Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £38,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 57 24 20
Rank change year-on-year -33 -4 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 313 387 638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 5.49% 10.20% 10.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.66% 11.07% 11.17%
Number of salaries quoted 131 284 465
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £22,000
25th Percentile £30,750 £30,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £41,675 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.51% +5.33%
75th Percentile £50,300 £52,500 £52,440
90th Percentile £60,000 £61,705 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,154
% change year-on-year - -4.57% +6.34%

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 5,531 3,496 5,710
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.07% 92.15% 93.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,492 2,018 3,223
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Scotland.

Salary trend for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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 -79 110 £38,500 -9.41% 16
Edinburgh -2 99 £39,250 -8.72% 22
West Lothian -2 22 £41,000 +90.70% 3
Aberdeen -5 20 £28,000 -28.91% 10
Fife -6 8 £39,750 +32.50% 1
Renfrewshire -3 7 £35,000 -3.21% 2
Argyll and Bute - 7 £60,000 - 3
Perthshire +7 6 £50,500 -
North Lanarkshire -4 6 - -
Dundee - 6 £22,000 -
Stirling -6 3 £32,500 +1.48%
East Ayrshire - 3 £29,500 -
Perth and Kinross 0 2 £50,500 -
Highlands - 2 £60,000 - 1
Midlothian - 2 £27,250 - 8
West Dunbartonshire -1 1 - -
Lanarkshire -12 1 - - 11
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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.

1 103 (32.91%) Finance
2 85 (27.16%) Agile
3 72 (23.00%) Social Skills
4 63 (20.13%) Problem-Solving
5 58 (18.53%) Analytical Skills
6 46 (14.70%) Microsoft Excel
6 46 (14.70%) Microsoft
7 45 (14.38%) Stakeholder Management
8 39 (12.46%) SQL
9 37 (11.82%) Microsoft 365
9 37 (11.82%) Customer Service
10 35 (11.18%) Cybersecurity
11 34 (10.86%) Windows
12 32 (10.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 31 (9.90%) Degree
14 29 (9.27%) Business Analysis
14 29 (9.27%) Legal
15 28 (8.95%) ITIL
15 28 (8.95%) Business Intelligence
16 27 (8.63%) Active Directory
16 27 (8.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
17 26 (8.31%) Banking
17 26 (8.31%) Requirements Gathering
17 26 (8.31%) Power Platform
18 25 (7.99%) Power BI
18 25 (7.99%) Migration
19 24 (7.67%) Project Management
19 24 (7.67%) SAP
20 23 (7.35%) Data Management
20 23 (7.35%) JIRA

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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (4.47%) SAS
2 12 (3.83%) Confluence
3 10 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (2.56%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.32%) CMS
Applications
1 46 (14.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (8.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (4.79%) MS Visio
4 10 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.32%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.60%) Maximo
3 4 (1.28%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.96%) iTrent
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.32%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.32%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.32%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 37 (11.82%) Microsoft 365
2 26 (8.31%) Power Platform
3 22 (7.03%) Azure
4 13 (4.15%) SaaS
5 9 (2.88%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.60%) Azure Sentinel
6 5 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.28%) AWS
7 4 (1.28%) Miro
8 3 (0.96%) Google Analytics
8 3 (0.96%) IaaS
8 3 (0.96%) PaaS
9 1 (0.32%) Adobe Analytics
9 1 (0.32%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.32%) Google Data Studio
9 1 (0.32%) Google Tag Manager
9 1 (0.32%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.32%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.32%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.32%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.75%) Broadband
2 17 (5.43%) Firewall
3 10 (3.19%) WAN
4 9 (2.88%) LAN
5 8 (2.56%) VLAN
6 7 (2.24%) Cisco IOS
7 6 (1.92%) Internet
7 6 (1.92%) Wireless
8 4 (1.28%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.96%) VPN
10 1 (0.32%) SSL
10 1 (0.32%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.99%) Power BI
2 8 (2.56%) Tableau
3 6 (1.92%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.60%) Data Mining
4 5 (1.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.64%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.32%) GIS
6 1 (0.32%) Looker
6 1 (0.32%) NonStop SQL
6 1 (0.32%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.32%) QlikView
6 1 (0.32%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 1 (0.32%) Sisense
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.32%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 23 (7.35%) JIRA
2 1 (0.32%) Bugzilla
General
1 103 (32.91%) Finance
2 72 (23.00%) Social Skills
3 58 (18.53%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (10.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 29 (9.27%) Legal
6 26 (8.31%) Banking
7 21 (6.71%) Law
8 16 (5.11%) Public Sector
9 15 (4.79%) Manufacturing
10 14 (4.47%) Marketing
11 11 (3.51%) General Ledger
12 9 (2.88%) Retail
13 6 (1.92%) German Language
13 6 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.60%) Military
14 5 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.96%) Investment Banking
16 2 (0.64%) Publishing
16 2 (0.64%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.28%) ISPF
3 3 (0.96%) HTML
4 1 (0.32%) ADO
4 1 (0.32%) CSS
4 1 (0.32%) Middleware
4 1 (0.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.71%) Management Information System
2 18 (5.75%) Social Media
3 15 (4.79%) Credit Risk
4 13 (4.15%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.56%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.56%) Operational Technology
6 6 (1.92%) Mainframe
7 5 (1.60%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.60%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.28%) IBM Mainframe
8 4 (1.28%) Low-Code
9 3 (0.96%) Credit Derivative
9 3 (0.96%) Derivative
9 3 (0.96%) Fixed Income
9 3 (0.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.96%) Hedge funds
9 3 (0.96%) Interest Rate Derivative
9 3 (0.96%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.96%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.86%) Windows
2 12 (3.83%) Windows 10
2 12 (3.83%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.88%) Android
4 6 (1.92%) Linux
4 6 (1.92%) Unix
4 6 (1.92%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.60%) Mac OS X
6 4 (1.28%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.28%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (27.16%) Agile
2 63 (20.13%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (14.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 37 (11.82%) Customer Service
5 35 (11.18%) Cybersecurity
6 29 (9.27%) Business Analysis
7 28 (8.95%) Business Intelligence
7 28 (8.95%) ITIL
8 26 (8.31%) Requirements Gathering
9 25 (7.99%) Migration
10 24 (7.67%) Project Management
11 23 (7.35%) Data Management
11 23 (7.35%) Roadmaps
11 23 (7.35%) Security Operations
12 22 (7.03%) Actionable Insight
13 21 (6.71%) User Stories
14 20 (6.39%) Analytics
14 20 (6.39%) Coaching
14 20 (6.39%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (6.39%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 39 (12.46%) SQL
2 9 (2.88%) Python
3 8 (2.56%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.92%) JCL
4 6 (1.92%) REXX
5 3 (0.96%) VBA
6 1 (0.32%) Bash
6 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 31 (9.90%) Degree
2 16 (5.11%) SC Cleared
2 16 (5.11%) Security Cleared
3 13 (4.15%) CISM
3 13 (4.15%) CISSP
4 12 (3.83%) ACCA
4 12 (3.83%) CIMA
5 7 (2.24%) CompTIA Security+
5 7 (2.24%) HND
6 5 (1.60%) GCIA
6 5 (1.60%) GCIH
6 5 (1.60%) GREM
6 5 (1.60%) SSCP
7 3 (0.96%) CISA
7 3 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.64%) CBAP
8 2 (0.64%) CRISC
8 2 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.32%) CFA
9 1 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.43%) GDPR
2 13 (4.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.51%) NIST
3 11 (3.51%) QA
4 10 (3.19%) GAAP
4 10 (3.19%) IFRS
4 10 (3.19%) Solvency II
5 9 (2.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 8 (2.56%) SLA
7 6 (1.92%) ISO 22301
8 4 (1.28%) GRC
8 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (1.28%) NCSC
9 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.96%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 27 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.24%) RACF
4 3 (0.96%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.32%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.28%) CA Endevor
2 2 (0.64%) Ansible
2 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.64%) zSecure
3 1 (0.32%) Nessus
3 1 (0.32%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 46 (14.70%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.67%) SAP
3 16 (5.11%) CA
3 16 (5.11%) Oracle
4 15 (4.79%) VMware
5 12 (3.83%) Cisco
6 8 (2.56%) Dell
7 7 (2.24%) CyberArk
8 6 (1.92%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.28%) IBM
9 4 (1.28%) iManage
9 4 (1.28%) Meraki
10 3 (0.96%) Google
10 3 (0.96%) Juniper
10 3 (0.96%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.64%) Adobe
11 2 (0.64%) Alteryx
11 2 (0.64%) Citrix
11 2 (0.64%) Nintex
11 2 (0.64%) Salesforce