Data Consultant
UK > Scotland
The median Data Consultant salary in Scotland is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 160 | 274 | 217 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +114 | -57 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Consultant | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.098% | 0.22% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.048% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,000 | £57,829 | £75,225 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,375 | £58,322 | £81,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,743 | £96,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.34% | -36.89% | +75.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,875 | £62,421 | £110,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,250 | £62,468 | £115,475 |
| UK median annual salary | £77,000 | £72,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.94% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
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 | 2,670 | 6,512 | 4,126 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.00% | 96.93% | 89.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,352 | 2,629 | 2,236 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,530 | £27,950 | £31,472 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,462 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -5.34% | +5.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Data Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Data Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Data Consultant
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Consultant in Scotland.
Data Consultant
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Consultant in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Data Consultant
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 Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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 | +11 | 2 | £56,250 | -7.40% | 7 |
| Glasgow | +180 | 1 | £70,000 | - | |
| Data Consultant UK |
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Data Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Data Consultant 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 Data Consultant in the job title.
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Data Consultant 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: