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 15 June 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 28 58
Rank change year-on-year +22 +30 -39
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 417 209 357
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 12.96% 9.48% 5.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.72% 11.32% 5.66%
Number of salaries quoted 151 82 198
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,020 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £32,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,250 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.51% +5.49% +0.41%
75th Percentile £56,750 £54,688 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £60,675 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year - +1.12% -3.26%

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 3,039 1,847 6,310
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 83.76% 96.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,609 744 2,940
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,929 £27,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,563
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +8.78% -8.07%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 15 June 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 15 June 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 0 126 £45,000 +4.05% 17
Glasgow +53 115 £50,000 +31.58% 15
Aberdeen +7 50 £40,000 -46.67% 2
Dundee +4 32 - - 1
Lanarkshire +20 16 £24,000 -57.52% 15
North Lanarkshire +5 13 £30,000 +5.26% 2
West Dunbartonshire +3 12 - - 1
Stirling +3 10 £54,500 +19.43%
West Lothian +3 9 £50,000 +3.09%
Fife - 9 £34,750 - 1
Renfrewshire 0 6 - -
Midlothian +8 5 £65,000 - 10
South Lanarkshire - 4 - - 2
North Ayrshire - 2 - -
East Ayrshire - 2 - -
Ayrshire - 2 - -
Clackmannanshire - 1 - -
East Lothian - 1 - -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £23,500 -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 June 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.

1 196 (47.00%) Microsoft
2 173 (41.49%) Azure
3 128 (30.70%) Azure Certification
4 98 (23.50%) SQL
5 78 (18.71%) AI
5 78 (18.71%) Business Intelligence
5 78 (18.71%) Mentoring
6 77 (18.47%) Cybersecurity
6 77 (18.47%) Microsoft Excel
7 76 (18.23%) Power BI
7 76 (18.23%) Power Platform
8 73 (17.51%) Python
9 72 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
9 72 (17.27%) Tableau
10 64 (15.35%) Azure AI
10 64 (15.35%) CompTIA CySA+
10 64 (15.35%) CompTIA Security+
10 64 (15.35%) ForeScout
11 56 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
12 48 (11.51%) Coaching
13 41 (9.83%) Microsoft 365
14 39 (9.35%) Agile
15 36 (8.63%) QA
16 35 (8.39%) Business Analysis
17 32 (7.67%) Active Directory
17 32 (7.67%) Emotional Intelligence
18 31 (7.43%) Customer Service
19 27 (6.47%) Decision-Making
20 26 (6.24%) Degree
20 26 (6.24%) Windows

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 24 (5.76%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.48%) WebSphere Application Server
5 1 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 77 (18.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (5.28%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.24%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.24%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 8 (1.92%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.96%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.48%) Alphatax
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.24%) Hyperion Planning
4 1 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 173 (41.49%) Azure
2 76 (18.23%) Power Platform
3 64 (15.35%) Azure AI
4 41 (9.83%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (3.84%) OneDrive
6 13 (3.12%) Entra ID
7 10 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (0.96%) Boomi
8 4 (0.96%) iPaaS
8 4 (0.96%) SaaS
8 4 (0.96%) Workato
9 3 (0.72%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.48%) AWS
10 2 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.48%) GCP
11 1 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.24%) Figma
11 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.24%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.28%) Broadband
2 10 (2.40%) DNS
2 10 (2.40%) VPN
3 9 (2.16%) DHCP
4 6 (1.44%) Firewall
5 4 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.48%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.48%) Softphone
6 2 (0.48%) VLAN
7 1 (0.24%) Gigabit Ethernet
7 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (18.23%) Power BI
2 72 (17.27%) Tableau
3 8 (1.92%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.72%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.24%) Essbase
5 1 (0.24%) GIS
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 7 (1.68%) JIRA
2 3 (0.72%) Git
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
General
1 221 (53.00%) Social Skills
2 73 (17.51%) Finance
3 45 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.67%) Banking
5 13 (3.12%) Retail
6 12 (2.88%) Games
7 10 (2.40%) Billing
7 10 (2.40%) Legal
8 9 (2.16%) Financial Institution
9 4 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (0.96%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.24%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.24%) Back Office
11 1 (0.24%) Law
11 1 (0.24%) Legal Technology
11 1 (0.24%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.24%) Publishing
11 1 (0.24%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.16%) .NET
2 6 (1.44%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.56%) Product Ownership
2 17 (4.08%) Management Information System
3 15 (3.60%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (2.16%) AI Agents
4 9 (2.16%) Cyberattack
4 9 (2.16%) Social Media
5 5 (1.20%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.72%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.48%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.48%) iPhone
7 2 (0.48%) Low-Code
7 2 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.24%) AS400
8 1 (0.24%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.24%) Derivative
8 1 (0.24%) Equities
8 1 (0.24%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.24%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 26 (6.24%) Windows
2 12 (2.88%) Mac OS
3 7 (1.68%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.20%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (18.71%) AI
1 78 (18.71%) Business Intelligence
1 78 (18.71%) Mentoring
2 77 (18.47%) Cybersecurity
3 72 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (11.51%) Coaching
6 39 (9.35%) Agile
7 35 (8.39%) Business Analysis
8 32 (7.67%) Emotional Intelligence
9 31 (7.43%) Customer Service
10 27 (6.47%) Decision-Making
11 20 (4.80%) Process Improvement
11 20 (4.80%) Requirements Gathering
12 18 (4.32%) ERP
12 18 (4.32%) Project Management
13 17 (4.08%) Data Analysis
13 17 (4.08%) Workshop Facilitation
14 16 (3.84%) Stakeholder Management
15 15 (3.60%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 98 (23.50%) SQL
2 73 (17.51%) Python
3 9 (2.16%) Java
4 5 (1.20%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.48%) RPG
5 2 (0.48%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.24%) C#
6 1 (0.24%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 128 (30.70%) Azure Certification
2 64 (15.35%) CompTIA CySA+
2 64 (15.35%) CompTIA Security+
3 26 (6.24%) Degree
4 10 (2.40%) HND
5 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.20%) PMI Certification
5 5 (1.20%) PMP
6 4 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.48%) AAT
7 2 (0.48%) MCSE
7 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 2 (0.48%) MOS
8 1 (0.24%) ACCA
8 1 (0.24%) CIMA
8 1 (0.24%) CSPO
8 1 (0.24%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (8.63%) QA
2 12 (2.88%) SLA
3 10 (2.40%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.40%) GDPR
System Software
1 32 (7.67%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.72%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.48%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (1.68%) SCCM
2 1 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 196 (47.00%) Microsoft
2 64 (15.35%) ForeScout
3 11 (2.64%) Adobe
4 10 (2.40%) Freshdesk
4 10 (2.40%) Nintex
4 10 (2.40%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.92%) Oracle
6 4 (0.96%) BeyondTrust
6 4 (0.96%) Citrix
6 4 (0.96%) VMware
7 3 (0.72%) iManage
8 2 (0.48%) Bomgar
8 2 (0.48%) Google
8 2 (0.48%) IFS
8 2 (0.48%) Pega
9 1 (0.24%) Dell
9 1 (0.24%) HP
9 1 (0.24%) Infor
9 1 (0.24%) Intapp
9 1 (0.24%) Meraki