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 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 57 103
Rank change year-on-year +50 +46 -93
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 121 24 104
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 10.96% 3.39% 3.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.52% 3.65% 3.69%
Number of salaries quoted 50 18 56
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £38,250 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.72% -0.65% -9.94%
75th Percentile £60,000 £49,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £54,875 £57,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £44,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year +2.27% +14.29% -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 1,050 657 2,816
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.11% 92.80% 98.05%
Number of salaries quoted 620 279 828
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £32,175
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £40,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +0.96% -5.45%

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 28 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 28 July 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 48 (39.67%) Microsoft
2 39 (32.23%) Azure
3 30 (24.79%) Azure Certification
4 20 (16.53%) Mentoring
5 19 (15.70%) SQL
6 18 (14.88%) Business Intelligence
6 18 (14.88%) Microsoft Excel
7 17 (14.05%) Cybersecurity
7 17 (14.05%) Power BI
7 17 (14.05%) Power Platform
7 17 (14.05%) Python
8 16 (13.22%) Active Directory
8 16 (13.22%) AI
8 16 (13.22%) Tableau
9 15 (12.40%) Azure AI
9 15 (12.40%) CompTIA CySA+
9 15 (12.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 15 (12.40%) ForeScout
9 15 (12.40%) Microsoft 365
10 14 (11.57%) Windows
11 12 (9.92%) PowerShell
12 11 (9.09%) Decision-Making
13 10 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (8.26%) Entra ID
14 9 (7.44%) Agile
14 9 (7.44%) Data Analysis
15 8 (6.61%) ITIL
15 8 (6.61%) Problem-Solving
15 8 (6.61%) SCCM
15 8 (6.61%) Windows Server

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 6 (4.96%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.65%) IIS
4 1 (0.83%) Confluence
4 1 (0.83%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.83%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 18 (14.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.65%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.65%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.83%) Infor CloudSuite
Cloud Services
1 39 (32.23%) Azure
2 17 (14.05%) Power Platform
3 15 (12.40%) Azure AI
3 15 (12.40%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (8.26%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (2.48%) SaaS
6 2 (1.65%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.83%) AWS
7 1 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.83%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.83%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.79%) VPN
2 5 (4.13%) DHCP
2 5 (4.13%) DNS
3 3 (2.48%) Firewall
4 2 (1.65%) Broadband
4 2 (1.65%) Mobile Broadband
4 2 (1.65%) Softphone
4 2 (1.65%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (14.05%) Power BI
2 16 (13.22%) Tableau
3 3 (2.48%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.83%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 6 (4.96%) JIRA
2 3 (2.48%) Git
General
1 41 (33.88%) Social Skills
2 23 (19.01%) Finance
3 8 (6.61%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (5.79%) Retail
5 2 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (1.65%) Public Sector
6 1 (0.83%) Back Office
6 1 (0.83%) Law
6 1 (0.83%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.48%) .NET
2 2 (1.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.48%) Product Ownership
2 2 (1.65%) iPhone
2 2 (1.65%) Onboarding
3 1 (0.83%) AS400
3 1 (0.83%) Data Centre
3 1 (0.83%) Derivative
3 1 (0.83%) Driving Licence
3 1 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (0.83%) Equities
3 1 (0.83%) Fixed Income
3 1 (0.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (0.83%) Reference Data
3 1 (0.83%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 14 (11.57%) Windows
2 8 (6.61%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.13%) Windows 10
4 3 (2.48%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.65%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.83%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (16.53%) Mentoring
2 18 (14.88%) Business Intelligence
3 17 (14.05%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (13.22%) AI
5 11 (9.09%) Decision-Making
6 10 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (7.44%) Agile
7 9 (7.44%) Data Analysis
8 8 (6.61%) ITIL
8 8 (6.61%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (4.96%) Customer Service
9 6 (4.96%) Project Delivery
10 5 (4.13%) Business Analysis
10 5 (4.13%) Creative Thinking
10 5 (4.13%) Stakeholder Management
11 4 (3.31%) Business Transformation
11 4 (3.31%) Financial Analysis
11 4 (3.31%) Service Delivery
12 3 (2.48%) Coaching
12 3 (2.48%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 19 (15.70%) SQL
2 17 (14.05%) Python
3 12 (9.92%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.65%) C#
4 2 (1.65%) Java
4 2 (1.65%) RPG
5 1 (0.83%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 30 (24.79%) Azure Certification
2 15 (12.40%) CompTIA CySA+
2 15 (12.40%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (2.48%) Degree
4 2 (1.65%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.65%) QA
2 1 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.83%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.83%) GRC
2 1 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.83%) NIST
2 1 (0.83%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (13.22%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.31%) Hyper-V
2 4 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.48%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (2.48%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.65%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (6.61%) SCCM
2 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.83%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 48 (39.67%) Microsoft
2 15 (12.40%) ForeScout
3 6 (4.96%) VMware
4 3 (2.48%) Citrix
5 2 (1.65%) Bomgar
5 2 (1.65%) iManage
6 1 (0.83%) Cisco
6 1 (0.83%) IBM
6 1 (0.83%) Infor
6 1 (0.83%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.83%) Sophos
6 1 (0.83%) Veeam