Data Analytics Jobs in Scotland

Data Analytics
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Data Analytics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Analytics over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 138 116
Rank change year-on-year +59 -22 +19
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 90 151 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 3.07% 2.26% 2.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.31% 2.44% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 50 30 53
10th Percentile £25,281 £44,925 £34,302
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,306 £37,885
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £62,872 £51,367
Median % change year-on-year -17.29% +22.40% -14.39%
75th Percentile £58,938 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £100,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,250 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +0.42% -7.69% -2.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Data Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,723 6,177 4,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.81% 92.44% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,341 2,398 2,191
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,055
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -8.70% +5.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,798 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Data Analytics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analytics in Scotland

Data Analytics
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Data Analytics in Scotland

Data Analytics
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Analytics in Scotland over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Analytics in Scotland

Data Analytics
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analytics within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 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
Edinburgh +25 51 £45,000 -35.25% 11
Renfrewshire - 18 £52,000 - 6
Inverclyde - 12 £52,000 -
Glasgow +98 9 £52,000 +84.07% 16
Data Analytics
UK

Data Analytics
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 11 (12.22%) Umbraco
2 2 (2.22%) SAS
3 1 (1.11%) Confluence
Applications
1 33 (36.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 13 (14.44%) Azure
2 12 (13.33%) AWS
2 12 (13.33%) GCP
3 3 (3.33%) Snowflake
4 1 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.11%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (44.44%) Tableau
2 11 (12.22%) BigQuery
3 10 (11.11%) Big Data
4 1 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.11%) Power BI
4 1 (1.11%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.11%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (37.78%) JIRA
General
1 38 (42.22%) Finance
2 32 (35.56%) Banking
3 22 (24.44%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (17.78%) Social Skills
5 8 (8.89%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (6.67%) Legal
7 1 (1.11%) Law
7 1 (1.11%) Retail
7 1 (1.11%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 33 (36.67%) Principal Engineer
2 16 (17.78%) Analyst
3 15 (16.67%) Data Analyst
4 13 (14.44%) Architect
4 13 (14.44%) Solutions Architect
5 11 (12.22%) Lead
5 11 (12.22%) Lead Architect
5 11 (12.22%) Lead Solutions Architect
6 9 (10.00%) Audit Manager
7 7 (7.78%) Analytics Manager
7 7 (7.78%) Data Analytics Manager
7 7 (7.78%) Data Manager
7 7 (7.78%) Senior
8 6 (6.67%) Senior Manager
9 5 (5.56%) Data Science Graduate
9 5 (5.56%) Graduate
10 4 (4.44%) Quality Manager
10 4 (4.44%) Senior Quality Manager
10 4 (4.44%) Senior Support Manager
10 4 (4.44%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (12.22%) Ajax
1 11 (12.22%) CSS
1 11 (12.22%) jQuery
1 11 (12.22%) OAuth
1 11 (12.22%) OpenID
1 11 (12.22%) React
1 11 (12.22%) SAML
2 3 (3.33%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.56%) Algorithms
1 5 (5.56%) Credit Risk
1 5 (5.56%) Learning Management System
2 2 (2.22%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.11%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (100.00%) Analytics
2 46 (51.11%) Data Management
3 34 (37.78%) Data Modelling
4 33 (36.67%) Data Governance
5 23 (25.56%) Visualisation
6 17 (18.89%) Decision-Making
7 16 (17.78%) Statistical Modelling
8 15 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
8 15 (16.67%) Data Extraction
9 12 (13.33%) Agile
9 12 (13.33%) Coaching
9 12 (13.33%) Data Engineering
9 12 (13.33%) Data Visualisation
10 11 (12.22%) Content Management
10 11 (12.22%) Domain-Driven Design
10 11 (12.22%) MVC
10 11 (12.22%) Software Deployment
10 11 (12.22%) Web Development
11 10 (11.11%) Predictive Modelling
11 10 (11.11%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 22 (24.44%) SQL
2 14 (15.56%) JavaScript
3 11 (12.22%) Python
4 1 (1.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (17.78%) Degree
2 7 (7.78%) CISA
3 5 (5.56%) Master's Degree
3 5 (5.56%) PhD
4 1 (1.11%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (1.11%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (45.56%) Data Quality
2 4 (4.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.11%) QA
Systems Management
1 11 (12.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 46 (51.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.11%) Google