Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 33 51
Rank change year-on-year +27 +18 -33
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 382 177 302
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 11.34% 7.09% 5.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.03% 8.41% 5.79%
Number of salaries quoted 165 75 130
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,688 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,367 £30,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +14.29% -9.41%
75th Percentile £60,000 £54,375 £50,300
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,450 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

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 3,175 2,105 5,220
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 84.30% 97.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,743 933 2,481
10th Percentile £29,075 £26,929 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +0.96% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,400 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 28 July 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 28 July 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 +3 127 £45,000 +4.05% 20
Glasgow +50 121 £50,000 +30.72% 17
Aberdeen +3 43 £60,000 -20.00% 4
Dundee - 30 - - 1
Lanarkshire +19 12 £24,000 -57.52% 16
Fife - 9 £37,000 - 1
West Lothian +5 8 £50,000 +3.09% 1
North Lanarkshire +3 8 £28,500 -
Stirling -2 5 £54,500 +19.43% 1
Midlothian +10 4 £65,000 - 15
South Lanarkshire - 4 £33,000 - 2
West Dunbartonshire +3 3 - -
Argyll and Bute - 3 £30,000 -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £23,500 -
Moray - 1 £62,500 - 1
Clackmannanshire - 1 - -
East Lothian - 1 - -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 July 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.

1 195 (51.05%) Microsoft
2 167 (43.72%) Azure
3 120 (31.41%) Azure Certification
4 89 (23.30%) SQL
5 78 (20.42%) Cybersecurity
6 75 (19.63%) AI
7 73 (19.11%) Microsoft Excel
8 71 (18.59%) Mentoring
9 70 (18.32%) Business Intelligence
10 68 (17.80%) Python
11 66 (17.28%) Tableau
12 65 (17.02%) Power BI
12 65 (17.02%) Power Platform
13 60 (15.71%) Azure AI
13 60 (15.71%) CompTIA CySA+
13 60 (15.71%) CompTIA Security+
13 60 (15.71%) ForeScout
14 43 (11.26%) Active Directory
14 43 (11.26%) Microsoft 365
15 40 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
16 37 (9.69%) Windows
17 28 (7.33%) Business Analysis
18 27 (7.07%) Agile
18 27 (7.07%) Decision-Making
19 26 (6.81%) Continuous Improvement
20 25 (6.54%) Entra ID
20 25 (6.54%) SharePoint
21 24 (6.28%) Customer Service
22 22 (5.76%) Data Analysis
22 22 (5.76%) ERP

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 25 (6.54%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.79%) Confluence
4 2 (0.52%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 73 (19.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.88%) MS Visio
3 10 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) PlantUML
5 1 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 8 (2.09%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (1.05%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.52%) Alphatax
4 1 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 167 (43.72%) Azure
2 65 (17.02%) Power Platform
3 60 (15.71%) Azure AI
4 43 (11.26%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (6.54%) Entra ID
6 19 (4.97%) OneDrive
7 8 (2.09%) SaaS
8 5 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.05%) Boomi
9 4 (1.05%) iPaaS
9 4 (1.05%) Workato
10 3 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.52%) GCP
12 1 (0.26%) AWS
12 1 (0.26%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.26%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.26%) Figma
12 1 (0.26%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.26%) Miro
12 1 (0.26%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.24%) Broadband
2 10 (2.62%) VPN
3 8 (2.09%) DNS
4 7 (1.83%) DHCP
5 5 (1.31%) Firewall
6 2 (0.52%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.52%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.52%) Softphone
6 2 (0.52%) VLAN
7 1 (0.26%) Gigabit Ethernet
7 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (17.28%) Tableau
2 65 (17.02%) Power BI
3 6 (1.57%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.79%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.26%) GIS
Development Applications
1 12 (3.14%) JIRA
2 3 (0.79%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.26%) JMeter
General
1 176 (46.07%) Social Skills
2 63 (16.49%) Finance
3 34 (8.90%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (2.88%) Games
5 8 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (1.83%) Financial Institution
6 7 (1.83%) Retail
7 6 (1.57%) Legal
8 5 (1.31%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.79%) Billing
10 3 (0.79%) Law
11 2 (0.52%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.26%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.26%) Back Office
12 1 (0.26%) Legal Technology
12 1 (0.26%) Marketing
12 1 (0.26%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.83%) .NET
2 6 (1.57%) Web Services
3 1 (0.26%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.93%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (2.36%) AI Agents
2 9 (2.36%) Cyberattack
2 9 (2.36%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.09%) Onboarding
4 6 (1.57%) Social Media
5 5 (1.31%) Management Information System
6 3 (0.79%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.52%) iPhone
7 2 (0.52%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.26%) AS400
8 1 (0.26%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.26%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.26%) Derivative
8 1 (0.26%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (0.26%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.26%) Reference Data
8 1 (0.26%) Replication
8 1 (0.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 37 (9.69%) Windows
2 17 (4.45%) Mac OS
3 13 (3.40%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.09%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.52%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.52%) Linux
5 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (20.42%) Cybersecurity
2 75 (19.63%) AI
3 71 (18.59%) Mentoring
4 70 (18.32%) Business Intelligence
5 40 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (7.33%) Business Analysis
7 27 (7.07%) Agile
7 27 (7.07%) Decision-Making
8 26 (6.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (6.28%) Customer Service
10 22 (5.76%) Data Analysis
10 22 (5.76%) ERP
11 16 (4.19%) ITIL
11 16 (4.19%) Stakeholder Management
12 15 (3.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 14 (3.66%) Project Delivery
13 14 (3.66%) Threat Intelligence
14 13 (3.40%) Analytics
14 13 (3.40%) Requirements Gathering
14 13 (3.40%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 89 (23.30%) SQL
2 68 (17.80%) Python
3 12 (3.14%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.57%) Java
5 4 (1.05%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.52%) C#
6 2 (0.52%) RPG
7 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 120 (31.41%) Azure Certification
2 60 (15.71%) CompTIA CySA+
2 60 (15.71%) CompTIA Security+
3 10 (2.62%) Degree
4 5 (1.31%) AAT
5 3 (0.79%) HND
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (0.52%) CSPO
6 2 (0.52%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (0.52%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.26%) ISEB
7 1 (0.26%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.62%) GDPR
2 4 (1.05%) SLA
3 3 (0.79%) Accessibility
3 3 (0.79%) QA
4 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.26%) GRC
4 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.26%) NIST
System Software
1 43 (11.26%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.05%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.52%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 10 (2.62%) SCCM
2 7 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.26%) Grafana
3 1 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 195 (51.05%) Microsoft
2 60 (15.71%) ForeScout
3 6 (1.57%) VMware
4 5 (1.31%) IFS
4 5 (1.31%) Oracle
4 5 (1.31%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.05%) Adobe
5 4 (1.05%) Citrix
6 3 (0.79%) Freshdesk
6 3 (0.79%) iManage
6 3 (0.79%) Nintex
7 2 (0.52%) BeyondTrust
7 2 (0.52%) Bomgar
7 2 (0.52%) Google
7 2 (0.52%) Pega
8 1 (0.26%) Cisco
8 1 (0.26%) IBM
8 1 (0.26%) SAP
8 1 (0.26%) Siemens
8 1 (0.26%) Sophos