Analyst Jobs in Edinburgh

Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Analyst salary in Edinburgh is £48,507 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 27 21
Rank change year-on-year +2 -6 +8
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 124 209 295
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 8.31% 10.24% 12.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.67% 10.77% 12.39%
Number of salaries quoted 71 128 186
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,025 £22,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £33,438 £29,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,507 £43,750 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.87% +10.76% +8.22%
75th Percentile £58,250 £57,500 £54,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £62,500
Scotland median annual salary £42,842 £40,850 £37,500
% change year-on-year +4.88% +8.93% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,430 1,940 2,380
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.84% 95.00% 98.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,011 1,154 1,491
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,733 £33,488
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,433 £77,715 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £89,852 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.41% +5.71% +10.53%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Edinburgh

Analyst
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Analyst in Edinburgh

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Edinburgh

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 47 (37.90%) Finance
2 33 (26.61%) Social Skills
3 31 (25.00%) Agile
4 28 (22.58%) ITIL
5 27 (21.77%) Degree
6 25 (20.16%) Actionable Insight
7 24 (19.35%) Windows
8 23 (18.55%) Microsoft
8 23 (18.55%) Power Platform
9 21 (16.94%) Power BI
10 20 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
10 20 (16.13%) SaaS
10 20 (16.13%) Cybersecurity
10 20 (16.13%) JIRA
10 20 (16.13%) Service Delivery
10 20 (16.13%) Customer Service
11 19 (15.32%) Microsoft Excel
11 19 (15.32%) Banking
12 18 (14.52%) SQL
12 18 (14.52%) Microsoft 365
12 18 (14.52%) Problem-Solving
13 17 (13.71%) Analytics
13 17 (13.71%) Business Analysis
14 16 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
14 16 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
14 16 (12.90%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 16 (12.90%) Threat Intelligence
14 16 (12.90%) Requirements Gathering
15 15 (12.10%) Security Operations
15 15 (12.10%) Open Source

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (5.65%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.84%) Confluence
3 4 (3.23%) SAS
4 2 (1.61%) Apache
4 2 (1.61%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.81%) CMS
5 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (15.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (7.26%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.42%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.81%) EViews
4 1 (0.81%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (7.26%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (7.26%) PlanetPress Connect
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 23 (18.55%) Power Platform
2 20 (16.13%) SaaS
3 18 (14.52%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (5.65%) GCP
5 5 (4.03%) Azure
6 3 (2.42%) Yammer
7 2 (1.61%) AWS
7 2 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.61%) Miro
7 2 (1.61%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.61%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.81%) OCI
8 1 (0.81%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.81%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.03%) Firewall
2 3 (2.42%) LAN
2 3 (2.42%) TCP/IP
2 3 (2.42%) VPN
2 3 (2.42%) WAN
2 3 (2.42%) Wireless
3 1 (0.81%) Network Security
3 1 (0.81%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (16.94%) Power BI
2 15 (12.10%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (8.06%) SQL Server
4 8 (6.45%) Tableau
5 1 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 20 (16.13%) JIRA
2 9 (7.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.81%) Bugzilla
General
1 47 (37.90%) Finance
2 33 (26.61%) Social Skills
3 20 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (15.32%) Banking
5 14 (11.29%) Military
6 8 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (6.45%) Retail
7 6 (4.84%) Legal
7 6 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 5 (4.03%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.42%) Law
9 3 (2.42%) Marketing
10 1 (0.81%) Back Office
10 1 (0.81%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.81%) Games
10 1 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.81%) Publishing
10 1 (0.81%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.61%) REST
2 1 (0.81%) CSS
2 1 (0.81%) HTML
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.03%) Greenfield Project
1 5 (4.03%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.23%) Credit Risk
2 4 (3.23%) Data Centre
3 3 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (2.42%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (1.61%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (0.81%) CCTV
5 1 (0.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (0.81%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (0.81%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (19.35%) Windows
2 15 (12.10%) Linux
2 15 (12.10%) Unix
3 14 (11.29%) Mac OS X
4 4 (3.23%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.61%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.81%) Android
6 1 (0.81%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (25.00%) Agile
2 28 (22.58%) ITIL
3 25 (20.16%) Actionable Insight
4 20 (16.13%) Customer Service
4 20 (16.13%) Cybersecurity
4 20 (16.13%) Service Delivery
5 18 (14.52%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (13.71%) Analytics
6 17 (13.71%) Business Analysis
7 16 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
7 16 (12.90%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 16 (12.90%) Requirements Gathering
7 16 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
7 16 (12.90%) Threat Intelligence
8 15 (12.10%) Incident Management
8 15 (12.10%) Open Source
8 15 (12.10%) Security Operations
9 14 (11.29%) Information Security
9 14 (11.29%) Resource Management
9 14 (11.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 18 (14.52%) SQL
2 12 (9.68%) Python
3 3 (2.42%) R
4 1 (0.81%) C++
4 1 (0.81%) MATLAB
4 1 (0.81%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (21.77%) Degree
2 14 (11.29%) CISM
2 14 (11.29%) CISSP
2 14 (11.29%) GCIA
2 14 (11.29%) GCIH
2 14 (11.29%) GREM
3 8 (6.45%) SC Cleared
3 8 (6.45%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.81%) AAT
4 1 (0.81%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (0.81%) ICAEW
4 1 (0.81%) MCSE
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.81%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (0.81%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.42%) CRD IV
2 2 (1.61%) GDPR
2 2 (1.61%) IFRS
2 2 (1.61%) IFRS 9
3 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 6 (4.84%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.81%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.81%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.81%) SCCM
1 1 (0.81%) TeamSite
1 1 (0.81%) WSUS
Vendors
1 23 (18.55%) Microsoft
2 15 (12.10%) Dell
3 9 (7.26%) FNZ
4 7 (5.65%) Google
5 4 (3.23%) Anaplan
5 4 (3.23%) Cisco
5 4 (3.23%) Meraki
5 4 (3.23%) Palo Alto
5 4 (3.23%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.23%) VMware
6 3 (2.42%) Atlassian
6 3 (2.42%) Citrix
6 3 (2.42%) Juniper
7 2 (1.61%) iManage
7 2 (1.61%) Oracle
8 1 (0.81%) Apple
8 1 (0.81%) CA
8 1 (0.81%) ConnectWise
8 1 (0.81%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.81%) Splunk