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 23 December 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 11 32
Rank change year-on-year -4 +21 -15
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 48 84 117
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 6.88% 11.26% 11.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.50% 11.63% 11.40%
Number of salaries quoted 23 32 79
10th Percentile £30,400 £25,050 £28,350
25th Percentile £35,875 £30,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £38,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -8.82% +4.10%
75th Percentile £50,750 £46,563 £52,500
90th Percentile £54,500 £57,500 £57,750
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% -8.89% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 640 722 1,026
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.69% 96.78% 98.18%
Number of salaries quoted 384 343 461
10th Percentile £29,075 £35,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £66,563 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £84,250 £91,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,750
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.37% -7.73%

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 23 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, 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 20 (41.67%) SQL
2 15 (31.25%) Microsoft
3 13 (27.08%) Azure
4 12 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 12 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 12 (25.00%) Tableau
5 11 (22.92%) Degree
5 11 (22.92%) Power BI
5 11 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (20.83%) Azure Certification
7 9 (18.75%) Python
8 7 (14.58%) Analytics
8 7 (14.58%) Data Analysis
8 7 (14.58%) Data Analytics
8 7 (14.58%) Data Migration
8 7 (14.58%) ETL
8 7 (14.58%) Migration
9 6 (12.50%) Business Analysis
9 6 (12.50%) Decision-Making
9 6 (12.50%) Mentoring
9 6 (12.50%) Project Management
10 5 (10.42%) AI
10 5 (10.42%) Azure AI
10 5 (10.42%) CompTIA CySA+
10 5 (10.42%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
10 5 (10.42%) Data Governance
10 5 (10.42%) Data Management
10 5 (10.42%) Data Quality

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 2 (4.17%) Exchange Server 2013
1 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (4.17%) WebSphere
1 2 (4.17%) WebSphere Application Server
2 1 (2.08%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (27.08%) Azure
2 12 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 5 (10.42%) Azure AI
4 2 (4.17%) AWS
4 2 (4.17%) SaaS
5 1 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.08%) FTP
1 1 (2.08%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (25.00%) Tableau
2 11 (22.92%) Power BI
3 5 (10.42%) SQL Server
4 3 (6.25%) Data Mining
5 2 (4.17%) Metadata
6 1 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (2.08%) MySQL
6 1 (2.08%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (2.08%) Relational Database
6 1 (2.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (6.25%) JIRA
2 2 (4.17%) Git
3 1 (2.08%) ER Studio
General
1 17 (35.42%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.08%) Finance
3 9 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.33%) Retail
5 2 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.17%) Tech for Good
6 1 (2.08%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.17%) .NET
2 1 (2.08%) HTML
2 1 (2.08%) JSON
2 1 (2.08%) REST
2 1 (2.08%) SOAP
2 1 (2.08%) Web Services
2 1 (2.08%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.58%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (10.42%) Data Structures
3 2 (4.17%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.08%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.25%) Windows
2 2 (4.17%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (4.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 11 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (14.58%) Analytics
3 7 (14.58%) Data Analysis
3 7 (14.58%) Data Analytics
3 7 (14.58%) Data Migration
3 7 (14.58%) ETL
3 7 (14.58%) Migration
4 6 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 6 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 6 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 6 (12.50%) Project Management
5 5 (10.42%) AI
5 5 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (10.42%) Data Governance
5 5 (10.42%) Data Management
5 5 (10.42%) Visualisation
6 4 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
6 4 (8.33%) Process Improvement
7 3 (6.25%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 20 (41.67%) SQL
2 9 (18.75%) Python
3 2 (4.17%) Java
3 2 (4.17%) T-SQL
4 1 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (2.08%) R
Qualifications
1 11 (22.92%) Degree
2 10 (20.83%) Azure Certification
3 5 (10.42%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (10.42%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.42%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.17%) QA
3 1 (2.08%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (6.25%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (31.25%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.42%) ForeScout
3 3 (6.25%) Alteryx
3 3 (6.25%) Teradata
4 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow