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 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 14 19
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 222 322 283
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 8.01% 10.34% 11.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.26% 10.93% 11.99%
Number of salaries quoted 84 77 206
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,500 £27,375
25th Percentile £29,813 £31,250 £35,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £48,750 £51,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £56,225 £59,100 £63,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% - -

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 2,397 2,947 2,361
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.53% 94.64% 96.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,224 1,414 1,777
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.85% -6.36%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,375 £83,750 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,965 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.11% -3.39% -

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 6 December 2025.

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 6 December 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
Edinburgh -5 143 £35,000 -16.67% 29
Glasgow -13 46 £45,000 +18.42% 26
Aberdeen +1 11 £35,000 +17.65% 16
Dundee +4 8 - - 2
East Lothian - 3 £30,000 -
Highlands - 3 - - 1
Stirling -2 2 £65,500 +54.12%
West Dunbartonshire - 2 £60,000 - 2
West Lothian -3 1 - - 1
Midlothian -12 1 - - 10
Lanarkshire - 1 £59,000 - 10
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, 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 95 (42.79%) SQL
2 79 (35.59%) Azure
3 69 (31.08%) Microsoft
4 66 (29.73%) Business Intelligence
5 64 (28.83%) Asset Management
6 56 (25.23%) Coaching
7 53 (23.87%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (22.97%) Agile
9 50 (22.52%) Power Platform
10 49 (22.07%) Power BI
11 48 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
12 47 (21.17%) Oracle
13 44 (19.82%) Microsoft Excel
14 43 (19.37%) Tableau
15 39 (17.57%) Python
16 37 (16.67%) ERP
17 35 (15.77%) Roadmaps
18 34 (15.32%) Data Management
18 34 (15.32%) Oracle Forms
19 32 (14.41%) Azure Certification
19 32 (14.41%) Project Management
20 29 (13.06%) AI
20 29 (13.06%) Mentoring
21 28 (12.61%) Business Analysis
21 28 (12.61%) Microsoft 365
22 26 (11.71%) Analytics
22 26 (11.71%) Migration
23 25 (11.26%) Degree
24 24 (10.81%) Enterprise Data Management
24 24 (10.81%) Oracle Assets

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 16 (7.21%) Confluence
2 10 (4.50%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.35%) SAS
4 2 (0.90%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.45%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.45%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 44 (19.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (5.41%) Oracle Smart View
3 3 (1.35%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 24 (10.81%) Oracle Assets
1 24 (10.81%) Oracle Financials
1 24 (10.81%) Oracle General Ledger
1 24 (10.81%) Oracle Payables
1 24 (10.81%) Oracle Receivables
2 16 (7.21%) Oracle ERP
3 12 (5.41%) Hyperion Planning
4 11 (4.95%) Oracle EBS
5 10 (4.50%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.90%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.45%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.45%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 79 (35.59%) Azure
2 50 (22.52%) Power Platform
3 28 (12.61%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (9.46%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (7.21%) Azure AI
6 13 (5.86%) Entra ID
7 12 (5.41%) Snowflake
8 11 (4.95%) PowerApps
9 10 (4.50%) SuccessFactors
10 4 (1.80%) OCI
10 4 (1.80%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.90%) SaaS
12 1 (0.45%) AWS
12 1 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.45%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.45%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.25%) Broadband
2 4 (1.80%) Firewall
2 4 (1.80%) LAN
2 4 (1.80%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.80%) WAN
2 4 (1.80%) Wireless
2 4 (1.80%) Wireshark
3 1 (0.45%) FTP
3 1 (0.45%) Intranet
3 1 (0.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (22.07%) Power BI
2 43 (19.37%) Tableau
3 12 (5.41%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (5.41%) Essbase
3 12 (5.41%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 9 (4.05%) Data Mining
5 6 (2.70%) Metadata
6 4 (1.80%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.80%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.45%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.45%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.45%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.45%) MS Access
7 1 (0.45%) MySQL
7 1 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.45%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (15.32%) Oracle Forms
2 19 (8.56%) JIRA
3 2 (0.90%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.45%) Git
General
1 115 (51.80%) Finance
2 82 (36.94%) Social Skills
3 57 (25.68%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (5.86%) Marketing
5 11 (4.95%) Manufacturing
5 11 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (3.15%) Legal
7 6 (2.70%) Financial Institution
7 6 (2.70%) Retail
8 5 (2.25%) Banking
8 5 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.80%) Front Office
9 4 (1.80%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.35%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.90%) Billing
11 2 (0.90%) Law
11 2 (0.90%) Tech for Good
12 1 (0.45%) Back Office
12 1 (0.45%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.45%) .NET
1 1 (0.45%) HTML
1 1 (0.45%) JSON
1 1 (0.45%) REST
1 1 (0.45%) SailPoint
1 1 (0.45%) SAP TM
1 1 (0.45%) SOAP
1 1 (0.45%) Web Services
1 1 (0.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (14.41%) Product Ownership
2 15 (6.76%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (6.31%) Management Information System
4 9 (4.05%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.15%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.25%) Data Structures
6 5 (2.25%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 4 (1.80%) CMDB
7 4 (1.80%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.80%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.90%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.45%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.45%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.45%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.45%) Reference Data
9 1 (0.45%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.45%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 14 (6.31%) Windows
2 4 (1.80%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.90%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (29.73%) Business Intelligence
2 64 (28.83%) Asset Management
3 56 (25.23%) Coaching
4 53 (23.87%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (22.97%) Agile
6 48 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (16.67%) ERP
8 35 (15.77%) Roadmaps
9 34 (15.32%) Data Management
10 32 (14.41%) Project Management
11 29 (13.06%) AI
11 29 (13.06%) Mentoring
12 28 (12.61%) Business Analysis
13 26 (11.71%) Analytics
13 26 (11.71%) Migration
14 24 (10.81%) Enterprise Data Management
14 24 (10.81%) Planning and Forecasting
14 24 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
15 23 (10.36%) Data Analysis
16 22 (9.91%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 95 (42.79%) SQL
2 39 (17.57%) Python
3 12 (5.41%) Groovy
4 11 (4.95%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.90%) R
5 2 (0.90%) VBA
6 1 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.45%) Java
6 1 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.45%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 32 (14.41%) Azure Certification
2 25 (11.26%) Degree
3 16 (7.21%) CompTIA CySA+
3 16 (7.21%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (4.95%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.45%) CBAP
5 1 (0.45%) CISM
5 1 (0.45%) CISSP
5 1 (0.45%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.45%) HND
5 1 (0.45%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.45%) PMP
5 1 (0.45%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.05%) Accessibility
2 6 (2.70%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.80%) COBIT
3 4 (1.80%) SLA
4 3 (1.35%) GAAP
4 3 (1.35%) IFRS
4 3 (1.35%) Solvency II
5 2 (0.90%) QA
6 1 (0.45%) ISO 20022
6 1 (0.45%) ISO 8583
6 1 (0.45%) PMO
6 1 (0.45%) SEPA
System Software
1 11 (4.95%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (6.31%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 69 (31.08%) Microsoft
2 47 (21.17%) Oracle
3 22 (9.91%) SAP
4 16 (7.21%) ForeScout
5 12 (5.41%) Hyperion
6 11 (4.95%) Concur
7 10 (4.50%) Workday
8 9 (4.05%) Cisco
8 9 (4.05%) Meraki
9 5 (2.25%) Alteryx
10 4 (1.80%) Charles River
10 4 (1.80%) CheckPoint
10 4 (1.80%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.80%) SolarWinds
11 3 (1.35%) Teradata
12 2 (0.90%) Blue Prism
12 2 (0.90%) Databricks
12 2 (0.90%) Pega
13 1 (0.45%) Freshdesk
13 1 (0.45%) Intapp