Functional Analyst Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Functional Analyst
UK > Scotland

As of 28 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Functional Analyst daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 - 117
Rank change year-on-year - - +43
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Analyst 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.052% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% - 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £442
25th Percentile - - £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.65%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £550 £375 £500
% change year-on-year +46.67% -25.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £95.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £95.00 £50.00 -
% change year-on-year +90.00% - -

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.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 1,773 1,511 1,991
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.15% 94.32% 94.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 890 889 1,230
10th Percentile £290 £256 £200
25th Percentile £400 £366 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -2.17% -3.16%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £568
90th Percentile £675 £600 £638
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 54 120
10th Percentile £12.61 £15.73 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.68 £16.00
Median hourly rate £23.84 £19.48 £22.95
Median % change year-on-year +22.37% -15.12% +15.43%
75th Percentile £61.50 £24.66 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £39.84 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.97 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.98% -23.38% -18.89%

Functional Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Functional Analyst job vacancy trend in Scotland

Functional Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Functional 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 Functional Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 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 - 1 - - 1
Functional Analyst
UK

Functional Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 May 2026, Functional 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 Functional Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP CO
1 1 (100.00%) SAP FI
1 1 (100.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (100.00%) SAP PS
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure

Functional 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
1 1 (100.00%) SAP CO
1 1 (100.00%) SAP FI
1 1 (100.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (100.00%) SAP PS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP