Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 14 25
Rank change year-on-year -7 +11 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 236 315 294
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 8.61% 11.25% 11.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.80% 11.95% 11.49%
Number of salaries quoted 88 72 207
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,500 £27,400
25th Percentile £29,813 £32,188 £35,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,711 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% -9.53% +6.19%
75th Percentile £47,813 £52,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £61,341 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,408 2,635 2,559
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.85% 94.14% 96.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,258 1,213 1,735
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +8.91% -8.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £84,125 £87,051 £83,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 December 2025. 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh -5 149 £35,000 -14.55% 18
Glasgow -5 47 £45,000 +12.50% 19
Aberdeen +7 13 £35,000 +17.65% 5
Dundee +5 10 - - 2
East Lothian - 3 £30,000 -
West Dunbartonshire - 3 £60,000 - 1
Highlands - 3 - - 1
Argyll and Bute -3 2 £38,750 -40.38% 2
West Lothian -4 2 - - 4
Stirling -5 2 £65,500 +54.12% 1
Lanarkshire - 1 £59,000 - 16
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, 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 Scotland region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 102 (43.22%) SQL
2 90 (38.14%) Azure
3 80 (33.90%) Microsoft
4 70 (29.66%) Business Intelligence
5 67 (28.39%) Asset Management
6 59 (25.00%) Coaching
7 54 (22.88%) Problem-Solving
8 53 (22.46%) Agile
8 53 (22.46%) Power Platform
9 52 (22.03%) Power BI
10 49 (20.76%) Microsoft Excel
11 48 (20.34%) Oracle
12 47 (19.92%) Continuous Improvement
12 47 (19.92%) Tableau
13 44 (18.64%) Python
14 40 (16.95%) Azure Certification
15 39 (16.53%) ERP
15 39 (16.53%) Roadmaps
16 37 (15.68%) Data Management
17 36 (15.25%) Oracle Forms
18 35 (14.83%) Mentoring
18 35 (14.83%) Project Management
19 33 (13.98%) AI
20 30 (12.71%) Microsoft 365
21 28 (11.86%) Analytics
21 28 (11.86%) Business Analysis
22 26 (11.02%) Degree
22 26 (11.02%) Enterprise Data Management
22 26 (11.02%) Oracle Assets
22 26 (11.02%) Oracle Financials

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 16 (6.78%) Confluence
2 10 (4.24%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.27%) SAS
4 2 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.85%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.85%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 49 (20.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (5.51%) Oracle Smart View
3 4 (1.69%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 26 (11.02%) Oracle Assets
1 26 (11.02%) Oracle Financials
1 26 (11.02%) Oracle General Ledger
1 26 (11.02%) Oracle Payables
1 26 (11.02%) Oracle Receivables
2 17 (7.20%) Oracle ERP
3 13 (5.51%) Hyperion Planning
4 11 (4.66%) Oracle EBS
5 10 (4.24%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.85%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.42%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.42%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 90 (38.14%) Azure
2 53 (22.46%) Power Platform
3 30 (12.71%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (9.32%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (8.47%) Azure AI
6 14 (5.93%) Entra ID
7 12 (5.08%) Snowflake
8 11 (4.66%) PowerApps
9 10 (4.24%) SuccessFactors
10 4 (1.69%) OCI
10 4 (1.69%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.85%) AWS
11 2 (0.85%) SaaS
12 1 (0.42%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.42%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.54%) Broadband
2 4 (1.69%) Firewall
2 4 (1.69%) LAN
2 4 (1.69%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.69%) WAN
2 4 (1.69%) Wireless
2 4 (1.69%) Wireshark
3 1 (0.42%) DHCP
3 1 (0.42%) DNS
3 1 (0.42%) FTP
3 1 (0.42%) Intranet
3 1 (0.42%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (22.03%) Power BI
2 47 (19.92%) Tableau
3 13 (5.51%) Essbase
3 13 (5.51%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 12 (5.08%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (4.24%) Data Mining
6 6 (2.54%) Metadata
7 5 (2.12%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.69%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.42%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.42%) MS Access
9 1 (0.42%) MySQL
9 1 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
9 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 36 (15.25%) Oracle Forms
2 19 (8.05%) JIRA
3 2 (0.85%) ER Studio
3 2 (0.85%) Git
General
1 120 (50.85%) Finance
2 91 (38.56%) Social Skills
3 56 (23.73%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (5.08%) Marketing
5 11 (4.66%) Manufacturing
6 10 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (3.39%) Legal
8 7 (2.97%) Retail
9 6 (2.54%) Financial Institution
10 5 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.12%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.69%) Banking
11 4 (1.69%) Front Office
12 3 (1.27%) Billing
13 2 (0.85%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.85%) Tech for Good
14 1 (0.42%) Back Office
14 1 (0.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.42%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.85%) .NET
2 1 (0.42%) HTML
2 1 (0.42%) JSON
2 1 (0.42%) REST
2 1 (0.42%) SAP TM
2 1 (0.42%) SOAP
2 1 (0.42%) Web Services
2 1 (0.42%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (14.83%) Product Ownership
2 16 (6.78%) Management Information System
3 14 (5.93%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (4.24%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.12%) Data Structures
6 5 (2.12%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 4 (1.69%) CMDB
7 4 (1.69%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.69%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.27%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.85%) Housing Association
10 1 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.42%) Freedom of Information
10 1 (0.42%) Insider Threat
10 1 (0.42%) Reference Data
10 1 (0.42%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.36%) Windows
2 4 (1.69%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.42%) Linux
4 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (29.66%) Business Intelligence
2 67 (28.39%) Asset Management
3 59 (25.00%) Coaching
4 54 (22.88%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (22.46%) Agile
6 47 (19.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 39 (16.53%) ERP
7 39 (16.53%) Roadmaps
8 37 (15.68%) Data Management
9 35 (14.83%) Mentoring
9 35 (14.83%) Project Management
10 33 (13.98%) AI
11 28 (11.86%) Analytics
11 28 (11.86%) Business Analysis
12 26 (11.02%) Enterprise Data Management
12 26 (11.02%) Planning and Forecasting
13 25 (10.59%) Migration
14 24 (10.17%) Data Analysis
15 23 (9.75%) Process Improvement
15 23 (9.75%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 102 (43.22%) SQL
2 44 (18.64%) Python
3 13 (5.51%) Groovy
4 11 (4.66%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.85%) Java
5 2 (0.85%) R
5 2 (0.85%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.85%) VBA
6 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.42%) VB
Qualifications
1 40 (16.95%) Azure Certification
2 26 (11.02%) Degree
3 20 (8.47%) CompTIA CySA+
3 20 (8.47%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (4.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.85%) HND
5 2 (0.85%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.85%) PMP
6 1 (0.42%) CISM
6 1 (0.42%) CISSP
6 1 (0.42%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.42%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.42%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.24%) Accessibility
2 5 (2.12%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.12%) SLA
3 4 (1.69%) COBIT
4 3 (1.27%) GAAP
4 3 (1.27%) IFRS
4 3 (1.27%) QA
4 3 (1.27%) Solvency II
5 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.42%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (5.08%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.12%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.42%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 80 (33.90%) Microsoft
2 48 (20.34%) Oracle
3 22 (9.32%) SAP
4 20 (8.47%) ForeScout
5 13 (5.51%) Hyperion
6 11 (4.66%) Concur
7 10 (4.24%) Workday
8 9 (3.81%) Cisco
8 9 (3.81%) Meraki
9 4 (1.69%) Alteryx
9 4 (1.69%) Charles River
9 4 (1.69%) CheckPoint
9 4 (1.69%) Palo Alto
9 4 (1.69%) SolarWinds
10 3 (1.27%) Teradata
11 2 (0.85%) Adobe
11 2 (0.85%) Blue Prism
11 2 (0.85%) Databricks
11 2 (0.85%) Nintex
11 2 (0.85%) Pega