Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 34 14
Rank change year-on-year +18 -20 -1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 263 187 307
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 6.26% 7.22% 8.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.85% 8.82% 9.18%
Number of salaries quoted 143 83 89
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,750 £25,400
25th Percentile £31,125 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £40,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% -2.44% -5.20%
75th Percentile £65,000 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile - £60,600 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 3,839 2,120 3,344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.34% 81.82% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,180 882 1,705
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,600 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -15.09% +1.44%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,563 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,614 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,589 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.50% -0.91% -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 6 October 2026.

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 6 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +32 96 £60,000 +45.45% 94
Edinburgh -9 71 £62,500 +64.81% 88
Aberdeen 0 16 £65,791 - 29
Lanarkshire +15 10 £24,000 -57.52% 21
South Lanarkshire - 10 £33,000 -
West Lothian +5 9 £36,250 - 7
Fife - 9 £37,000 - 6
Dundee - 8 - - 2
North Lanarkshire - 6 £27,000 - 2
Clackmannanshire - 5 - - 1
Highlands - 4 £33,250 - 11
Midlothian +6 3 - - 16
Argyll and Bute - 3 £30,000 - 2
Perth and Kinross - 3 £26,500 -
Moray - 3 £31,500 - 2
Stirling -3 2 £42,250 -44.77% 2
East Lothian - 1 - -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 6 October 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 Scotland region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 87 (33.08%) Microsoft
2 65 (24.71%) Azure
3 41 (15.59%) Cybersecurity
4 38 (14.45%) AI
4 38 (14.45%) Problem-Solving
5 36 (13.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 35 (13.31%) Active Directory
6 35 (13.31%) Microsoft 365
6 35 (13.31%) SQL
7 33 (12.55%) Data Analysis
7 33 (12.55%) Windows
8 32 (12.17%) Azure Certification
9 27 (10.27%) Mentoring
10 26 (9.89%) Business Intelligence
11 25 (9.51%) Entra ID
11 25 (9.51%) Python
12 24 (9.13%) Decision-Making
13 22 (8.37%) Microsoft Excel
13 22 (8.37%) Power BI
13 22 (8.37%) Power Platform
13 22 (8.37%) Stakeholder Management
14 20 (7.60%) Agile
15 19 (7.22%) Customer Service
15 19 (7.22%) ERP
15 19 (7.22%) Tableau
16 18 (6.84%) SharePoint
17 16 (6.08%) Azure AI
17 16 (6.08%) Business Analysis
17 16 (6.08%) Coaching
17 16 (6.08%) CompTIA CySA+

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 18 (6.84%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.76%) IIS
4 1 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (8.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (2.28%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.38%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.38%) PlantUML
4 1 (0.38%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (2.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.76%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.38%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 65 (24.71%) Azure
2 35 (13.31%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (9.51%) Entra ID
4 22 (8.37%) Power Platform
5 16 (6.08%) Azure AI
6 10 (3.80%) OneDrive
6 10 (3.80%) SaaS
7 6 (2.28%) AWS
7 6 (2.28%) Snowflake
8 2 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.38%) Adobe Analytics
9 1 (0.38%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.38%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.38%) Figma
9 1 (0.38%) GCP
9 1 (0.38%) Miro
9 1 (0.38%) PaaS
9 1 (0.38%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.38%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.70%) Broadband
2 7 (2.66%) VPN
3 4 (1.52%) DNS
4 3 (1.14%) DHCP
4 3 (1.14%) Firewall
5 2 (0.76%) Network Security
6 1 (0.38%) Gigabit Ethernet
6 1 (0.38%) Internet
6 1 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.38%) LAN
6 1 (0.38%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.38%) WAN
6 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.37%) Power BI
2 19 (7.22%) Tableau
3 3 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.14%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.38%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.38%) GIS
4 1 (0.38%) Looker
Development Applications
1 9 (3.42%) JIRA
2 3 (1.14%) Git
3 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.38%) Hudson
3 1 (0.38%) JMeter
General
1 97 (36.88%) Social Skills
2 34 (12.93%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (12.55%) Finance
4 9 (3.42%) Games
5 8 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (2.28%) Public Sector
7 4 (1.52%) Legal
7 4 (1.52%) Manufacturing
7 4 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (1.14%) Law
8 3 (1.14%) Marketing
9 2 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.76%) Retail
10 1 (0.38%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.14%) .NET
2 1 (0.38%) RESTful
2 1 (0.38%) XML
2 1 (0.38%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.42%) AI Agents
1 9 (3.42%) Cyber Threat
1 9 (3.42%) Cyberattack
2 7 (2.66%) Onboarding
3 5 (1.90%) Social Media
4 4 (1.52%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.52%) Product Ownership
4 4 (1.52%) Security Posture
5 2 (0.76%) Driving Licence
5 2 (0.76%) Low-Code
5 2 (0.76%) Operational Technology
5 2 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.38%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.38%) AS400
6 1 (0.38%) Clustering
6 1 (0.38%) Cybercrime
6 1 (0.38%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.38%) Replication
6 1 (0.38%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.38%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 33 (12.55%) Windows
2 15 (5.70%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.94%) Mac OS
4 9 (3.42%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.14%) Android
5 3 (1.14%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.76%) Linux
7 1 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (15.59%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (14.45%) AI
2 38 (14.45%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (13.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 33 (12.55%) Data Analysis
5 27 (10.27%) Mentoring
6 26 (9.89%) Business Intelligence
7 24 (9.13%) Decision-Making
8 22 (8.37%) Stakeholder Management
9 20 (7.60%) Agile
10 19 (7.22%) Customer Service
10 19 (7.22%) ERP
11 16 (6.08%) Business Analysis
11 16 (6.08%) Coaching
11 16 (6.08%) Information Security
11 16 (6.08%) Project Delivery
12 15 (5.70%) Line Management
13 14 (5.32%) ITIL
13 14 (5.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 14 (5.32%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 35 (13.31%) SQL
2 25 (9.51%) Python
3 11 (4.18%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.52%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.52%) R
5 2 (0.76%) C#
5 2 (0.76%) RPG
6 1 (0.38%) Java
6 1 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.38%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.38%) XPath
Qualifications
1 32 (12.17%) Azure Certification
2 16 (6.08%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (6.08%) CompTIA Security+
3 15 (5.70%) Degree
4 6 (2.28%) AAT
4 6 (2.28%) Security Cleared
5 4 (1.52%) HND
6 3 (1.14%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.76%) CSPO
7 2 (0.76%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.38%) CISSP
8 1 (0.38%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.38%) GCIA
8 1 (0.38%) ISEB
8 1 (0.38%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.38%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.18%) GDPR
2 5 (1.90%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.52%) NIST
3 4 (1.52%) SLA
4 3 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.14%) QA
5 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.76%) GRC
6 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.38%) NCSC
System Software
1 35 (13.31%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.52%) Hyper-V
2 4 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 8 (3.04%) SCCM
2 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.38%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.38%) Grafana
3 1 (0.38%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 87 (33.08%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.08%) ForeScout
3 7 (2.66%) YouTube
4 6 (2.28%) IFS
4 6 (2.28%) VMware
5 5 (1.90%) Google
5 5 (1.90%) Oracle
6 4 (1.52%) OutSystems
6 4 (1.52%) Red Hat
6 4 (1.52%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.14%) Citrix
8 2 (0.76%) Adobe
8 2 (0.76%) Cisco
8 2 (0.76%) Splunk
9 1 (0.38%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.38%) Jaspersoft
9 1 (0.38%) Meraki
9 1 (0.38%) Qualys
9 1 (0.38%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.38%) Veeam