Operations Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Operations Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Operations Analyst salary in Scotland is £24,990 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 274 216
Rank change year-on-year +150 -58 +10
Permanent jobs requiring an Operations Analyst 24 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.84% 0.089% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 0.092% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,990 £39,174 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.21% - -
UK median annual salary £49,905 £48,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +2.90% +1.04% +6.67%

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 2,621 6,525 4,272
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.45% 96.88% 90.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,375 2,619 2,331
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,443 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Operations Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Operations Analyst in Scotland

Operations Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Operations Analyst in Scotland

Operations 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 Operations Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 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
Edinburgh - 21 £24,990 - 2
Inverclyde - 3 £24,990 -
Operations Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Operations 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 Operations Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (75.00%) Finance
2 16 (66.67%) Customer Service
3 15 (62.50%) Social Skills
4 14 (58.33%) Banking
5 6 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (20.83%) Coaching
6 5 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (16.67%) Operational Technology
7 4 (16.67%) Agile
8 3 (12.50%) Data Analysis
8 3 (12.50%) DataOps
8 3 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (12.50%) Data Collection
8 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (8.33%) Critical Thinking
9 2 (8.33%) Technology Roadmap
9 2 (8.33%) Operational Stability
9 2 (8.33%) Scenario Testing
9 2 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (8.33%) LogicMonitor
9 2 (8.33%) Decision-Making
9 2 (8.33%) DevOps
9 2 (8.33%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (8.33%) Performance Metrics
9 2 (8.33%) Continuous Delivery
9 2 (8.33%) Roadmaps
9 2 (8.33%) Cost Reduction
9 2 (8.33%) CI/CD
9 2 (8.33%) Artificial Intelligence
9 2 (8.33%) Business Analysis

Operations 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.33%) Software-Defined Networking
General
1 18 (75.00%) Finance
2 15 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 14 (58.33%) Banking
4 5 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.67%) Operational Technology
2 2 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 6 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (20.83%) Coaching
4 4 (16.67%) Agile
5 3 (12.50%) Data Analysis
5 3 (12.50%) Data Collection
5 3 (12.50%) DataOps
5 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (8.33%) CI/CD
6 2 (8.33%) Continuous Delivery
6 2 (8.33%) Cost Reduction
6 2 (8.33%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (8.33%) Data Visualisation
6 2 (8.33%) Decision-Making
6 2 (8.33%) DevOps
6 2 (8.33%) Operational Stability
6 2 (8.33%) Performance Metrics
6 2 (8.33%) Roadmaps
6 2 (8.33%) Scenario Testing
6 2 (8.33%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 2 (8.33%) CBAP
1 2 (8.33%) CCNA
1 2 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (4.17%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (8.33%) Cisco
1 2 (8.33%) F5
1 2 (8.33%) Fortinet
1 2 (8.33%) LogicMonitor
1 2 (8.33%) SolarWinds