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 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -4 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Analyst | 258 | 215 | 251 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | 10.65% | 13.52% | 13.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.51% | 15.00% | 14.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 127 | 118 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £241 | £275 | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £389 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £450 | £356 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +26.40% | -14.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £525 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £500 |
| UK median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -2.17% | -3.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.27 | £12.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.81 | £20.40 | £15.42 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.99 | £25.15 | £18.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.42% | +36.87% | +26.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.00 | £35.00 | £19.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £49.00 | £19.59 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.50 | £21.00 | £21.66 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.95% | -3.05% | +14.00% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,242 | 1,433 | 1,719 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.57% | 90.13% | 92.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,182 | 816 | 1,021 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £200 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £377 | £358 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £467 | £455 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.64% | +1.11% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 152 | 57 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £16.51 | £12.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.75 | £17.30 | £14.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.38 | £20.80 | £18.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.64% | +14.70% | +2.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £38.04 | £24.17 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.16 | £64.60 | £45.62 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.24% | -38.77% | -8.72% |
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 Daily Rate Trend 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 16 October 2026.
Analyst Hourly Rate Trend 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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | 124 | £402 | -5.41% | 61 |
| Edinburgh | +3 | 100 | £438 | -14.13% | 51 |
| Highlands | - | 8 | £484 | - | 9 |
| Renfrewshire | -1 | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| West Lothian | -8 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Perthshire | - | 3 | £513 | - | |
| Lanarkshire | -4 | 2 | £475 | +265.38% | 6 |
| South Lanarkshire | -5 | 2 | £650 | - | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Perth and Kinross | - | 1 | £575 | - | |
| Midlothian | - | 1 | £500 | - | 4 |
| Stirling | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Inverclyde | - | 1 | £538 | - | |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 1 | £510 | - | 2 |
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Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 16 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 29.5% | 76 |
| 2 | Agile | 26.7% | 69 |
| 3 | Business Analysis | 19.8% | 51 |
| 4 | Data Analysis | 19.0% | 49 |
| 5 | Problem-Solving | 16.7% | 43 |
| 5 | SQL | 16.7% | 43 |
| 7 | Microsoft Excel | 15.9% | 41 |
| 8 | Requirements Gathering | 15.5% | 40 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 15.1% | 39 |
| 10 | Business Intelligence | 14.7% | 38 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Engagement | 14.7% | 38 |
| 12 | Workshop Facilitation | 14.3% | 37 |
| 13 | JIRA | 13.6% | 35 |
| 14 | Power BI | 12.8% | 33 |
| 14 | Power Platform | 12.8% | 33 |
| 16 | User Stories | 12.4% | 32 |
| 17 | Microsoft | 11.6% | 30 |
| 18 | Azure | 11.2% | 29 |
| 18 | Migration | 11.2% | 29 |
| 20 | Confluence | 10.9% | 28 |
| 21 | Scrum | 10.1% | 26 |
| 21 | User Acceptance Testing | 10.1% | 26 |
| 23 | ITIL | 9.7% | 25 |
| 23 | Security Cleared | 9.7% | 25 |
| 25 | Data Quality | 9.3% | 24 |
| 26 | Validation | 8.9% | 23 |
| 27 | Oracle | 8.5% | 22 |
| 28 | Analytics | 8.1% | 21 |
| 28 | Decision-Making | 8.1% | 21 |
| 28 | MS Visio | 8.1% | 21 |
Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Analyst | 39.1% | 101 |
| 2 | Data Analyst | 16.7% | 43 |
| 3 | Service Analyst | 9.7% | 25 |
| 4 | Senior Analyst | 6.6% | 17 |
| 5 | IT Analyst | 6.2% | 16 |
| 5 | Support Analyst | 6.2% | 16 |
| 7 | Business Systems Analyst | 5.4% | 14 |
| 7 | Security Analyst | 5.4% | 14 |
| 9 | Financial Analyst | 5.0% | 13 |
| 9 | Service Desk Analyst | 5.0% | 13 |
| 9 | Systems Analyst | 5.0% | 13 |
| 9 | Technical Analyst | 5.0% | 13 |
| 13 | Incident Analyst | 4.7% | 12 |
| 14 | IT Support Analyst | 3.9% | 10 |
| 15 | Finance Business Analyst | 3.5% | 9 |
| 15 | Project Analyst | 3.5% | 9 |
| 17 | Security Incident Analyst | 3.1% | 8 |
| 17 | Senior Business Analyst | 3.1% | 8 |
| 17 | Service Delivery Analyst | 3.1% | 8 |
| 20 | Business Data Analyst | 2.7% | 7 |