Analytical Skills Job Trends in West Lothian

Analytical Skills
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 5 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in West Lothian 4.42% - 2.19%
As % of the General category 11.11% - 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £52,500
75th Percentile £48,750 - £56,250
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,800 £44,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.27% -2.22% -10.89%

All General Skills
West Lothian

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in West Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 45 98 105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 39.82% 90.74% 76.64%
Number of salaries quoted 18 63 57
10th Percentile £25,420 £25,500 £24,800
25th Percentile £26,938 £26,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,851 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -45.25% +33.33%
75th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,500 £71,250
Scotland median annual salary £44,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.25% -20.00% -9.09%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in West Lothian

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in West Lothian

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 31 July 2026. 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
Livingston - 2 £47,500 - 2
Bathgate - 1 - -
Linlithgow - 1 - -
Analytical Skills
Scotland

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Git
General
1 4 (80.00%) Games
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Senior
2 2 (40.00%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) FPGA Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Security Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) AI Agents
1 4 (80.00%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (80.00%) Cyberattack
2 2 (40.00%) Social Media
3 1 (20.00%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (20.00%) Device Driver
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (20.00%) FPGA
3 1 (20.00%) Legacy Code
3 1 (20.00%) Verilog
3 1 (20.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) AI
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 4 (80.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (80.00%) Design Patterns
1 4 (80.00%) Human-in-the-Loop
1 4 (80.00%) Identity Access Management
1 4 (80.00%) Information Security
1 4 (80.00%) Line Management
1 4 (80.00%) LLM
1 4 (80.00%) Threat Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Device Driver Development
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Prototyping
3 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C
1 1 (20.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (20.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Xilinx