Senior Analyst Jobs in Edinburgh

Senior Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior Analyst salary in Edinburgh is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 83 122
Rank change year-on-year +19 +39 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 21 21 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.41% 1.40% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.73% 1.45% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3 17 13
10th Percentile £45,500 £41,783 £37,885
25th Percentile £48,125 £46,306 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +15.79% +25.00%
75th Percentile £64,375 £57,500 £52,925
90th Percentile £68,500 - £57,500
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 768 1,444 1,853
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.17% 96.07% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 333 1,022 1,092
10th Percentile £26,929 £32,500 £35,350
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £43,962
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,625 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £91,934 £89,852
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Analyst in Edinburgh

Senior Analyst
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Senior Analyst in Edinburgh

Senior Analyst
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (66.67%) Banking
2 13 (61.90%) Finance
3 7 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 7 (33.33%) Analytics
4 6 (28.57%) Agile
5 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
5 5 (23.81%) Onboarding
5 5 (23.81%) SQL
6 4 (19.05%) Python
6 4 (19.05%) SAS
6 4 (19.05%) Financial Institution
6 4 (19.05%) Retail
6 4 (19.05%) Wholesale Banking
6 4 (19.05%) Degree
6 4 (19.05%) JIRA
6 4 (19.05%) Mathematics
6 4 (19.05%) Product Ownership
6 4 (19.05%) Statistical Modelling
6 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (19.05%) Fintech
6 4 (19.05%) Mathematical Modelling
6 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (14.29%) Due Diligence
7 3 (14.29%) Anti-Money Laundering
7 3 (14.29%) Coaching
7 3 (14.29%) Data Collection
7 3 (14.29%) Customer Experience
7 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
7 3 (14.29%) DataOps
7 3 (14.29%) Client Onboarding

Senior 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 4 (19.05%) SAS
2 2 (9.52%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) SaaS
2 1 (4.76%) Adobe Analytics
2 1 (4.76%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) NoSQL
1 1 (4.76%) OLAP
1 1 (4.76%) RDBMS
1 1 (4.76%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (19.05%) JIRA
2 1 (4.76%) Cypress.io
2 1 (4.76%) Selenium
General
1 14 (66.67%) Banking
2 13 (61.90%) Finance
3 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
4 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (19.05%) Financial Institution
4 4 (19.05%) Retail
4 4 (19.05%) Wholesale Banking
5 1 (4.76%) Marketing
5 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) CSS
1 1 (4.76%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Onboarding
2 4 (19.05%) Product Ownership
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (9.52%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.76%) Linux
1 1 (4.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Analytics
1 7 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 6 (28.57%) Agile
3 4 (19.05%) Fintech
3 4 (19.05%) Mathematical Modelling
3 4 (19.05%) Mathematics
3 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (19.05%) Statistical Modelling
4 3 (14.29%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 3 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 3 (14.29%) Client Onboarding
4 3 (14.29%) Coaching
4 3 (14.29%) Customer Experience
4 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
4 3 (14.29%) Data Collection
4 3 (14.29%) DataOps
4 3 (14.29%) Due Diligence
4 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 3 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (9.52%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (23.81%) SQL
2 4 (19.05%) Python
3 1 (4.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) Degree
2 1 (4.76%) CISSP
2 1 (4.76%) GCIA
2 1 (4.76%) ISEB
2 1 (4.76%) ISTQB
2 1 (4.76%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (4.76%) NIST
1 1 (4.76%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Adobe
1 1 (4.76%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (4.76%) Google
1 1 (4.76%) Maxymiser
1 1 (4.76%) Medallia
1 1 (4.76%) Qualys
1 1 (4.76%) Splunk