Analyst Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 April 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 8 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 +2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 245 272 373
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 14.34% 16.37% 16.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.67% 17.58% 17.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 182 233
10th Percentile £260 £254 £156
25th Percentile £339 £350 £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% - +1.80%
75th Percentile £488 £488 £495
90th Percentile £621 £555 £538
UK median daily rate £450 £454 £475
% change year-on-year -0.83% -4.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 14
10th Percentile - £16.19 £12.50
25th Percentile - £17.40 £13.13
Median hourly rate £17.23 £19.59 £15.88
Median % change year-on-year -12.05% +23.36% +5.55%
75th Percentile £24.37 £26.28 £21.42
90th Percentile £28.65 £30.74 £29.08
UK median hourly rate £19.34 £24.00 £16.30
% change year-on-year -19.42% +47.24% -14.21%

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 1,563 1,547 2,165
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 93.08% 94.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 839 949 1,317
10th Percentile £250 £251 £200
25th Percentile £375 £365 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £545 £588
90th Percentile £675 £613 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 45 114
10th Percentile £12.60 £16.16 £12.73
25th Percentile £13.50 £18.51 £16.50
Median hourly rate £21.90 £22.88 £37.97
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -39.76% +75.22%
75th Percentile £55.00 £24.66 £60.75
90th Percentile £68.75 £39.05 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £31.76 £34.21
% change year-on-year +25.94% -7.16% -23.98%

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 8 April 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 8 April 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 8 April 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 +2 115 £415 -2.35% 18
Edinburgh -2 92 £413 -3.51% 18
South Lanarkshire -1 10 £610 +29.79% 2
Perthshire 0 6 £763 +110.34%
Aberdeen -3 5 - - 9
Dumfries and Galloway - 5 £260 -
West Lothian -4 2 £54 - 2
Lanarkshire +6 1 £450 +246.15% 16
Inverclyde - 1 £450 -
Highlands - 1 £350 - 1
Fife - 1 £43 - 2
Renfrewshire - 1 - - 2
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 April 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 57 (23.27%) Agile
2 47 (19.18%) SQL
3 38 (15.51%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (15.10%) Data Quality
5 36 (14.69%) Business Analysis
6 35 (14.29%) Data Analysis
7 33 (13.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 32 (13.06%) Microsoft
9 31 (12.65%) Azure
9 31 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
10 29 (11.84%) Decision-Making
10 29 (11.84%) Security Cleared
11 27 (11.02%) Microsoft Excel
11 27 (11.02%) Power Platform
12 26 (10.61%) Business Intelligence
12 26 (10.61%) Stakeholder Management
13 24 (9.80%) Power BI
14 22 (8.98%) Degree
14 22 (8.98%) DevOps
14 22 (8.98%) SC Cleared
14 22 (8.98%) Windows
15 21 (8.57%) Change Management
15 21 (8.57%) Migration
15 21 (8.57%) Python
16 20 (8.16%) Data Modelling
16 20 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
16 20 (8.16%) User Stories
17 19 (7.76%) Azure DevOps
17 19 (7.76%) Project Management
17 19 (7.76%) Requirements Gathering

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 (4.90%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.04%) Confluence
3 3 (1.22%) Camunda
3 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.82%) SAS
5 1 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 27 (11.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.27%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.41%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.04%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.82%) IntelliMatch
3 2 (0.82%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.41%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.41%) iTrent
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 31 (12.65%) Azure
2 27 (11.02%) Power Platform
3 20 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (7.76%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (5.71%) Snowflake
6 10 (4.08%) Power Automate
7 8 (3.27%) AWS
8 6 (2.45%) Lucidchart
9 5 (2.04%) Entra ID
10 3 (1.22%) GCP
11 2 (0.82%) Alation
11 2 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.82%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.82%) SaaS
12 1 (0.41%) Boomi
12 1 (0.41%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.41%) OCI
12 1 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.31%) DNS
2 11 (4.49%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.63%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.82%) Internet
5 2 (0.82%) Intranet
5 2 (0.82%) VoIP
5 2 (0.82%) VPN
6 1 (0.41%) Firewall
6 1 (0.41%) LAN
6 1 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.80%) Power BI
2 8 (3.27%) Metadata
2 8 (3.27%) Tableau
3 6 (2.45%) Relational Database
3 6 (2.45%) Tick Data
4 5 (2.04%) BigQuery
5 3 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.82%) Big Data
6 2 (0.82%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (0.82%) Power Query
6 2 (0.82%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.41%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.41%) BusinessObjects XI
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.41%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 14 (5.71%) JIRA
2 6 (2.45%) Visual Studio
3 3 (1.22%) GitLab
4 2 (0.82%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.41%) Selenium
5 1 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.41%) TestComplete
5 1 (0.41%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 79 (32.24%) Finance
2 75 (30.61%) Social Skills
3 51 (20.82%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (15.10%) Public Sector
5 28 (11.43%) Banking
6 15 (6.12%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (4.49%) Investment Banking
8 9 (3.67%) Retail Banking
9 6 (2.45%) Law
10 5 (2.04%) Corporate Banking
10 5 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.04%) Retail
11 4 (1.63%) General Ledger
11 4 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.63%) Legal
12 3 (1.22%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.22%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.82%) Italian Language
13 2 (0.82%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.86%) .NET
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.41%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.53%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.90%) Data Protection Act
3 11 (4.49%) Cyberattack
3 11 (4.49%) Product Ownership
3 11 (4.49%) Security Operations Centre
4 10 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (3.67%) CMDB
6 7 (2.86%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.63%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.63%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.63%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.63%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.22%) Wiki
9 2 (0.82%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (0.82%) PMI
9 2 (0.82%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.41%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.41%) TAXII
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.98%) Windows
2 16 (6.53%) Linux
3 5 (2.04%) Unix
3 5 (2.04%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.63%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.22%) Android
5 3 (1.22%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.82%) VMS
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (23.27%) Agile
2 38 (15.51%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (14.69%) Business Analysis
4 35 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 33 (13.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 31 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
7 29 (11.84%) Decision-Making
8 26 (10.61%) Business Intelligence
8 26 (10.61%) Stakeholder Management
9 22 (8.98%) DevOps
10 21 (8.57%) Change Management
10 21 (8.57%) Migration
11 20 (8.16%) Data Modelling
11 20 (8.16%) User Stories
12 19 (7.76%) Project Management
12 19 (7.76%) Requirements Gathering
12 19 (7.76%) Workshop Facilitation
13 18 (7.35%) User Acceptance Testing
14 17 (6.94%) ITIL
15 16 (6.53%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 47 (19.18%) SQL
2 21 (8.57%) Python
3 7 (2.86%) C#
4 6 (2.45%) C++
5 5 (2.04%) Perl
6 2 (0.82%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.82%) VB
7 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.41%) Java
7 1 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 29 (11.84%) Security Cleared
2 22 (8.98%) Degree
2 22 (8.98%) SC Cleared
3 13 (5.31%) DV Cleared
4 12 (4.90%) CompTIA Security+
5 11 (4.49%) CompTIA CySA+
5 11 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.22%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.82%) CBAP
8 2 (0.82%) IIBA
8 2 (0.82%) ISEB
8 2 (0.82%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.41%) CEH
9 1 (0.41%) CISSP
9 1 (0.41%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.41%) GCIH
9 1 (0.41%) GIAC
9 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.41%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (15.10%) Data Quality
2 11 (4.49%) PMO
3 7 (2.86%) QA
4 5 (2.04%) Disclosure Scotland
5 4 (1.63%) SLA
6 2 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.82%) GRC
6 2 (0.82%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.82%) ISO 8583
6 2 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.41%) NIST
7 1 (0.41%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.41%) P3O
7 1 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (4.90%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.41%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.41%) ISA Server
2 1 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.41%) CASB
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 32 (13.06%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.53%) Oracle
3 14 (5.71%) ServiceNow
4 13 (5.31%) Splunk
5 11 (4.49%) SAP
6 6 (2.45%) Teradata
7 4 (1.63%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (1.63%) Workday
8 3 (1.22%) Citrix
8 3 (1.22%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.82%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.82%) FIS
9 2 (0.82%) Fiserv
9 2 (0.82%) Pega
9 2 (0.82%) SmartStream
9 2 (0.82%) Tenable
10 1 (0.41%) Databricks
10 1 (0.41%) Infor
10 1 (0.41%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.41%) Zscaler