Analyst
UK > Scotland
The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £43,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 43 | 58 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -35 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst | 204 | 354 | 438 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 6.34% | 5.38% | 10.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.60% | 5.55% | 11.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 76 | 187 | 285 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,020 | £25,450 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,875 | £30,034 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,250 | £40,000 | £40,356 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.13% | -0.88% | +6.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,063 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,375 | £60,000 | £64,472 |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -1.10% |
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 | 2,685 | 6,379 | 3,778 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.39% | 97.00% | 90.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,249 | 2,918 | 2,090 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £39,750 | £41,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,400 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Scotland.
Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
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 2 July 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +21 | 150 | £43,250 | -3.89% | 129 |
| Glasgow | +47 | 23 | £38,000 | -10.59% | 67 |
| West Lothian | -8 | 5 | £48,500 | +18.29% | 6 |
| Renfrewshire | -15 | 4 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 5 |
| Lanarkshire | -6 | 3 | £56,500 | - | 7 |
| Midlothian | -6 | 3 | - | - | 22 |
| Stirling | -4 | 2 | £45,635 | +40.41% | 3 |
| Inverclyde | - | 2 | £24,990 | - | |
| Aberdeenshire | +10 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Aberdeen | +9 | 1 | £75,000 | +167.86% | 24 |
| East Lothian | -1 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Dunbartonshire | -4 | 1 | £55,000 | - | 4 |
| North Lanarkshire | -9 | 1 | £28,500 | -1.72% | 3 |
| Fife | -14 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Analyst in the job title.
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Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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