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 1 May 2026.

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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 10 57
Rank change year-on-year +4 +47 -37
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 464 241 403
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 13.85% 12.88% 6.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.56% 14.30% 6.55%
Number of salaries quoted 146 79 224
10th Percentile £26,625 £25,020 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,592
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.65% +4.26%
75th Percentile £54,375 £56,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -3.22%

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 3,186 1,685 6,155
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.13% 90.06% 96.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,686 906 2,604
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,125 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,534 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,800 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.03% +12.83% -11.67%

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 1 May 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 1 May 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 0 155 £40,000 -7.51% 22
Glasgow +8 114 £45,000 +5.88% 24
Aberdeen +5 59 £40,000 +14.29% 4
Dundee +3 42 - - 5
West Dunbartonshire - 14 - -
Lanarkshire +13 13 £24,000 -57.52% 14
North Lanarkshire +3 12 £30,000 +5.26% 2
Stirling -4 11 £54,500 +19.43%
Renfrewshire +1 6 - - 3
West Lothian -5 6 £52,500 +8.25% 2
Fife - 6 £32,500 - 2
Midlothian - 4 £65,000 - 17
South Lanarkshire - 4 - -
East Lothian - 3 £30,000 - 1
Highlands - 3 - - 1
Argyll and Bute -1 2 £38,750 -41.51%
North Ayrshire - 2 - -
East Ayrshire - 2 - -
Ayrshire - 2 - -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £23,500 -
Clackmannanshire - 1 - -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 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.

1 237 (51.08%) Microsoft
2 212 (45.69%) Azure
3 168 (36.21%) Azure Certification
4 133 (28.66%) SQL
5 110 (23.71%) Business Intelligence
6 105 (22.63%) Mentoring
7 104 (22.41%) Microsoft Excel
8 99 (21.34%) Power Platform
9 98 (21.12%) Power BI
10 95 (20.47%) Python
10 95 (20.47%) Tableau
11 92 (19.83%) AI
12 90 (19.40%) Cybersecurity
13 84 (18.10%) Azure AI
13 84 (18.10%) CompTIA CySA+
13 84 (18.10%) CompTIA Security+
13 84 (18.10%) ForeScout
14 77 (16.59%) Problem-Solving
15 62 (13.36%) Coaching
16 54 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
17 41 (8.84%) Microsoft 365
18 40 (8.62%) Agile
19 38 (8.19%) Business Analysis
20 37 (7.97%) Customer Service
21 36 (7.76%) QA
22 33 (7.11%) Degree
23 32 (6.90%) Emotional Intelligence
24 31 (6.68%) Process Improvement
25 29 (6.25%) Project Management
26 28 (6.03%) Active Directory

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 20 (4.31%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.65%) WebSphere
3 3 (0.65%) WebSphere Application Server
4 2 (0.43%) Confluence
5 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 104 (22.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (4.96%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.72%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 16 (3.45%) Oracle Assets
1 16 (3.45%) Oracle Financials
1 16 (3.45%) Oracle General Ledger
1 16 (3.45%) Oracle Payables
1 16 (3.45%) Oracle Receivables
2 8 (1.72%) Hyperion Planning
2 8 (1.72%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (1.08%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.86%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.43%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 212 (45.69%) Azure
2 99 (21.34%) Power Platform
3 84 (18.10%) Azure AI
4 41 (8.84%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (3.02%) OneDrive
6 12 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (2.59%) Entra ID
7 4 (0.86%) Boomi
7 4 (0.86%) iPaaS
7 4 (0.86%) SaaS
7 4 (0.86%) Workato
8 3 (0.65%) AWS
8 3 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.65%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.43%) GCP
10 1 (0.22%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.22%) Figma
10 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.45%) Broadband
2 10 (2.16%) DHCP
2 10 (2.16%) DNS
3 9 (1.94%) VPN
4 6 (1.29%) Firewall
5 4 (0.86%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.43%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.43%) Softphone
6 2 (0.43%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (21.12%) Power BI
2 95 (20.47%) Tableau
3 11 (2.37%) Data Mining
4 8 (1.72%) Essbase
4 8 (1.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 4 (0.86%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 16 (3.45%) Oracle Forms
2 6 (1.29%) JIRA
3 4 (0.86%) Git
General
1 260 (56.03%) Social Skills
2 100 (21.55%) Finance
3 46 (9.91%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (6.90%) Banking
5 16 (3.45%) Retail
6 13 (2.80%) Legal
7 12 (2.59%) Billing
8 9 (1.94%) Financial Institution
9 8 (1.72%) Games
10 5 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.86%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.22%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.22%) Back Office
12 1 (0.22%) Law
12 1 (0.22%) Publishing
12 1 (0.22%) Tech for Good
12 1 (0.22%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.16%) .NET
2 6 (1.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.74%) Product Ownership
2 21 (4.53%) Management Information System
3 11 (2.37%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (1.08%) AI Agents
4 5 (1.08%) Cyberattack
4 5 (1.08%) Driving Licence
4 5 (1.08%) Social Media
5 4 (0.86%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.43%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.43%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.43%) Housing Association
6 2 (0.43%) iPhone
6 2 (0.43%) Reference Data
6 2 (0.43%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.22%) Derivative
7 1 (0.22%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.22%) Equities
7 1 (0.22%) Fixed Income
7 1 (0.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.22%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.39%) Windows
2 10 (2.16%) Mac OS
3 6 (1.29%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.08%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.65%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (23.71%) Business Intelligence
2 105 (22.63%) Mentoring
3 92 (19.83%) AI
4 90 (19.40%) Cybersecurity
5 77 (16.59%) Problem-Solving
6 62 (13.36%) Coaching
7 54 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 40 (8.62%) Agile
9 38 (8.19%) Business Analysis
10 37 (7.97%) Customer Service
11 32 (6.90%) Emotional Intelligence
12 31 (6.68%) Process Improvement
13 29 (6.25%) Project Management
14 27 (5.82%) ERP
14 27 (5.82%) Requirements Gathering
15 25 (5.39%) Analytics
16 23 (4.96%) Asset Management
17 22 (4.74%) Data Management
18 21 (4.53%) Decision-Making
18 21 (4.53%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 133 (28.66%) SQL
2 95 (20.47%) Python
3 9 (1.94%) Java
4 8 (1.72%) Groovy
5 5 (1.08%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.65%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.22%) C#
Qualifications
1 168 (36.21%) Azure Certification
2 84 (18.10%) CompTIA CySA+
2 84 (18.10%) CompTIA Security+
3 33 (7.11%) Degree
4 12 (2.59%) HND
5 7 (1.51%) PMI Certification
5 7 (1.51%) PMP
6 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.43%) MCSE
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (0.43%) MOS
9 1 (0.22%) ACCA
9 1 (0.22%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.76%) QA
2 17 (3.66%) SLA
3 12 (2.59%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.08%) GDPR
5 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 28 (6.03%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.08%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.86%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.43%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (1.51%) SCCM
Vendors
1 237 (51.08%) Microsoft
2 84 (18.10%) ForeScout
3 22 (4.74%) Oracle
4 13 (2.80%) Adobe
5 12 (2.59%) Freshdesk
5 12 (2.59%) Nintex
6 10 (2.16%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.72%) Hyperion
8 4 (0.86%) BeyondTrust
8 4 (0.86%) iManage
8 4 (0.86%) VMware
9 3 (0.65%) Citrix
10 2 (0.43%) Bomgar
10 2 (0.43%) Dell
10 2 (0.43%) Google
10 2 (0.43%) Pega
11 1 (0.22%) HP
11 1 (0.22%) Infor
11 1 (0.22%) Sage
11 1 (0.22%) Salesforce