Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Analyst
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The median Analyst daily rate in South Lanarkshire is £610, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -16
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 4 0 12
As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire 28.57% - 7.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 36.36% - 8.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 - £250
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.57%
75th Percentile £632 - £444
90th Percentile £644 - £488
Scotland median daily rate £425 £403 £412
% change year-on-year +5.46% -2.18% -0.12%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Lanarkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire with a recognized job title 11 7 150
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 78.57% 100.00% 92.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 88
10th Percentile £538 £378 £256
25th Percentile £550 £412 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £469 £600
Median % change year-on-year +23.73% -21.88% +50.00%
75th Percentile £610 £543 £688
90th Percentile £632 £619 £700
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +2.78% -8.63% +3.68%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in South Lanarkshire

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in South Lanarkshire

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
East Kilbride - 4 £610 - 3
Analyst
Scotland

Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire

For the 6 months to 11 January 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 South Lanarkshire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) DNS
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (100.00%) SIEM
1 4 (100.00%) Splunk
1 4 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) DNS
1 4 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (100.00%) SIEM
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Splunk