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 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 10 57
Rank change year-on-year +4 +47 -38
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 436 240 389
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 13.36% 12.49% 6.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.13% 14.05% 6.44%
Number of salaries quoted 132 71 227
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,020 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,250 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.51% +0.58% +7.20%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £61,550
UK median annual salary £44,543 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.23% +5.56% -2.70%

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 3,086 1,708 6,036
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 88.87% 96.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,599 935 2,600
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £51,764
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +6.25% -9.98%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -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 13 April 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 13 April 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 -3 161 £40,000 -6.71% 9
Glasgow +5 101 £45,000 +5.88% 19
Aberdeen +6 55 £40,000 +14.29% 7
Dundee +3 38 - - 3
West Dunbartonshire - 14 - -
Stirling -3 11 £54,500 +19.43% 1
North Lanarkshire +1 10 £30,000 +5.26% 3
Lanarkshire - 10 £24,000 - 14
Renfrewshire +1 6 - - 3
West Lothian -3 4 £52,500 +8.25% 1
South Lanarkshire - 4 - - 1
Fife - 4 £32,500 - 2
East Lothian - 3 £30,000 - 1
Highlands - 3 - - 2
Argyll and Bute -1 2 £38,750 -41.51%
Midlothian - 2 £65,000 - 8
Ayrshire - 2 - -
North Ayrshire - 2 - -
East Ayrshire - 2 - - 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 13 April 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.

1 217 (49.77%) Microsoft
2 195 (44.72%) Azure
3 152 (34.86%) Azure Certification
4 132 (30.28%) SQL
5 105 (24.08%) Business Intelligence
6 98 (22.48%) Microsoft Excel
7 97 (22.25%) Mentoring
8 92 (21.10%) Power Platform
9 91 (20.87%) Power BI
10 88 (20.18%) Python
10 88 (20.18%) Tableau
11 79 (18.12%) AI
12 78 (17.89%) Cybersecurity
12 78 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
13 76 (17.43%) Azure AI
13 76 (17.43%) CompTIA CySA+
13 76 (17.43%) CompTIA Security+
13 76 (17.43%) ForeScout
14 65 (14.91%) Coaching
15 57 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
16 41 (9.40%) Agile
16 41 (9.40%) Business Analysis
17 38 (8.72%) Microsoft 365
18 37 (8.49%) Degree
18 37 (8.49%) QA
19 35 (8.03%) Customer Service
19 35 (8.03%) Process Improvement
20 32 (7.34%) Emotional Intelligence
20 32 (7.34%) Project Management
21 30 (6.88%) Analytics

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 17 (3.90%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.92%) WebSphere
3 4 (0.92%) WebSphere Application Server
4 2 (0.46%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
5 1 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 98 (22.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (5.28%) MS Visio
3 10 (2.29%) Oracle Smart View
4 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 20 (4.59%) Oracle Assets
1 20 (4.59%) Oracle Financials
1 20 (4.59%) Oracle General Ledger
1 20 (4.59%) Oracle Payables
1 20 (4.59%) Oracle Receivables
2 10 (2.29%) Hyperion Planning
2 10 (2.29%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.92%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.46%) Alphatax
5 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.23%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 195 (44.72%) Azure
2 92 (21.10%) Power Platform
3 76 (17.43%) Azure AI
4 38 (8.72%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (2.98%) OneDrive
6 12 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.52%) Entra ID
8 4 (0.92%) AWS
8 4 (0.92%) Boomi
8 4 (0.92%) iPaaS
8 4 (0.92%) Workato
9 3 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.69%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.46%) GCP
10 2 (0.46%) SuccessFactors
11 1 (0.23%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.29%) Broadband
2 8 (1.83%) DHCP
2 8 (1.83%) DNS
3 7 (1.61%) VPN
4 6 (1.38%) Firewall
5 4 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.46%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.46%) Softphone
6 2 (0.46%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (20.87%) Power BI
2 88 (20.18%) Tableau
3 12 (2.75%) Data Mining
4 10 (2.29%) Essbase
4 10 (2.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 6 (1.38%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (5.05%) Oracle Forms
2 8 (1.83%) JIRA
3 5 (1.15%) Git
General
1 243 (55.73%) Social Skills
2 107 (24.54%) Finance
3 46 (10.55%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (8.26%) Banking
5 19 (4.36%) Retail
6 16 (3.67%) Legal
7 13 (2.98%) Billing
8 10 (2.29%) Financial Institution
9 7 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.92%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.69%) Games
13 1 (0.23%) Back Office
13 1 (0.23%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.23%) Law
13 1 (0.23%) Local Government
13 1 (0.23%) Publishing
13 1 (0.23%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.23%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.52%) .NET
2 6 (1.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.50%) Product Ownership
2 20 (4.59%) Management Information System
3 6 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (1.15%) Social Media
5 4 (0.92%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.69%) Driving Licence
6 3 (0.69%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.46%) Housing Association
7 2 (0.46%) iPhone
7 2 (0.46%) Reference Data
7 2 (0.46%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.23%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.23%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.23%) Derivative
8 1 (0.23%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.23%) Equities
8 1 (0.23%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.23%) Insider Threat
8 1 (0.23%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.82%) Windows
2 7 (1.61%) Mac OS
3 5 (1.15%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.69%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (24.08%) Business Intelligence
2 97 (22.25%) Mentoring
3 79 (18.12%) AI
4 78 (17.89%) Cybersecurity
4 78 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
5 65 (14.91%) Coaching
6 57 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
7 41 (9.40%) Agile
7 41 (9.40%) Business Analysis
8 35 (8.03%) Customer Service
8 35 (8.03%) Process Improvement
9 32 (7.34%) Emotional Intelligence
9 32 (7.34%) Project Management
10 30 (6.88%) Analytics
11 29 (6.65%) Asset Management
11 29 (6.65%) ERP
11 29 (6.65%) Requirements Gathering
12 27 (6.19%) Roadmaps
13 25 (5.73%) Data Management
14 24 (5.50%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 132 (30.28%) SQL
2 88 (20.18%) Python
3 10 (2.29%) Groovy
3 10 (2.29%) Java
4 4 (0.92%) T-SQL
5 3 (0.69%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.46%) VBA
7 1 (0.23%) C#
7 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 152 (34.86%) Azure Certification
2 76 (17.43%) CompTIA CySA+
2 76 (17.43%) CompTIA Security+
3 37 (8.49%) Degree
4 12 (2.75%) HND
5 7 (1.61%) PMI Certification
5 7 (1.61%) PMP
6 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.46%) MCSE
8 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (0.46%) MOS
9 1 (0.23%) ACCA
9 1 (0.23%) CIMA
9 1 (0.23%) CISM
9 1 (0.23%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.49%) QA
2 17 (3.90%) SLA
3 12 (2.75%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.23%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.23%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (5.50%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.46%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.46%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.61%) SCCM
Vendors
1 217 (49.77%) Microsoft
2 76 (17.43%) ForeScout
3 28 (6.42%) Oracle
4 12 (2.75%) Adobe
4 12 (2.75%) Freshdesk
4 12 (2.75%) Nintex
5 10 (2.29%) Hyperion
6 9 (2.06%) ServiceNow
7 4 (0.92%) BeyondTrust
7 4 (0.92%) iManage
7 4 (0.92%) Pega
8 3 (0.69%) Citrix
8 3 (0.69%) SAP
9 2 (0.46%) Blue Prism
9 2 (0.46%) Bomgar
9 2 (0.46%) Databricks
9 2 (0.46%) Dell
9 2 (0.46%) Google
9 2 (0.46%) VMware
9 2 (0.46%) Workday