Analytical Skills Contracts in West Lothian

Analytical Skills
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 8 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 +6
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Analytical Skills 5 4 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Lothian 13.16% 12.12% 17.46%
As % of the General category 15.63% 14.29% 22.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 8
10th Percentile - £204 £114
25th Percentile £181 £239 £118
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £306 £135
Median % change year-on-year -38.78% +126.85% -66.25%
75th Percentile £306 £377 £186
90th Percentile £374 £413 £319
Scotland median daily rate £464 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +3.06% -6.25% +12.94%

All General Skills
West Lothian

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in West Lothian.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 32 28 49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian 84.21% 84.85% 77.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 13 38
10th Percentile £131 £59 £120
25th Percentile £138 - £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £130 £300
Median % change year-on-year +34.62% -56.67% -27.27%
75th Percentile £194 £280 £569
90th Percentile £306 £518 £620
Scotland median daily rate £463 £440 £475
% change year-on-year +5.11% -7.37% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 2
10th Percentile £16.40 £13.15 £76.65
25th Percentile £16.63 £14.13 £77.63
Median hourly rate £17.30 £16.50 £80.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.85% -79.50% +511.70%
75th Percentile £18.75 £24.00 £84.63
90th Percentile £18.83 £28.05 £86.35
Scotland median hourly rate £19.23 £17.00 £19.18
% change year-on-year +13.12% -11.37% -3.38%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Skills in West Lothian

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in West Lothian

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in West Lothian over the 6 months to 26 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in West Lothian

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 26 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Livingston +4 5 £188 - 5
Analytical Skills
Scotland

Analytical Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Internet
2 1 (20.00%) Firewall
2 1 (20.00%) LAN
2 1 (20.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) IT Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Unix
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (40.00%) Linux
2 2 (40.00%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
2 4 (80.00%) Application Packaging
2 4 (80.00%) ITSM
2 4 (80.00%) Server Management
2 4 (80.00%) Service Management
2 4 (80.00%) Time Management
3 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
3 3 (60.00%) Project Management
4 2 (40.00%) Change Advisory Board
4 2 (40.00%) Performance Management
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
4 2 (40.00%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (40.00%) Service Continuity Management
4 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
5 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (40.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (20.00%) COBIT
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle
2 1 (20.00%) Avaya
2 1 (20.00%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (20.00%) Fortinet