Actionable Insight Job Trends in Scotland
Actionable Insights (or Actionable Intelligence, Actionable Recommendations)
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland citing Actionable Insight skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 136 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -18 | -24 |
| Permanent jobs citing Actionable Insight | 16 | 18 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.36% | 0.67% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.53% | 0.74% | 1.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 13 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,150 | £33,400 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,250 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.48% | - | +10.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £57,500 | £61,131 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,000 | £67,750 | £66,171 |
| UK median annual salary | £53,500 | £50,000 | £57,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -12.66% | -0.43% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland
Actionable Insight falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Scotland.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 3,045 | 2,425 | 2,744 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 69.43% | 90.08% | 84.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,700 | 1,053 | 1,308 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £38,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.74% | -30.91% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £78,782 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | - |
Actionable Insight Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Actionable Insight relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Actionable Insight Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Actionable Insight.
Actionable Insight Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Actionable Insight in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.
Actionable Insight Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Insight within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +10 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Glasgow | +6 | 3 | £95,000 | +111.11% | 3 |
| Stirling | - | 2 | £32,500 | - | |
| Fife | - | 2 | - | - | |
| West Lothian | -2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Highlands | -2 | 1 | £39,500 | -24.76% | |
| Midlothian | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | |
| Renfrewshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Actionable Insight Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 50.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 43.8% | 7 |
| 3 | Business Intelligence | 37.5% | 6 |
| 3 | Decision-Making | 37.5% | 6 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 37.5% | 6 |
| 6 | Data Modelling | 25.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Roadmaps | 25.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Engagement | 25.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Strategic Thinking | 25.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Visualisation | 25.0% | 4 |
| 11 | Analytics | 18.8% | 3 |
| 11 | ERP | 18.8% | 3 |
| 11 | ETL | 18.8% | 3 |
| 14 | AI | 12.5% | 2 |
| 14 | Customer Experience | 12.5% | 2 |
| 14 | Cybersecurity | 12.5% | 2 |
| 14 | Dashboard Development | 12.5% | 2 |
| 14 | Data Integration | 12.5% | 2 |
| 14 | Data Pipeline | 12.5% | 2 |
| 14 | Data Visualisation | 12.5% | 2 |