Business Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Business Data Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Business Data Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £402, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026.

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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 108 128
Rank change year-on-year +2 +20 +33
Contract jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 9 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.50% 0.18% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.20% 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £340 - -
25th Percentile £364 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.14%
75th Percentile £420 - -
90th Percentile £430 - -
UK median daily rate £475 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -11.63% +2.38% -8.70%

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 1,668 1,527 2,099
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 94.09% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 866 919 1,281
10th Percentile £275 £263 £205
25th Percentile £388 £370 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £461 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £675 £610 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 50 114
10th Percentile £12.60 £15.98 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.50 £17.30 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.00 £20.94 £33.25
Median % change year-on-year +5.06% -37.02% +43.44%
75th Percentile £60.91 £24.66 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £42.58 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £29.00 £36.42
% change year-on-year +51.72% -20.37% -19.07%

Business Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Business Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Scotland

Business Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Business Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Business Data 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 Business Data Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 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
Edinburgh -2 6 - - 2
Glasgow - 2 £414 - 1
Highlands - 1 £350 -
Business Data Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2026, Business Data 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 Business Data Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Data Quality
2 5 (55.56%) Project Management
3 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 2 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
5 1 (11.11%) AI
5 1 (11.11%) Analytics
5 1 (11.11%) AWS
5 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (11.11%) Business Strategy
5 1 (11.11%) Cloud Security
5 1 (11.11%) Dashboard Development
5 1 (11.11%) Data Analytics
5 1 (11.11%) Data Architecture
5 1 (11.11%) Data Cleansing
5 1 (11.11%) Data Entry
5 1 (11.11%) Data Lineage
5 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
5 1 (11.11%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
5 1 (11.11%) DevSecOps
5 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
5 1 (11.11%) Machine Learning
5 1 (11.11%) Observability
5 1 (11.11%) Power BI
5 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
5 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
5 1 (11.11%) Security Operations

Business Data 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) AWS
1 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
1 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
General
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Cloud Security Posture
1 1 (11.11%) CMDB
1 1 (11.11%) Data Centre
1 1 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Project Management
2 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (11.11%) AI
4 1 (11.11%) Analytics
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (11.11%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (11.11%) Data Analytics
4 1 (11.11%) Data Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (11.11%) Data Entry
4 1 (11.11%) Data Lineage
4 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
4 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
4 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Machine Learning
4 1 (11.11%) Security Operations
4 1 (11.11%) Visualisation
4 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (66.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow