Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 31 55
Rank change year-on-year +25 +24 -37
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 381 182 314
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 11.40% 7.28% 5.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.12% 8.67% 5.69%
Number of salaries quoted 166 74 147
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,594 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,301 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,625 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.15% +13.31% -7.62%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £52,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,525 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

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 3,144 2,100 5,517
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 83.97% 97.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,741 925 2,615
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,929 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,625
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +3.70% -7.95%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -10.00%

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 21 July 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 21 July 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
Edinburgh +2 126 £45,000 +4.05% 15
Glasgow +49 119 £50,000 +30.72% 22
Aberdeen +3 43 £60,000 -20.00% 5
Dundee - 30 - - 1
Lanarkshire +17 12 £24,000 -57.52% 21
Fife - 9 £37,000 - 1
North Lanarkshire +6 8 £28,500 -
West Lothian +4 7 £50,000 +3.09% 2
Midlothian +12 5 £65,000 - 13
West Dunbartonshire +4 5 - -
Stirling -1 5 £54,500 +19.43% 1
South Lanarkshire - 4 £33,000 - 3
Argyll and Bute - 3 £30,000 -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £23,500 -
Moray - 1 £62,500 - 1
Clackmannanshire - 1 - -
East Lothian - 1 - -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 21 July 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.

1 197 (51.71%) Microsoft
2 168 (44.09%) Azure
3 120 (31.50%) Azure Certification
4 90 (23.62%) SQL
5 78 (20.47%) Cybersecurity
6 75 (19.69%) AI
7 73 (19.16%) Mentoring
7 73 (19.16%) Microsoft Excel
8 72 (18.90%) Business Intelligence
9 67 (17.59%) Power BI
9 67 (17.59%) Power Platform
9 67 (17.59%) Python
10 66 (17.32%) Tableau
11 60 (15.75%) Azure AI
11 60 (15.75%) CompTIA CySA+
11 60 (15.75%) CompTIA Security+
11 60 (15.75%) ForeScout
12 44 (11.55%) Microsoft 365
13 41 (10.76%) Active Directory
13 41 (10.76%) Problem-Solving
14 36 (9.45%) Windows
15 29 (7.61%) Agile
15 29 (7.61%) Business Analysis
16 27 (7.09%) Customer Service
16 27 (7.09%) Decision-Making
17 25 (6.56%) Continuous Improvement
17 25 (6.56%) SharePoint
18 23 (6.04%) Entra ID
19 21 (5.51%) ERP
20 20 (5.25%) Data Analysis

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 25 (6.56%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.79%) Confluence
4 2 (0.52%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 73 (19.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.41%) MS Visio
3 11 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) PlantUML
5 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (2.10%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (1.05%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.52%) Alphatax
4 1 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 168 (44.09%) Azure
2 67 (17.59%) Power Platform
3 60 (15.75%) Azure AI
4 44 (11.55%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (6.04%) Entra ID
6 19 (4.99%) OneDrive
7 8 (2.10%) SaaS
8 6 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.05%) Boomi
9 4 (1.05%) iPaaS
9 4 (1.05%) Workato
10 2 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.52%) GCP
11 1 (0.26%) AWS
11 1 (0.26%) Azure Monitor
11 1 (0.26%) Figma
11 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.26%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.26%) Miro
11 1 (0.26%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.99%) Broadband
2 10 (2.62%) VPN
3 8 (2.10%) DNS
4 7 (1.84%) DHCP
5 4 (1.05%) Firewall
6 2 (0.52%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.52%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.52%) Softphone
6 2 (0.52%) VLAN
7 1 (0.26%) Gigabit Ethernet
7 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (17.59%) Power BI
2 66 (17.32%) Tableau
3 6 (1.57%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.79%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.26%) GIS
Development Applications
1 11 (2.89%) JIRA
2 3 (0.79%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.26%) JMeter
General
1 174 (45.67%) Social Skills
2 63 (16.54%) Finance
3 35 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (2.89%) Games
5 9 (2.36%) Financial Institution
6 8 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (1.84%) Retail
8 6 (1.57%) Legal
8 6 (1.57%) Public Sector
9 5 (1.31%) Billing
10 3 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.52%) Law
11 2 (0.52%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.26%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.26%) Back Office
12 1 (0.26%) Legal Technology
12 1 (0.26%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.36%) .NET
2 6 (1.57%) Web Services
3 1 (0.26%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.94%) Cyber Threat
2 11 (2.89%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.36%) AI Agents
3 9 (2.36%) Cyberattack
4 8 (2.10%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.84%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.57%) Social Media
7 3 (0.79%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.52%) iPhone
8 2 (0.52%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.26%) AS400
9 1 (0.26%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.26%) Derivative
9 1 (0.26%) Equities
9 1 (0.26%) Fixed Income
9 1 (0.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.26%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.26%) Reference Data
9 1 (0.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.45%) Windows
2 17 (4.46%) Mac OS
3 12 (3.15%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.10%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.52%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.26%) Linux
6 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (20.47%) Cybersecurity
2 75 (19.69%) AI
3 73 (19.16%) Mentoring
4 72 (18.90%) Business Intelligence
5 41 (10.76%) Problem-Solving
6 29 (7.61%) Agile
6 29 (7.61%) Business Analysis
7 27 (7.09%) Customer Service
7 27 (7.09%) Decision-Making
8 25 (6.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (5.51%) ERP
10 20 (5.25%) Data Analysis
11 16 (4.20%) Stakeholder Management
12 15 (3.94%) ITIL
12 15 (3.94%) Requirements Gathering
12 15 (3.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 14 (3.67%) Service Delivery
13 14 (3.67%) Threat Intelligence
14 13 (3.41%) Process Improvement
14 13 (3.41%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 90 (23.62%) SQL
2 67 (17.59%) Python
3 10 (2.62%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.10%) Java
5 4 (1.05%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.52%) C#
6 2 (0.52%) RPG
7 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 120 (31.50%) Azure Certification
2 60 (15.75%) CompTIA CySA+
2 60 (15.75%) CompTIA Security+
3 10 (2.62%) Degree
4 5 (1.31%) AAT
4 5 (1.31%) HND
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (0.52%) CSPO
6 2 (0.52%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (0.52%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.26%) ISEB
7 1 (0.26%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.62%) GDPR
2 6 (1.57%) SLA
3 5 (1.31%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.79%) QA
System Software
1 41 (10.76%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.79%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.52%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (2.10%) SCCM
2 7 (1.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.26%) Grafana
3 1 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 197 (51.71%) Microsoft
2 60 (15.75%) ForeScout
3 7 (1.84%) Oracle
4 6 (1.57%) Adobe
5 5 (1.31%) Freshdesk
5 5 (1.31%) IFS
5 5 (1.31%) Nintex
5 5 (1.31%) ServiceNow
5 5 (1.31%) VMware
6 4 (1.05%) Citrix
7 3 (0.79%) iManage
8 2 (0.52%) BeyondTrust
8 2 (0.52%) Bomgar
8 2 (0.52%) Google
8 2 (0.52%) Pega
9 1 (0.26%) IBM
9 1 (0.26%) Infor
9 1 (0.26%) SAP
9 1 (0.26%) Siemens
9 1 (0.26%) Sophos