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 9 April 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 16 111
Rank change year-on-year +7 +95 -87
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 94 33 141
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 10.73% 7.97% 3.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.46% 8.71% 3.94%
Number of salaries quoted 27 12 79
10th Percentile - £25,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,500 £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 £52,063 £50,000
90th Percentile £54,500 £57,500 £54,200
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £43,250 £43,293
% change year-on-year -7.51% -0.10% +8.23%

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 820 379 3,576
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 91.55% 97.97%
Number of salaries quoted 498 222 805
10th Percentile £29,375 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,563 £40,500
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 £90,000 £100,000 £77,800
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,764
% change year-on-year -18.18% +6.25% -9.98%

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 9 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 47 (50.00%) Azure
2 45 (47.87%) Microsoft
3 36 (38.30%) Azure Certification
4 25 (26.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (26.60%) SQL
5 22 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
5 22 (23.40%) Power Platform
6 21 (22.34%) Mentoring
6 21 (22.34%) Power BI
7 19 (20.21%) Python
7 19 (20.21%) Tableau
8 18 (19.15%) AI
8 18 (19.15%) Azure AI
8 18 (19.15%) CompTIA CySA+
8 18 (19.15%) CompTIA Security+
8 18 (19.15%) Cybersecurity
8 18 (19.15%) ForeScout
9 10 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (9.57%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (8.51%) ITIL
12 7 (7.45%) Agile
12 7 (7.45%) Degree
12 7 (7.45%) Microsoft 365
13 6 (6.38%) Customer Service
13 6 (6.38%) Data Analysis
13 6 (6.38%) JIRA
13 6 (6.38%) Project Delivery
13 6 (6.38%) QA
13 6 (6.38%) SQL Server
13 6 (6.38%) Windows

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 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.26%) WebSphere
2 4 (4.26%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (1.06%) IIS
Applications
1 25 (26.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.13%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Alphatax
2 1 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.06%) Infor CloudSuite
Cloud Services
1 47 (50.00%) Azure
2 22 (23.40%) Power Platform
3 18 (19.15%) Azure AI
4 7 (7.45%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.26%) AWS
6 3 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (3.19%) Mimecast
7 2 (2.13%) OneDrive
8 1 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (1.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.13%) Broadband
1 2 (2.13%) DHCP
1 2 (2.13%) DNS
1 2 (2.13%) Firewall
1 2 (2.13%) Mobile Broadband
1 2 (2.13%) Softphone
1 2 (2.13%) VLAN
1 2 (2.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (22.34%) Power BI
2 19 (20.21%) Tableau
3 6 (6.38%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.06%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (6.38%) JIRA
2 5 (5.32%) Git
General
1 49 (52.13%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.09%) Finance
3 12 (12.77%) Retail
4 8 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.26%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.13%) Banking
6 2 (2.13%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.06%) Back Office
7 1 (1.06%) Billing
7 1 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.06%) Publishing
7 1 (1.06%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.32%) .NET
2 2 (2.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.19%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.13%) iPhone
3 1 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.06%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.06%) Derivative
3 1 (1.06%) Equities
3 1 (1.06%) Fixed Income
3 1 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.06%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.06%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.06%) Reference Data
3 1 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (6.38%) Windows
2 3 (3.19%) Windows 10
3 2 (2.13%) Apple iOS
3 2 (2.13%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.06%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
2 21 (22.34%) Mentoring
3 18 (19.15%) AI
3 18 (19.15%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (9.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (8.51%) ITIL
7 7 (7.45%) Agile
8 6 (6.38%) Customer Service
8 6 (6.38%) Data Analysis
8 6 (6.38%) Project Delivery
9 5 (5.32%) Coaching
9 5 (5.32%) Decision-Making
9 5 (5.32%) Root Cause Analysis
10 4 (4.26%) ITSM
10 4 (4.26%) Service Delivery
10 4 (4.26%) Service Management
11 3 (3.19%) Data Analytics
11 3 (3.19%) Process Improvement
11 3 (3.19%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 25 (26.60%) SQL
2 19 (20.21%) Python
3 4 (4.26%) Java
3 4 (4.26%) T-SQL
4 2 (2.13%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.06%) C#
5 1 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 36 (38.30%) Azure Certification
2 18 (19.15%) CompTIA CySA+
2 18 (19.15%) CompTIA Security+
3 7 (7.45%) Degree
4 2 (2.13%) MCSE
4 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 2 (2.13%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.38%) QA
2 1 (1.06%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.06%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (5.32%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.13%) BitLocker
2 2 (2.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (3.19%) SCCM
2 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 45 (47.87%) Microsoft
2 18 (19.15%) ForeScout
3 3 (3.19%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.13%) Bomgar
4 2 (2.13%) Citrix
4 2 (2.13%) iManage
5 1 (1.06%) Infor
5 1 (1.06%) Sophos
5 1 (1.06%) VMware