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 22 June 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 28 55
Rank change year-on-year +22 +27 -36
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 415 203 359
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 12.67% 9.02% 5.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.51% 10.86% 5.67%
Number of salaries quoted 154 81 199
10th Percentile £26,575 £25,020 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.51% +8.13% -2.08%
75th Percentile £56,750 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £60,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year - +2.27% -2.22%

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 3,071 1,870 6,334
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 83.11% 96.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 760 2,992
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,929 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,438 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,788 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.93% +10.00% -9.09%
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 22 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 22 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 +1 123 £45,000 +4.05% 18
Glasgow +50 116 £50,000 +31.58% 12
Aberdeen +6 50 £40,000 -46.67% 2
Dundee +3 32 - - 1
North Lanarkshire +6 16 £28,500 -
Lanarkshire +19 15 £24,000 -57.52% 13
West Dunbartonshire +4 11 - - 1
Stirling +3 9 £54,500 +19.43%
Fife - 9 £37,000 -
West Lothian +5 8 £50,000 +3.09%
Renfrewshire -2 6 - - 1
Midlothian +7 5 £65,000 - 11
South Lanarkshire - 5 £33,000 - 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 22 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.

1 198 (47.71%) Microsoft
2 175 (42.17%) Azure
3 128 (30.84%) Azure Certification
4 96 (23.13%) SQL
5 78 (18.80%) AI
5 78 (18.80%) Cybersecurity
6 77 (18.55%) Business Intelligence
6 77 (18.55%) Mentoring
6 77 (18.55%) Microsoft Excel
7 75 (18.07%) Power BI
7 75 (18.07%) Power Platform
8 74 (17.83%) Problem-Solving
9 72 (17.35%) Python
10 71 (17.11%) Tableau
11 64 (15.42%) Azure AI
11 64 (15.42%) CompTIA CySA+
11 64 (15.42%) CompTIA Security+
11 64 (15.42%) ForeScout
12 58 (13.98%) Continuous Improvement
13 45 (10.84%) Coaching
14 43 (10.36%) Microsoft 365
15 36 (8.67%) Agile
16 35 (8.43%) QA
17 34 (8.19%) Active Directory
18 32 (7.71%) Business Analysis
18 32 (7.71%) Emotional Intelligence
19 31 (7.47%) Customer Service
20 28 (6.75%) Windows
21 27 (6.51%) Decision-Making
22 26 (6.27%) SharePoint

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 26 (6.27%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) IIS
4 2 (0.48%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.48%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 77 (18.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (4.82%) MS Visio
3 9 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.24%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.24%) PlantUML
5 1 (0.24%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.93%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.96%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.48%) Alphatax
4 1 (0.24%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.24%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 175 (42.17%) Azure
2 75 (18.07%) Power Platform
3 64 (15.42%) Azure AI
4 43 (10.36%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.34%) OneDrive
6 15 (3.61%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.20%) SaaS
9 4 (0.96%) Boomi
9 4 (0.96%) iPaaS
9 4 (0.96%) Workato
10 3 (0.72%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.48%) AWS
11 2 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.48%) GCP
12 1 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.24%) Figma
12 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.24%) Miro
12 1 (0.24%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.82%) Broadband
2 10 (2.41%) DNS
2 10 (2.41%) VPN
3 9 (2.17%) DHCP
4 6 (1.45%) 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 75 (18.07%) Power BI
2 71 (17.11%) Tableau
3 7 (1.69%) Data Mining
4 4 (0.96%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.24%) GIS
Development Applications
1 9 (2.17%) JIRA
2 4 (0.96%) Git
General
1 222 (53.49%) Social Skills
2 69 (16.63%) Finance
3 42 (10.12%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.71%) Banking
5 12 (2.89%) Games
6 11 (2.65%) Retail
7 10 (2.41%) Legal
8 9 (2.17%) Billing
8 9 (2.17%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.20%) Public Sector
10 3 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.24%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.24%) Back Office
12 1 (0.24%) Law
12 1 (0.24%) Legal Technology
12 1 (0.24%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.41%) .NET
2 6 (1.45%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (3.86%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.61%) Cyber Threat
2 15 (3.61%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.17%) AI Agents
3 9 (2.17%) Cyberattack
4 8 (1.93%) Social Media
5 7 (1.69%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.72%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.48%) iPhone
7 2 (0.48%) Low-Code
7 2 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.24%) Analytical Mindset
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 28 (6.75%) Windows
2 14 (3.37%) Mac OS
3 7 (1.69%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.45%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.24%) Linux
6 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (18.80%) AI
1 78 (18.80%) Cybersecurity
2 77 (18.55%) Business Intelligence
2 77 (18.55%) Mentoring
3 74 (17.83%) Problem-Solving
4 58 (13.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (10.84%) Coaching
6 36 (8.67%) Agile
7 32 (7.71%) Business Analysis
7 32 (7.71%) Emotional Intelligence
8 31 (7.47%) Customer Service
9 27 (6.51%) Decision-Making
10 18 (4.34%) Requirements Gathering
11 17 (4.10%) ERP
11 17 (4.10%) Process Improvement
12 16 (3.86%) Data Analysis
12 16 (3.86%) ITIL
12 16 (3.86%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (3.86%) Workshop Facilitation
13 15 (3.61%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (23.13%) SQL
2 72 (17.35%) Python
3 9 (2.17%) Java
4 5 (1.20%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.48%) C#
5 2 (0.48%) RPG
5 2 (0.48%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.24%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 128 (30.84%) Azure Certification
2 64 (15.42%) CompTIA CySA+
2 64 (15.42%) CompTIA Security+
3 24 (5.78%) Degree
4 9 (2.17%) HND
5 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (0.96%) PMI Certification
6 4 (0.96%) PMP
7 2 (0.48%) AAT
7 2 (0.48%) MCSE
7 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 2 (0.48%) MOS
7 2 (0.48%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.24%) ACCA
8 1 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.24%) CIMA
8 1 (0.24%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.43%) QA
2 11 (2.65%) SLA
3 10 (2.41%) GDPR
4 9 (2.17%) Accessibility
System Software
1 34 (8.19%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.45%) 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 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (1.69%) SCCM
2 1 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 198 (47.71%) Microsoft
2 64 (15.42%) ForeScout
3 10 (2.41%) Adobe
4 9 (2.17%) Freshdesk
4 9 (2.17%) Nintex
4 9 (2.17%) ServiceNow
5 7 (1.69%) Oracle
6 5 (1.20%) VMware
7 4 (0.96%) BeyondTrust
7 4 (0.96%) Citrix
8 3 (0.72%) iManage
9 2 (0.48%) Bomgar
9 2 (0.48%) Google
9 2 (0.48%) IFS
9 2 (0.48%) Pega
9 2 (0.48%) SAP
10 1 (0.24%) IBM
10 1 (0.24%) Intapp
10 1 (0.24%) Siemens
10 1 (0.24%) Sophos