Data Quality Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

Data Quality Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Data Quality Analyst salary in Scotland is £53,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 - 175
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Quality Analyst 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.037% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 - £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.00%
75th Percentile £54,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -19.05% - -4.55%

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 2,395 2,644 2,562
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.79% 94.16% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,250 1,222 1,739
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +8.91% -8.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,875 £85,253 £83,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Data Quality Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Quality Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Data Quality Analyst job vacancy trend in Scotland

Data Quality Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Data Quality Analyst job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Data Quality Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Data Quality 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 Data Quality Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Glasgow - 1 £53,000 -
Data Quality Analyst
UK

Data Quality Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Data Quality Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Data Quality Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Data Quality Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Dashboard Development
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality