Analyst Job Trends in Glasgow

Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Analyst salary in Glasgow is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 April 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 14 110
Rank change year-on-year +4 +96 -85
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 87 34 141
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 10.26% 8.10% 3.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.97% 8.83% 4.01%
Number of salaries quoted 25 13 80
10th Percentile - £25,800 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% - +6.25%
75th Percentile £50,000 £50,250 £50,063
90th Percentile £55,500 £57,500 £55,250
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £43,250 £43,000
% change year-on-year -7.51% +0.58% +7.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 793 385 3,512
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 91.67% 98.02%
Number of salaries quoted 484 220 793
10th Percentile £29,488 £31,250 £28,840
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.65% -2.86%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,750 £100,000 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Analyst
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Glasgow over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 3 April 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 Glasgow region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 44 (50.57%) Azure
2 43 (49.43%) Microsoft
3 34 (39.08%) Azure Certification
4 24 (27.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 24 (27.59%) SQL
5 21 (24.14%) Business Intelligence
5 21 (24.14%) Power Platform
6 20 (22.99%) Mentoring
6 20 (22.99%) Power BI
7 18 (20.69%) Python
7 18 (20.69%) Tableau
8 17 (19.54%) AI
8 17 (19.54%) Azure AI
8 17 (19.54%) CompTIA CySA+
8 17 (19.54%) CompTIA Security+
8 17 (19.54%) Cybersecurity
8 17 (19.54%) ForeScout
9 9 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (9.20%) ITIL
11 7 (8.05%) Agile
11 7 (8.05%) Degree
11 7 (8.05%) Microsoft 365
12 6 (6.90%) Customer Service
12 6 (6.90%) Data Analysis
12 6 (6.90%) QA
13 5 (5.75%) Active Directory
13 5 (5.75%) Coaching
13 5 (5.75%) JIRA
13 5 (5.75%) Project Delivery

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 5 (5.75%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.60%) WebSphere
2 4 (4.60%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 24 (27.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.30%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Alphatax
2 1 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.15%) Infor CloudSuite
Cloud Services
1 44 (50.57%) Azure
2 21 (24.14%) Power Platform
3 17 (19.54%) Azure AI
4 7 (8.05%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.60%) AWS
6 3 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (3.45%) Mimecast
7 2 (2.30%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.30%) Broadband
1 2 (2.30%) DHCP
1 2 (2.30%) DNS
1 2 (2.30%) Firewall
1 2 (2.30%) Mobile Broadband
1 2 (2.30%) Softphone
1 2 (2.30%) VLAN
1 2 (2.30%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (22.99%) Power BI
2 18 (20.69%) Tableau
3 5 (5.75%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.15%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (5.75%) JIRA
2 4 (4.60%) Git
General
1 46 (52.87%) Social Skills
2 15 (17.24%) Finance
3 11 (12.64%) Retail
4 8 (9.20%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.60%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.30%) Banking
7 1 (1.15%) Back Office
7 1 (1.15%) Billing
7 1 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.15%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.15%) Publishing
7 1 (1.15%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.60%) .NET
2 2 (2.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.45%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.30%) iPhone
3 1 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.15%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.15%) Derivative
3 1 (1.15%) Equities
3 1 (1.15%) Fixed Income
3 1 (1.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.15%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.15%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.15%) Reference Data
3 1 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.75%) Windows
2 3 (3.45%) Windows 10
3 2 (2.30%) Apple iOS
3 2 (2.30%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (24.14%) Business Intelligence
2 20 (22.99%) Mentoring
3 17 (19.54%) AI
3 17 (19.54%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (9.20%) ITIL
6 7 (8.05%) Agile
7 6 (6.90%) Customer Service
7 6 (6.90%) Data Analysis
8 5 (5.75%) Coaching
8 5 (5.75%) Project Delivery
9 4 (4.60%) Decision-Making
9 4 (4.60%) ITSM
9 4 (4.60%) Root Cause Analysis
9 4 (4.60%) Service Delivery
9 4 (4.60%) Service Management
10 3 (3.45%) Analytics
10 3 (3.45%) Data Analytics
10 3 (3.45%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 24 (27.59%) SQL
2 18 (20.69%) Python
3 4 (4.60%) Java
3 4 (4.60%) T-SQL
4 2 (2.30%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 34 (39.08%) Azure Certification
2 17 (19.54%) CompTIA CySA+
2 17 (19.54%) CompTIA Security+
3 7 (8.05%) Degree
4 2 (2.30%) MCSE
4 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 2 (2.30%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.90%) QA
2 1 (1.15%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.15%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (5.75%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.30%) BitLocker
2 2 (2.30%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (3.45%) SCCM
2 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 43 (49.43%) Microsoft
2 17 (19.54%) ForeScout
3 3 (3.45%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.30%) Bomgar
4 2 (2.30%) Citrix
4 2 (2.30%) iManage
5 1 (1.15%) Infor
5 1 (1.15%) Sophos