Data Discovery Job Trends in Scotland

Data Discovery
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Data Discovery skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 175 -
Rank change year-on-year +21 - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Discovery 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.039% 0.026% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.043% 0.030% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £58,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +28.21% -22.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Data Discovery 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 2,302 3,312 2,531
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 90.17% 84.99% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,003 1,522 2,004
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £60,258 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,250 £82,450 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,965 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.11% -3.39% -

Data Discovery
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Discovery in Scotland

Data Discovery
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Data Discovery.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Data Discovery

Data Discovery
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 Discovery within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 September 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 - 1 £67,500 -
Data Discovery
UK

Data Discovery
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Data Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality