Analyst Job Trends in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst salary in Edinburgh is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 6 26
Rank change year-on-year -2 +20 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 126 163 96
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 12.01% 19.11% 6.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.33% 21.94% 7.09%
Number of salaries quoted 62 46 55
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £25,313 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,250 £48,507
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% -10.84% +12.81%
75th Percentile £57,813 £55,000 £59,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £63,750
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £43,250 £41,000
% change year-on-year -7.51% +5.49% +1.60%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,022 743 1,354
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.43% 87.10% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 632 323 1,075
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,929 £32,600
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £83,738 £71,250
90th Percentile £89,875 £98,695 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +6.80% -6.36%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Analyst
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 13 June 2026, Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 69 (54.76%) Microsoft
2 49 (38.89%) Azure
3 37 (29.37%) SQL
4 32 (25.40%) Azure Certification
5 24 (19.05%) Mentoring
5 24 (19.05%) Microsoft Excel
6 23 (18.25%) Python
6 23 (18.25%) Tableau
7 22 (17.46%) Business Analysis
8 19 (15.08%) AI
9 18 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
10 17 (13.49%) Business Intelligence
11 16 (12.70%) Azure AI
11 16 (12.70%) CompTIA CySA+
11 16 (12.70%) CompTIA Security+
11 16 (12.70%) ForeScout
11 16 (12.70%) Power BI
11 16 (12.70%) Power Platform
11 16 (12.70%) Project Management
12 14 (11.11%) Threat Intelligence
13 12 (9.52%) Windows
14 11 (8.73%) Active Directory
14 11 (8.73%) Agile
14 11 (8.73%) Microsoft 365
15 10 (7.94%) Coaching
15 10 (7.94%) Data Analysis
15 10 (7.94%) Entra ID
15 10 (7.94%) OneDrive
15 10 (7.94%) Problem-Solving
15 10 (7.94%) SharePoint

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (7.94%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.59%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (19.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.59%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.79%) Oracle Smart View
3 1 (0.79%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 4 (3.17%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (1.59%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (1.59%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (1.59%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (1.59%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (1.59%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.79%) Hyperion Planning
3 1 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 49 (38.89%) Azure
2 16 (12.70%) Azure AI
2 16 (12.70%) Power Platform
3 11 (8.73%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (7.94%) Entra ID
4 10 (7.94%) OneDrive
5 4 (3.17%) Boomi
5 4 (3.17%) iPaaS
5 4 (3.17%) Workato
6 2 (1.59%) GCP
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.76%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (18.25%) Tableau
2 16 (12.70%) Power BI
3 7 (5.56%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.79%) Essbase
4 1 (0.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 2 (1.59%) JIRA
1 2 (1.59%) Oracle Forms
General
1 45 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 41 (32.54%) Finance
3 15 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (7.94%) Legal
5 9 (7.14%) Financial Institution
6 3 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.59%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.79%) Law
8 1 (0.79%) Legal Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.76%) .NET
2 4 (3.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (3.97%) Product Ownership
3 2 (1.59%) Low-Code
3 2 (1.59%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.79%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.79%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (9.52%) Windows
2 9 (7.14%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.79%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (19.05%) Mentoring
2 22 (17.46%) Business Analysis
3 19 (15.08%) AI
4 18 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 17 (13.49%) Business Intelligence
6 16 (12.70%) Project Management
7 14 (11.11%) Threat Intelligence
8 11 (8.73%) Agile
9 10 (7.94%) Coaching
9 10 (7.94%) Data Analysis
9 10 (7.94%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (7.14%) Analytics
11 8 (6.35%) Change Management
11 8 (6.35%) Data Analytics
11 8 (6.35%) Migration
11 8 (6.35%) Requirements Gathering
11 8 (6.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 8 (6.35%) Workshop Facilitation
12 7 (5.56%) Asset Management
12 7 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 37 (29.37%) SQL
2 23 (18.25%) Python
3 6 (4.76%) Java
4 1 (0.79%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 32 (25.40%) Azure Certification
2 16 (12.70%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (12.70%) CompTIA Security+
3 9 (7.14%) Degree
4 5 (3.97%) PMI Certification
4 5 (3.97%) PMP
5 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.79%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.79%) GDPR
System Software
1 11 (8.73%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.38%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 69 (54.76%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.70%) ForeScout
3 8 (6.35%) Oracle
4 2 (1.59%) Google
4 2 (1.59%) Pega
5 1 (0.79%) Citrix
5 1 (0.79%) Hyperion
5 1 (0.79%) iManage
5 1 (0.79%) Intapp
5 1 (0.79%) ServiceNow