +1 | 1 | £400 | - | 1 |
| Perthshire | -3 | 1 | - | - | |
| Dundee | - | 1 | £195 | - | 9 |
| West Dunbartonshire | - | 1 | £188 | - | 2 |
| East Lothian | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, 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 Scotland region featuring Analyst in the job title.
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Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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