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 8 May 2026.

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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 15 54
Rank change year-on-year +9 +39 -33
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 459 231 403
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 13.96% 12.13% 6.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.69% 13.28% 6.58%
Number of salaries quoted 144 78 223
10th Percentile £27,025 £25,020 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +4.13%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,938 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,875 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -2.17%

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 3,124 1,740 6,120
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.04% 91.34% 96.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,650 884 2,613
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,941 £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 £73,886 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £53,000
% change year-on-year -5.23% +9.50% -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 8 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 8 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 0 150 £40,000 -7.51% 18
Glasgow +17 115 £45,000 +5.88% 23
Aberdeen +5 59 £40,000 -27.27% 6
Dundee +3 42 - - 3
West Dunbartonshire - 14 - - 1
Lanarkshire +24 13 £24,000 -57.52% 16
North Lanarkshire +4 12 £30,000 +5.26% 3
Stirling -1 11 £54,500 +19.43%
Fife - 7 £32,500 - 3
Renfrewshire 0 6 - - 4
West Lothian -4 6 £52,500 +8.25% 1
Midlothian - 4 £65,000 - 11
South Lanarkshire - 4 - - 1
Argyll and Bute 0 2 £38,750 -41.51%
North Ayrshire - 2 - -
East Ayrshire - 2 - - 1
Highlands - 2 - - 2
East Lothian - 2 £30,000 - 1
Ayrshire - 2 - -
Clackmannanshire - 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 8 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.

1 236 (51.42%) Microsoft
2 213 (46.41%) Azure
3 168 (36.60%) Azure Certification
4 131 (28.54%) SQL
5 108 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
6 104 (22.66%) Mentoring
7 102 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
8 98 (21.35%) Power BI
8 98 (21.35%) Power Platform
9 94 (20.48%) Python
9 94 (20.48%) Tableau
10 93 (20.26%) AI
11 90 (19.61%) Cybersecurity
12 84 (18.30%) Azure AI
12 84 (18.30%) CompTIA CySA+
12 84 (18.30%) CompTIA Security+
12 84 (18.30%) ForeScout
13 77 (16.78%) Problem-Solving
14 60 (13.07%) Coaching
15 54 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
16 42 (9.15%) Agile
17 40 (8.71%) Microsoft 365
18 37 (8.06%) Customer Service
19 36 (7.84%) Business Analysis
19 36 (7.84%) QA
20 32 (6.97%) Degree
20 32 (6.97%) Emotional Intelligence
21 29 (6.32%) Process Improvement
22 28 (6.10%) Active Directory
23 27 (5.88%) Requirements Gathering

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 (4.36%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.65%) WebSphere
3 3 (0.65%) WebSphere Application Server
4 2 (0.44%) Confluence
5 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 102 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (5.23%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.53%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (3.05%) Oracle Assets
1 14 (3.05%) Oracle Financials
1 14 (3.05%) Oracle General Ledger
1 14 (3.05%) Oracle Payables
1 14 (3.05%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (1.53%) Hyperion Planning
2 7 (1.53%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (1.31%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.87%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.44%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 213 (46.41%) Azure
2 98 (21.35%) Power Platform
3 84 (18.30%) Azure AI
4 40 (8.71%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (3.05%) OneDrive
6 12 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (2.61%) Entra ID
7 4 (0.87%) Boomi
7 4 (0.87%) iPaaS
7 4 (0.87%) SaaS
7 4 (0.87%) Workato
8 3 (0.65%) AWS
8 3 (0.65%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.44%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.44%) GCP
10 1 (0.22%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.22%) Figma
10 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.49%) Broadband
2 10 (2.18%) DHCP
2 10 (2.18%) DNS
3 9 (1.96%) VPN
4 6 (1.31%) Firewall
5 4 (0.87%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.44%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.44%) Softphone
6 2 (0.44%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (21.35%) Power BI
2 94 (20.48%) Tableau
3 10 (2.18%) Data Mining
4 7 (1.53%) Essbase
4 7 (1.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 4 (0.87%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 14 (3.05%) Oracle Forms
2 6 (1.31%) JIRA
3 4 (0.87%) Git
General
1 259 (56.43%) Social Skills
2 94 (20.48%) Finance
3 45 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (6.97%) Banking
5 16 (3.49%) Retail
6 12 (2.61%) Billing
6 12 (2.61%) Legal
7 9 (1.96%) Financial Institution
8 8 (1.74%) Games
9 5 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (0.87%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.22%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.22%) Back Office
11 1 (0.22%) Law
11 1 (0.22%) Publishing
11 1 (0.22%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.22%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.18%) .NET
2 6 (1.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.79%) Product Ownership
2 21 (4.58%) Management Information System
3 11 (2.40%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (1.09%) AI Agents
4 5 (1.09%) Cyberattack
4 5 (1.09%) Onboarding
4 5 (1.09%) Social Media
5 4 (0.87%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.44%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.44%) Housing Association
6 2 (0.44%) iPhone
6 2 (0.44%) Reference Data
6 2 (0.44%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.22%) Data Structures
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%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.22%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 24 (5.23%) Windows
2 10 (2.18%) Mac OS
3 7 (1.53%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.09%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
2 104 (22.66%) Mentoring
3 93 (20.26%) AI
4 90 (19.61%) Cybersecurity
5 77 (16.78%) Problem-Solving
6 60 (13.07%) Coaching
7 54 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 42 (9.15%) Agile
9 37 (8.06%) Customer Service
10 36 (7.84%) Business Analysis
11 32 (6.97%) Emotional Intelligence
12 29 (6.32%) Process Improvement
13 27 (5.88%) Requirements Gathering
14 26 (5.66%) ERP
14 26 (5.66%) Project Management
15 23 (5.01%) Analytics
16 21 (4.58%) Asset Management
16 21 (4.58%) Decision-Making
17 20 (4.36%) Data Management
18 19 (4.14%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 131 (28.54%) SQL
2 94 (20.48%) Python
3 9 (1.96%) Java
4 7 (1.53%) Groovy
5 5 (1.09%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.65%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.22%) C#
Qualifications
1 168 (36.60%) Azure Certification
2 84 (18.30%) CompTIA CySA+
2 84 (18.30%) CompTIA Security+
3 32 (6.97%) Degree
4 12 (2.61%) HND
5 7 (1.53%) PMI Certification
5 7 (1.53%) PMP
6 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.44%) MCSE
8 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (0.44%) MOS
9 1 (0.22%) ACCA
9 1 (0.22%) CIMA
9 1 (0.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.84%) QA
2 16 (3.49%) SLA
3 12 (2.61%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.31%) GDPR
5 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 28 (6.10%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.87%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.44%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (1.53%) SCCM
Vendors
1 236 (51.42%) Microsoft
2 84 (18.30%) ForeScout
3 20 (4.36%) Oracle
4 13 (2.83%) Adobe
5 12 (2.61%) Freshdesk
5 12 (2.61%) Nintex
6 10 (2.18%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.53%) Hyperion
8 4 (0.87%) BeyondTrust
8 4 (0.87%) Citrix
8 4 (0.87%) VMware
9 3 (0.65%) iManage
10 2 (0.44%) Bomgar
10 2 (0.44%) Google
10 2 (0.44%) Pega
11 1 (0.22%) Apple
11 1 (0.22%) Databricks
11 1 (0.22%) Dataiku
11 1 (0.22%) Infor
11 1 (0.22%) Intapp