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 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 21 | 57 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | -34 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst | 242 | 419 | 468 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 8.59% | 6.22% | 9.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.46% | 6.42% | 10.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 225 | 274 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,020 | £26,250 | £23,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,750 | £32,500 | £30,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,500 | £40,850 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | +4.04% | +10.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,250 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,750 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £47,500 | £45,000 | £46,499 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -3.22% | +3.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 2,557 | 6,524 | 4,262 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 96.85% | 90.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,368 | 2,620 | 2,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,750 | £31,569 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £73,449 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Scotland.
Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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 2025. 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +19 | 179 | £43,250 | -10.84% | 32 |
| Glasgow | +94 | 35 | £42,500 | -0.21% | 41 |
| Aberdeen | +6 | 5 | £35,000 | +12.00% | 11 |
| Renfrewshire | -18 | 3 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 13 |
| Inverclyde | - | 3 | £24,990 | - | 1 |
| Argyll and Bute | +6 | 2 | £66,250 | - | 2 |
| Stirling | -2 | 2 | £45,635 | +40.41% | 2 |
| West Lothian | -8 | 2 | £48,500 | +40.58% | |
| Dundee | +5 | 1 | £57,500 | +130.00% | 1 |
| Perthshire | +3 | 1 | £50,000 | -0.99% | |
| Aberdeenshire | +2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Lanarkshire | -4 | 1 | £56,500 | +37.80% | 6 |
| North Lanarkshire | -4 | 1 | £28,500 | -1.72% | 1 |
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Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Analyst in the job title.
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Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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