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 29 April 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 14 113
Rank change year-on-year +6 +99 -86
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 113 35 145
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 11.65% 8.29% 3.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.32% 9.00% 3.93%
Number of salaries quoted 34 15 82
10th Percentile - £26,100 £26,525
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £42,592
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -0.21% +6.48%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,000 £50,188
90th Percentile £59,250 £57,500 £54,900
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £44,500 £42,592
% change year-on-year -10.11% +4.48% +4.26%

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 917 389 3,685
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 92.18% 98.01%
Number of salaries quoted 548 216 824
10th Percentile £29,375 £32,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,813 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £96,250 £78,750
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 29 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 29 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 55 (48.67%) Microsoft
2 52 (46.02%) Azure
3 42 (37.17%) Azure Certification
4 26 (23.01%) Microsoft Excel
4 26 (23.01%) SQL
5 25 (22.12%) Mentoring
6 24 (21.24%) Business Intelligence
6 24 (21.24%) Power Platform
7 23 (20.35%) Power BI
8 22 (19.47%) Python
8 22 (19.47%) Tableau
9 21 (18.58%) AI
9 21 (18.58%) Azure AI
9 21 (18.58%) CompTIA CySA+
9 21 (18.58%) CompTIA Security+
9 21 (18.58%) Cybersecurity
9 21 (18.58%) ForeScout
10 11 (9.73%) Microsoft 365
11 10 (8.85%) Windows
12 9 (7.96%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (7.96%) Decision-Making
12 9 (7.96%) Problem-Solving
13 8 (7.08%) Active Directory
13 8 (7.08%) ITIL
13 8 (7.08%) SharePoint
14 7 (6.19%) Agile
14 7 (6.19%) Customer Service
15 5 (4.42%) Coaching
15 5 (4.42%) Degree
15 5 (4.42%) DHCP

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 8 (7.08%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.65%) WebSphere
2 3 (2.65%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (0.88%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (23.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.77%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.77%) Alphatax
2 1 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.88%) Infor CloudSuite
Cloud Services
1 52 (46.02%) Azure
2 24 (21.24%) Power Platform
3 21 (18.58%) Azure AI
4 11 (9.73%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (2.65%) AWS
5 3 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (2.65%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.65%) Mimecast
5 3 (2.65%) SaaS
6 2 (1.77%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.42%) DHCP
1 5 (4.42%) DNS
1 5 (4.42%) VPN
2 2 (1.77%) Broadband
2 2 (1.77%) Firewall
2 2 (1.77%) Mobile Broadband
2 2 (1.77%) Softphone
2 2 (1.77%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (20.35%) Power BI
2 22 (19.47%) Tableau
3 4 (3.54%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.88%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 4 (3.54%) Git
1 4 (3.54%) JIRA
General
1 54 (47.79%) Social Skills
2 18 (15.93%) Finance
3 14 (12.39%) Retail
4 7 (6.19%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.77%) Banking
6 2 (1.77%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.88%) Back Office
7 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.88%) Publishing
7 1 (0.88%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.54%) .NET
2 2 (1.77%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.65%) Onboarding
2 2 (1.77%) iPhone
3 1 (0.88%) Data Structures
3 1 (0.88%) Derivative
3 1 (0.88%) Driving Licence
3 1 (0.88%) Equities
3 1 (0.88%) Fixed Income
3 1 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (0.88%) Mobile App
3 1 (0.88%) Product Ownership
3 1 (0.88%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.85%) Windows
2 4 (3.54%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.65%) Mac OS
3 3 (2.65%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.77%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (22.12%) Mentoring
2 24 (21.24%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (18.58%) AI
3 21 (18.58%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (7.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (7.96%) Decision-Making
4 9 (7.96%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (7.08%) ITIL
6 7 (6.19%) Agile
6 7 (6.19%) Customer Service
7 5 (4.42%) Coaching
7 5 (4.42%) Service Delivery
8 4 (3.54%) Data Analysis
8 4 (3.54%) Financial Analysis
8 4 (3.54%) Project Delivery
8 4 (3.54%) Root Cause Analysis
8 4 (3.54%) Service Management
9 3 (2.65%) Creative Thinking
9 3 (2.65%) Problem Management
9 3 (2.65%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 26 (23.01%) SQL
2 22 (19.47%) Python
3 5 (4.42%) PowerShell
4 3 (2.65%) Java
4 3 (2.65%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.88%) C#
Qualifications
1 42 (37.17%) Azure Certification
2 21 (18.58%) CompTIA CySA+
2 21 (18.58%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (4.42%) Degree
4 2 (1.77%) MCSE
4 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 2 (1.77%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.42%) QA
System Software
1 8 (7.08%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.65%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.77%) BitLocker
3 2 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (2.65%) SCCM
2 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 55 (48.67%) Microsoft
2 21 (18.58%) ForeScout
3 4 (3.54%) VMware
4 3 (2.65%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.77%) Bomgar
5 2 (1.77%) Citrix
5 2 (1.77%) iManage
6 1 (0.88%) Infor
6 1 (0.88%) Sophos