Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Analyst salary in Scotland is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 58 21 18
Rank change year-on-year -37 -3 +12
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 420 473 662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 6.25% 9.99% 11.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.46% 11.07% 12.04%
Number of salaries quoted 227 274 449
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,575 £21,900
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,356 £36,765
Median % change year-on-year +5.31% +9.77% -1.96%
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £50,250
90th Percentile £61,250 £67,125 £61,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.70% +2.78% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,504 4,273 5,497
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.86% 90.24% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,617 2,331 2,950
10th Percentile £27,900 £31,569 £28,247
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Scotland.

Salary trend for Analyst in Scotland

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

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 26 April 2024. 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
Glasgow -82 153 £42,500 +6.25% 22
Edinburgh -1 134 £48,032 +7.94% 26
West Lothian +4 26 £34,500 +60.47%
Aberdeen +2 26 £31,250 -10.07% 7
North Lanarkshire -2 14 £29,000 +16.00% 1
Dundee -2 12 £25,000 -25.93% 1
Renfrewshire +1 8 £37,500 +15.38%
Lanarkshire -3 7 £41,000 -6.82% 5
Stirling -4 7 £32,500 -
Fife -9 7 £37,800 +26.00% 2
Argyll and Bute -5 4 - - 1
Aberdeenshire -5 4 £42,500 +8.28% 3
Highlands +1 3 £60,000 -
East Ayrshire - 3 £29,500 -
Dumfries and Galloway -9 2 £40,000 +36.75%
Midlothian - 2 - - 2
West Dunbartonshire 0 1 - -
East Lothian - 1 £35,000 - 1
Perthshire - 1 £50,500 - 1
Perth and Kinross - 1 £50,500 -
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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.

1 149 (35.48%) Social Skills
2 121 (28.81%) Finance
3 94 (22.38%) Agile
4 88 (20.95%) Degree
5 84 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
6 77 (18.33%) Microsoft
6 77 (18.33%) Problem-Solving
7 76 (18.10%) Stakeholder Management
8 67 (15.95%) Business Analysis
9 66 (15.71%) Microsoft 365
10 65 (15.48%) Power Platform
11 63 (15.00%) Power BI
12 60 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
13 59 (14.05%) Azure
14 58 (13.81%) Microsoft Excel
15 53 (12.62%) Windows
16 51 (12.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 49 (11.67%) Customer Service
17 49 (11.67%) ITIL
18 47 (11.19%) SQL
19 45 (10.71%) JIRA
20 40 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
21 39 (9.29%) Continuous Improvement
22 37 (8.81%) Banking
22 37 (8.81%) Active Directory
22 37 (8.81%) Public Sector
23 36 (8.57%) Project Management
24 35 (8.33%) Service Management
24 35 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
24 35 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering

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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (5.24%) Confluence
2 17 (4.05%) SharePoint
3 16 (3.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.19%) SAS
5 2 (0.48%) Apache
5 2 (0.48%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.24%) CMS
Applications
1 58 (13.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 23 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.90%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) EViews
5 1 (0.24%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.86%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (0.95%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 66 (15.71%) Microsoft 365
2 65 (15.48%) Power Platform
3 59 (14.05%) Azure
4 25 (5.95%) SaaS
5 15 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (1.67%) GCP
7 6 (1.43%) AWS
7 6 (1.43%) Yammer
8 5 (1.19%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.19%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.95%) Miro
10 3 (0.71%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.48%) Azure App Service
11 2 (0.48%) IaaS
11 2 (0.48%) PaaS
11 2 (0.48%) Serverless
11 2 (0.48%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.24%) Adobe Analytics
12 1 (0.24%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.29%) Broadband
1 18 (4.29%) WAN
2 16 (3.81%) DNS
2 16 (3.81%) LAN
3 13 (3.10%) VLAN
4 11 (2.62%) Firewall
5 9 (2.14%) Cisco IOS
6 8 (1.90%) DKIM
6 8 (1.90%) DMARC
6 8 (1.90%) Internet
7 6 (1.43%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.43%) Wireless
8 3 (0.71%) Network Security
8 3 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.71%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (0.71%) VPN
9 2 (0.48%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.48%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.48%) WLAN
10 1 (0.24%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (15.00%) Power BI
2 22 (5.24%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (4.76%) SQL Server
4 14 (3.33%) Tableau
5 5 (1.19%) GIS
6 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.48%) DTS
7 2 (0.48%) EDMS
8 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.24%) NonStop SQL
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.24%) QlikView
8 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.24%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 45 (10.71%) JIRA
2 12 (2.86%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.24%) Bugzilla
General
1 149 (35.48%) Social Skills
2 121 (28.81%) Finance
3 84 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (12.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 37 (8.81%) Banking
5 37 (8.81%) Public Sector
6 33 (7.86%) Presentation Skills
7 30 (7.14%) Law
8 26 (6.19%) Legal
9 25 (5.95%) Marketing
10 17 (4.05%) Retail
11 14 (3.33%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.33%) Military
12 11 (2.62%) General Ledger
13 7 (1.67%) Investment Banking
14 6 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
17 2 (0.48%) Advertising
17 2 (0.48%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.48%) REST
2 2 (0.48%) SPFx
3 1 (0.24%) CSS
3 1 (0.24%) HTML
3 1 (0.24%) JSON
3 1 (0.24%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.71%) Management Information System
2 18 (4.29%) Social Media
3 17 (4.05%) Credit Risk
4 12 (2.86%) Driving Licence
4 12 (2.86%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.38%) Cyberattack
6 8 (1.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (1.90%) Reference Data
7 7 (1.67%) Credit Derivative
7 7 (1.67%) Derivative
7 7 (1.67%) Fixed Income
7 7 (1.67%) Hedge funds
7 7 (1.67%) Interest Rate Derivative
7 7 (1.67%) Market Risk
7 7 (1.67%) Product Ownership
7 7 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.43%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.95%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 53 (12.62%) Windows
2 18 (4.29%) Linux
3 17 (4.05%) Unix
4 14 (3.33%) Mac OS X
5 13 (3.10%) Android
6 11 (2.62%) Windows Server
7 10 (2.38%) Windows 10
8 5 (1.19%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.71%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.48%) VMS
10 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (22.38%) Agile
2 77 (18.33%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (18.10%) Stakeholder Management
4 67 (15.95%) Business Analysis
5 60 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
6 49 (11.67%) Customer Service
6 49 (11.67%) ITIL
7 40 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
8 39 (9.29%) Continuous Improvement
9 36 (8.57%) Project Management
10 35 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
10 35 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
10 35 (8.33%) Service Management
11 34 (8.10%) User Stories
12 32 (7.62%) Change Management
12 32 (7.62%) Information Security
12 32 (7.62%) Migration
13 29 (6.90%) Impact Assessments
14 26 (6.19%) Data Analysis
14 26 (6.19%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 47 (11.19%) SQL
2 13 (3.10%) Python
3 9 (2.14%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (1.19%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.95%) R
6 2 (0.48%) C#
7 1 (0.24%) C++
7 1 (0.24%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 88 (20.95%) Degree
2 21 (5.00%) CISSP
3 20 (4.76%) CISM
4 17 (4.05%) SC Cleared
4 17 (4.05%) Security Cleared
5 14 (3.33%) DBS Check
5 14 (3.33%) GCIA
5 14 (3.33%) GCIH
5 14 (3.33%) GREM
6 12 (2.86%) ACCA
7 11 (2.62%) CIMA
8 7 (1.67%) HND
9 6 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.71%) CISA
10 3 (0.71%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.48%) AAT
11 2 (0.48%) ICAEW
11 2 (0.48%) SSCP
12 1 (0.24%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (2.38%) GDPR
3 9 (2.14%) NIST
3 9 (2.14%) QA
4 7 (1.67%) SLA
5 4 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.71%) CRD IV
6 3 (0.71%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (0.71%) ISO 22301
6 3 (0.71%) PMO
7 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.48%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.48%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.48%) IFRS
7 2 (0.48%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.24%) FINRA
8 1 (0.24%) MiFID
8 1 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 37 (8.81%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.71%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.24%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.24%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.38%) CASB
3 4 (0.95%) SCCM
4 2 (0.48%) WSUS
5 1 (0.24%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.24%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 77 (18.33%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.19%) Dell
3 19 (4.52%) SAP
4 16 (3.81%) VMware
5 15 (3.57%) Cisco
6 14 (3.33%) CA
7 13 (3.10%) Oracle
8 12 (2.86%) FNZ
9 8 (1.90%) Atlassian
9 8 (1.90%) Google
9 8 (1.90%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.67%) Meraki
11 5 (1.19%) iManage
12 4 (0.95%) Anaplan
12 4 (0.95%) Citrix
12 4 (0.95%) CyberArk
12 4 (0.95%) Palo Alto
13 3 (0.71%) Apple
13 3 (0.71%) Juniper
13 3 (0.71%) Polycom