Systems Analyst Jobs in Scotland

System Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median System Analyst salary in Scotland is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 249 199 234
Rank change year-on-year -50 +35 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 33 23 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.50% 0.48% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.53% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 27 10 6
10th Percentile £23,500 £30,600 -
25th Percentile £23,750 £36,799 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £42,250 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +20.71% -22.22%
75th Percentile £41,200 £43,750 £42,813
90th Percentile £50,550 £47,950 £45,125
UK median annual salary £47,500 £49,250 £47,000
% change year-on-year -3.55% +4.79% +10.59%

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 6,437 4,309 5,474
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.86% 90.26% 96.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,615 2,345 2,951
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,300 £28,193
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Analyst in Scotland

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Systems Analyst in Scotland

Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Analyst in Scotland

Systems 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 Systems Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 April 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 +36 8 £37,500 +0.09% 1
Fife - 7 £37,800 - 2
Aberdeen -3 6 £24,500 - 2
Glasgow -108 5 £35,000 -20.00% 2
Dundee - 2 £25,000 -
Aberdeenshire +7 1 £25,000 -
Perthshire - 1 £50,500 -
Renfrewshire - 1 £35,000 -
North Lanarkshire - 1 £26,000 -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £50,500 -
Systems Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (51.52%) Degree
2 16 (48.48%) Social Skills
3 14 (42.42%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (39.39%) Power Platform
5 12 (36.36%) Dynamics 365
5 12 (36.36%) Microsoft
6 11 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (33.33%) Power BI
7 10 (30.30%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (27.27%) ERP
8 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (21.21%) DBS Check
9 7 (21.21%) Azure
10 6 (18.18%) SQL
10 6 (18.18%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 5 (15.15%) Oracle
12 4 (12.12%) Finance
12 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
12 4 (12.12%) Migration
12 4 (12.12%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (12.12%) Business Analysis
12 4 (12.12%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (9.09%) Decision-Making
13 3 (9.09%) Business Strategy
13 3 (9.09%) Creative Problem-Solving
13 3 (9.09%) Law
13 3 (9.09%) Scrum
13 3 (9.09%) Agile
14 2 (6.06%) Retail

Systems 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 1 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 13 (39.39%) Power Platform
2 12 (36.36%) Dynamics 365
3 7 (21.21%) Azure
4 2 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (3.03%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (3.03%) ZAP BI
General
1 16 (48.48%) Social Skills
2 11 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Finance
3 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
4 3 (9.09%) Law
5 2 (6.06%) Retail
6 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.12%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (6.06%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (6.06%) Low-Code
2 2 (6.06%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.06%) Windows
2 1 (3.03%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (42.42%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 10 (30.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (27.27%) ERP
4 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (18.18%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 4 (12.12%) Business Analysis
6 4 (12.12%) Migration
7 3 (9.09%) Agile
7 3 (9.09%) Business Strategy
7 3 (9.09%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 3 (9.09%) Decision-Making
7 3 (9.09%) Scrum
8 2 (6.06%) Customer Service
8 2 (6.06%) Data Management
8 2 (6.06%) Service Delivery
9 1 (3.03%) Computer Science
9 1 (3.03%) Enterprise Architecture
9 1 (3.03%) Order to Cash
9 1 (3.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 6 (18.18%) SQL
2 1 (3.03%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 17 (51.52%) Degree
2 7 (21.21%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.03%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.06%) GDPR
Vendors
1 12 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.15%) Oracle
3 1 (3.03%) SAP