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 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 24 60
Rank change year-on-year +18 +36 -41
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 431 221 369
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 13.56% 10.59% 5.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.27% 12.50% 5.89%
Number of salaries quoted 151 82 203
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,020 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,250 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.51% +5.49% +2.21%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £61,200 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £46,625 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.49% +3.61% -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 3,020 1,768 6,267
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 84.76% 96.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,594 764 2,755
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,929 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,067
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +5.63% -5.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,778 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 June 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 June 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 -1 137 £42,500 -1.73% 25
Glasgow +42 114 £50,000 +31.58% 24
Aberdeen +7 52 £40,000 -46.67% 6
Dundee +3 36 - - 2
Lanarkshire +20 14 £24,000 -57.52% 19
West Dunbartonshire +4 14 - -
North Lanarkshire +5 13 £30,000 +5.26% 1
Stirling +2 10 £54,500 +19.43% 5
Fife - 9 £34,750 - 2
West Lothian -1 7 £50,000 +3.09% 4
Renfrewshire -1 6 - - 2
South Lanarkshire - 4 - - 2
Midlothian - 4 £65,000 - 26
Ayrshire - 2 - -
Argyll and Bute - 2 £38,750 -
North Ayrshire - 2 - -
East Ayrshire - 2 - -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £23,500 - 1
Clackmannanshire - 1 - -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 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.

1 213 (49.42%) Microsoft
2 191 (44.32%) Azure
3 144 (33.41%) Azure Certification
4 112 (25.99%) SQL
5 90 (20.88%) Business Intelligence
6 88 (20.42%) Mentoring
7 87 (20.19%) Microsoft Excel
8 86 (19.95%) Power BI
8 86 (19.95%) Power Platform
9 82 (19.03%) AI
9 82 (19.03%) Python
10 81 (18.79%) Tableau
11 80 (18.56%) Cybersecurity
12 76 (17.63%) Problem-Solving
13 72 (16.71%) Azure AI
13 72 (16.71%) CompTIA CySA+
13 72 (16.71%) CompTIA Security+
13 72 (16.71%) ForeScout
14 54 (12.53%) Coaching
14 54 (12.53%) Continuous Improvement
15 43 (9.98%) Agile
16 42 (9.74%) Microsoft 365
17 37 (8.58%) QA
18 36 (8.35%) Business Analysis
19 35 (8.12%) Customer Service
20 32 (7.42%) Emotional Intelligence
21 31 (7.19%) Active Directory
21 31 (7.19%) Degree
22 25 (5.80%) Windows
23 24 (5.57%) MS Visio

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 21 (4.87%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.70%) Confluence
3 3 (0.70%) WebSphere
3 3 (0.70%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 87 (20.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (5.57%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.70%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.23%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.23%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 8 (1.86%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (1.39%) Oracle Assets
2 6 (1.39%) Oracle Financials
2 6 (1.39%) Oracle General Ledger
2 6 (1.39%) Oracle Payables
2 6 (1.39%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (0.93%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.70%) Hyperion Planning
4 3 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.46%) Alphatax
6 1 (0.23%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 191 (44.32%) Azure
2 86 (19.95%) Power Platform
3 72 (16.71%) Azure AI
4 42 (9.74%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (3.25%) OneDrive
6 12 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (2.78%) Entra ID
7 4 (0.93%) Boomi
7 4 (0.93%) iPaaS
7 4 (0.93%) SaaS
7 4 (0.93%) Workato
8 3 (0.70%) AWS
8 3 (0.70%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.46%) GCP
10 1 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.23%) Figma
10 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.23%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.18%) Broadband
2 11 (2.55%) DNS
3 10 (2.32%) DHCP
3 10 (2.32%) VPN
4 6 (1.39%) Firewall
5 4 (0.93%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.46%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.46%) Softphone
6 2 (0.46%) VLAN
7 1 (0.23%) Gigabit Ethernet
7 1 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (19.95%) Power BI
2 81 (18.79%) Tableau
3 9 (2.09%) Data Mining
4 4 (0.93%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.70%) Essbase
5 3 (0.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.23%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (1.86%) JIRA
2 6 (1.39%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.93%) Git
General
1 234 (54.29%) Social Skills
2 82 (19.03%) Finance
3 43 (9.98%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.42%) Banking
5 15 (3.48%) Retail
6 12 (2.78%) Billing
6 12 (2.78%) Legal
7 9 (2.09%) Financial Institution
8 8 (1.86%) Games
9 4 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (0.93%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.23%) Agriculture
10 1 (0.23%) Back Office
10 1 (0.23%) Law
10 1 (0.23%) Publishing
10 1 (0.23%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.32%) .NET
2 6 (1.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.34%) Product Ownership
2 20 (4.64%) Management Information System
3 11 (2.55%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (1.39%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.16%) AI Agents
5 5 (1.16%) Cyberattack
5 5 (1.16%) Social Media
6 4 (0.93%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.46%) Housing Association
7 2 (0.46%) iPhone
7 2 (0.46%) Low-Code
7 2 (0.46%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.23%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.23%) Derivative
8 1 (0.23%) Equities
8 1 (0.23%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.23%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.80%) Windows
2 10 (2.32%) Mac OS
3 8 (1.86%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.16%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.46%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (20.88%) Business Intelligence
2 88 (20.42%) Mentoring
3 82 (19.03%) AI
4 80 (18.56%) Cybersecurity
5 76 (17.63%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (12.53%) Coaching
6 54 (12.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (9.98%) Agile
8 36 (8.35%) Business Analysis
9 35 (8.12%) Customer Service
10 32 (7.42%) Emotional Intelligence
11 24 (5.57%) Project Management
11 24 (5.57%) Requirements Gathering
12 23 (5.34%) Process Improvement
13 22 (5.10%) Decision-Making
14 20 (4.64%) ERP
15 19 (4.41%) Workshop Facilitation
16 18 (4.18%) Analytics
17 16 (3.71%) Stakeholder Management
18 15 (3.48%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 112 (25.99%) SQL
2 82 (19.03%) Python
3 10 (2.32%) Java
4 5 (1.16%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.70%) Groovy
5 3 (0.70%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.23%) C#
Qualifications
1 144 (33.41%) Azure Certification
2 72 (16.71%) CompTIA CySA+
2 72 (16.71%) CompTIA Security+
3 31 (7.19%) Degree
4 12 (2.78%) HND
5 7 (1.62%) PMI Certification
5 7 (1.62%) PMP
6 5 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.93%) 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%) CSPO
9 1 (0.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.58%) QA
2 14 (3.25%) SLA
3 12 (2.78%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.39%) GDPR
5 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 31 (7.19%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.93%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.46%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (1.62%) SCCM
Vendors
1 213 (49.42%) Microsoft
2 72 (16.71%) ForeScout
3 13 (3.02%) Adobe
4 12 (2.78%) Freshdesk
4 12 (2.78%) Nintex
4 12 (2.78%) Oracle
5 10 (2.32%) ServiceNow
6 4 (0.93%) BeyondTrust
6 4 (0.93%) Citrix
6 4 (0.93%) VMware
7 3 (0.70%) Hyperion
7 3 (0.70%) iManage
8 2 (0.46%) Bomgar
8 2 (0.46%) Google
8 2 (0.46%) Pega
9 1 (0.23%) Apple
9 1 (0.23%) Infor
9 1 (0.23%) Intapp
9 1 (0.23%) Meraki
9 1 (0.23%) Salesforce