Analyst Job Trends in Glasgow

Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Analyst salary in Glasgow is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 58 104
Rank change year-on-year +50 +46 -95
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 119 27 102
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 10.58% 3.73% 3.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.14% 4.02% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 52 20 55
10th Percentile - £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.46% +5.19% -12.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £50,063 £51,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £54,500 £57,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £44,564 £38,500
% change year-on-year +0.98% +15.75% -9.41%

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 1,068 671 2,729
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 92.81% 98.13%
Number of salaries quoted 626 282 793
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £50,445 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.88% -3.91% -4.55%

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 4 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 4 August 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 43 (36.13%) Microsoft
2 36 (30.25%) Azure
3 28 (23.53%) Azure Certification
4 19 (15.97%) SQL
5 17 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 17 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
5 17 (14.29%) Python
6 16 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
6 16 (13.45%) Cybersecurity
6 16 (13.45%) Tableau
7 15 (12.61%) Active Directory
7 15 (12.61%) AI
7 15 (12.61%) Power BI
7 15 (12.61%) Power Platform
8 14 (11.76%) Azure AI
8 14 (11.76%) CompTIA CySA+
8 14 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
8 14 (11.76%) ForeScout
9 12 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (10.08%) Windows
10 11 (9.24%) Decision-Making
10 11 (9.24%) Entra ID
10 11 (9.24%) PowerShell
11 9 (7.56%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (7.56%) Data Analysis
11 9 (7.56%) SCCM
12 8 (6.72%) Problem-Solving
12 8 (6.72%) Windows Server
13 7 (5.88%) ITIL
14 6 (5.04%) Agile

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 4 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.68%) IIS
4 1 (0.84%) Confluence
4 1 (0.84%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.84%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 17 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.84%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.84%) Infor CloudSuite
Cloud Services
1 36 (30.25%) Azure
2 15 (12.61%) Power Platform
3 14 (11.76%) Azure AI
4 12 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (9.24%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.52%) SaaS
7 2 (1.68%) AWS
8 1 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.84%) GCP
8 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.84%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.84%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.20%) VPN
2 3 (2.52%) DHCP
2 3 (2.52%) DNS
3 1 (0.84%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (13.45%) Tableau
2 15 (12.61%) Power BI
3 3 (2.52%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.84%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.84%) Looker
Development Applications
1 6 (5.04%) JIRA
2 3 (2.52%) Git
General
1 39 (32.77%) Social Skills
2 21 (17.65%) Finance
3 8 (6.72%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (5.04%) Retail
5 2 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (1.68%) Public Sector
6 1 (0.84%) Back Office
6 1 (0.84%) Law
6 1 (0.84%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.52%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.52%) Product Ownership
2 2 (1.68%) Onboarding
3 1 (0.84%) AS400
3 1 (0.84%) Data Centre
3 1 (0.84%) Derivative
3 1 (0.84%) Driving Licence
3 1 (0.84%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (0.84%) Equities
3 1 (0.84%) Fixed Income
3 1 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (0.84%) Reference Data
3 1 (0.84%) Replication
3 1 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (10.08%) Windows
2 8 (6.72%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.20%) Windows 10
4 3 (2.52%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.84%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (14.29%) Mentoring
2 16 (13.45%) Business Intelligence
2 16 (13.45%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (12.61%) AI
4 11 (9.24%) Decision-Making
5 9 (7.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (7.56%) Data Analysis
6 8 (6.72%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (5.88%) ITIL
8 6 (5.04%) Agile
8 6 (5.04%) Project Delivery
9 5 (4.20%) Business Analysis
9 5 (4.20%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (3.36%) Analytical Thinking
10 4 (3.36%) Business Transformation
10 4 (3.36%) Customer Service
10 4 (3.36%) Financial Analysis
10 4 (3.36%) Service Delivery
11 3 (2.52%) Process Improvement
11 3 (2.52%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 19 (15.97%) SQL
2 17 (14.29%) Python
3 11 (9.24%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.68%) C#
4 2 (1.68%) Java
4 2 (1.68%) RPG
5 1 (0.84%) R
5 1 (0.84%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (23.53%) Azure Certification
2 14 (11.76%) CompTIA CySA+
2 14 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (2.52%) Degree
4 2 (1.68%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.68%) Data Quality
1 2 (1.68%) QA
2 1 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.84%) GRC
2 1 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.84%) NIST
2 1 (0.84%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (12.61%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.36%) Hyper-V
2 4 (3.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.52%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (7.56%) SCCM
2 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.84%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 43 (36.13%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.76%) ForeScout
3 6 (5.04%) VMware
4 3 (2.52%) Citrix
5 1 (0.84%) Cisco
5 1 (0.84%) IBM
5 1 (0.84%) Infor
5 1 (0.84%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.84%) Sophos
5 1 (0.84%) Veeam