IT Analyst Jobs in Scotland

IT Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median IT Analyst salary in Scotland is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 171 145
Rank change year-on-year -67 -26 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 46 55 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.69% 1.19% 1.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 1.32% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 35 41 78
10th Percentile £28,000 £23,250 £21,850
25th Percentile £29,500 £26,000 £23,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £30,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £41,200 £40,000 £33,750
90th Percentile £42,500 £43,375 £42,875
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,500 4,154 5,559
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 89.87% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,633 2,259 2,968
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,693
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,043 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in Scotland

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in Scotland.

Salary trend for IT Analyst in Scotland

IT Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Analyst in Scotland

IT 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 IT Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 +46 17 £40,000 +37.93% 1
Aberdeen -4 6 £28,000 -1.75%
Dundee - 6 - -
Glasgow -133 4 £35,000 -12.50% 1
Fife -9 3 £37,800 +26.00%
Renfrewshire - 3 £37,500 -
West Lothian -2 2 £34,250 +20.18%
North Lanarkshire -6 2 £29,000 +16.00%
Lanarkshire -5 1 £27,500 +7.84%
East Lothian - 1 £35,000 -
IT Analyst
UK

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, IT Analyst 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 IT Analyst in the job title.

1 23 (50.00%) Windows
2 22 (47.83%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (34.78%) Active Directory
4 14 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (28.26%) Microsoft
6 12 (26.09%) Cisco
6 12 (26.09%) Degree
6 12 (26.09%) Azure
7 11 (23.91%) Customer Service
7 11 (23.91%) Android
8 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
9 9 (19.57%) Cisco IOS
10 8 (17.39%) VLAN
11 7 (15.22%) VMware
11 7 (15.22%) WAN
11 7 (15.22%) VMware Infrastructure
11 7 (15.22%) Windows Server
12 6 (13.04%) Patch Management
12 6 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
12 6 (13.04%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (13.04%) LAN
12 6 (13.04%) ITIL
12 6 (13.04%) Service Delivery
12 6 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Exchange
13 5 (10.87%) Business Intelligence
13 5 (10.87%) Power BI
13 5 (10.87%) Power Platform
13 5 (10.87%) Apple iOS
14 4 (8.70%) Windows 10

IT Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (8.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (47.83%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (26.09%) Azure
3 5 (10.87%) Power Platform
4 3 (6.52%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (4.35%) Azure App Service
5 2 (4.35%) Power Automate
5 2 (4.35%) PowerApps
5 2 (4.35%) Serverless
5 2 (4.35%) WhatsApp
6 1 (2.17%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (2.17%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (19.57%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (17.39%) VLAN
3 7 (15.22%) WAN
4 6 (13.04%) LAN
5 2 (4.35%) Firewall
6 1 (2.17%) Network Security
6 1 (2.17%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (2.17%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.87%) Power BI
General
1 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (8.70%) Law
3 4 (8.70%) Legal
3 4 (8.70%) Retail
4 3 (6.52%) Finance
4 3 (6.52%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.17%) Banking
6 1 (2.17%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.35%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.52%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (6.52%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.35%) Low-Code
3 1 (2.17%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.17%) iPhone
3 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.17%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 23 (50.00%) Windows
2 11 (23.91%) Android
3 7 (15.22%) Windows Server
4 5 (10.87%) Apple iOS
5 4 (8.70%) Windows 10
6 3 (6.52%) Windows 8
7 2 (4.35%) Linux
8 1 (2.17%) Windows 7
8 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (23.91%) Customer Service
3 6 (13.04%) ITIL
3 6 (13.04%) Patch Management
3 6 (13.04%) Service Delivery
3 6 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (10.87%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (8.70%) Decision-Making
6 3 (6.52%) Agile
6 3 (6.52%) Business Strategy
6 3 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (6.52%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 3 (6.52%) ERP
6 3 (6.52%) Incident Management
6 3 (6.52%) Migration
6 3 (6.52%) Scrum
7 2 (4.35%) Change Management
7 2 (4.35%) Data Management
7 2 (4.35%) ITSM
7 2 (4.35%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) SQL
2 2 (4.35%) C#
Qualifications
1 12 (26.09%) Degree
2 6 (13.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (4.35%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.17%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (2.17%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.17%) MCSE
4 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.17%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.52%) SLA
2 2 (4.35%) GDPR
System Software
1 16 (34.78%) Active Directory
2 7 (15.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.17%) BitLocker
3 1 (2.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) SCCM
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (28.26%) Microsoft
2 12 (26.09%) Cisco
3 7 (15.22%) VMware
4 3 (6.52%) Citrix
5 2 (4.35%) iManage
6 1 (2.17%) Apple
6 1 (2.17%) ConnectWise
6 1 (2.17%) Meraki
6 1 (2.17%) Mitel
6 1 (2.17%) Palo Alto
6 1 (2.17%) Polycom
6 1 (2.17%) Rapid7