Business Intelligence Analyst Contracts in Scotland

BI Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median BI Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 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
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 114 161
Rank change year-on-year -7 +47 -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Intelligence Analyst 4 6 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.23% 0.31% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.33% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £423 £367
25th Percentile - £438 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £396
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +19.87% -
75th Percentile - £484 £417
90th Percentile - £486 £422
UK median daily rate £375 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -21.05% +5.56% -2.70%

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 1,596 1,796 2,492
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.88% 94.13% 95.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 901 1,115 1,667
10th Percentile £240 £199 £230
25th Percentile £358 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% +0.96%
75th Percentile £538 £545 £550
90th Percentile £600 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 81 63
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.50 £12.16
25th Percentile £17.02 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.71 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +8.71% +2.31% -45.00%
75th Percentile £26.21 £40.94 £56.25
90th Percentile £60.88 £53.75 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +65.50%

Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Business Intelligence Analyst in Scotland

Business Intelligence Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Intelligence Analyst in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Business Intelligence Analyst in Scotland

Business Intelligence 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 Intelligence Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 August 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
Glasgow -18 3 £450 -5.26%
Edinburgh +8 1 - - 3
Business Intelligence Analyst
UK

Business Intelligence Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (75.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Power Query
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) GDPR
2 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (25.00%) Storytelling
4 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (25.00%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
4 1 (25.00%) Finance
4 1 (25.00%) Banking

Business Intelligence 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
2 3 (75.00%) Power Query
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
4 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (50.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) Disclosure Scotland