Data Analysis Job Trends in Glasgow

Data Analysis
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Data Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 59 75
Rank change year-on-year +16 +16 -14
Permanent jobs citing Data Analysis 9 10 62
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.34% 1.44% 4.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.79% 1.56% 4.91%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 5
10th Percentile - £28,850 £42,525
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -27.27% +29.41%
75th Percentile £45,000 - £61,835
90th Percentile £54,000 £44,500 £62,234
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £49,293
% change year-on-year -20.00% +1.43% +15.98%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Data Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 502 643 1,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 74.93% 92.78% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 312 285 494
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,150 £28,860
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Data Analysis job vacancy trend in Glasgow

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Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Data Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Data Analysis

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Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in Glasgow over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Analysis in Glasgow

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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 1 (11.11%) SAS
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (11.11%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) Azure Data Factory
2 2 (22.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
3 1 (11.11%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Data Mining
1 3 (33.33%) Power BI
1 3 (33.33%) SQL Server
1 3 (33.33%) Tableau
2 2 (22.22%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (11.11%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) ER Studio
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 7 (77.78%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Banking
3 1 (11.11%) Billing
3 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (11.11%) Law
3 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Analyst
2 4 (44.44%) Data Analyst
3 3 (33.33%) Trainee
3 3 (33.33%) Trainee Analyst
3 3 (33.33%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Automation Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) Business Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Commercial Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Compliance Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) Data Modeller
4 1 (11.11%) Financial Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Insight Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Insight Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Lead
4 1 (11.11%) PMO Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) SAS Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) SAS Data Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Service Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Leader
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Analytics
2 4 (44.44%) Business Analysis
2 4 (44.44%) Data Analytics
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
3 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Visualisation
4 2 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Data Collection
4 2 (22.22%) Data Modelling
4 2 (22.22%) Visual Analytics
4 2 (22.22%) WFM
5 1 (11.11%) AI
5 1 (11.11%) Change Management
5 1 (11.11%) ETL
5 1 (11.11%) ITIL
5 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) SQL
2 5 (55.56%) Python
3 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (11.11%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Data Quality
2 1 (11.11%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (11.11%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Dataiku