Insight Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

Insight Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Insight Analyst salary in Scotland is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 - 184
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Insight Analyst 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.14% - 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £47,557
75th Percentile £47,500 - £48,809
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £32,838 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -19.91% +2.50% -5.88%

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 2,461 2,573 2,879
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.59% 94.18% 96.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,262 1,160 1,822
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,188 £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 £85,000 £90,000 £82,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Insight Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Insight Analyst job vacancy trend in Scotland

Insight Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Insight Analyst job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Insight Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Insight 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 Insight Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 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 - 4 £45,000 -
Insight Analyst
UK

Insight Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, Insight 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 Insight Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
1 4 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Alteryx
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Data Extraction
2 3 (75.00%) Data Management
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) ETL
2 3 (75.00%) Tableau
2 3 (75.00%) Teradata
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (25.00%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (25.00%) Data Collection
3 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Monitoring

Insight 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
2 3 (75.00%) Tableau
3 1 (25.00%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
3 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Billing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Data Extraction
2 3 (75.00%) Data Management
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) ETL
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Collection
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) Visual Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Alteryx
1 3 (75.00%) Teradata