Systems Analyst Jobs in Scotland

System Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median System Analyst salary in Scotland is £33,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 June 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
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 246 197 238
Rank change year-on-year -49 +41 -59
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 35 23 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.51% 0.53% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.59% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 26 9 6
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,950 £36,375
25th Percentile £23,625 £40,000 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £42,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.12% -0.59% -10.53%
75th Percentile £39,900 £47,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £51,000 £48,400 £48,125
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,000
% change year-on-year - +1.06% +8.05%

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 6,722 3,872 5,931
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.01% 89.57% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 2,881 2,116 3,083
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,500 £68,275
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,528 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +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 7 June 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 7 June 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
Fife - 10 £37,800 - 2
Edinburgh +34 7 £37,500 -6.25%
Aberdeen -6 6 £24,500 -
Glasgow -101 5 £35,000 -22.22%
Dundee - 2 £25,000 -
Aberdeenshire +4 1 £25,000 -
Perthshire - 1 £50,500 -
Renfrewshire - 1 £35,000 -
North Lanarkshire - 1 - - 1
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 7 June 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 (48.57%) Degree
2 16 (45.71%) Social Skills
3 15 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (37.14%) Power Platform
4 13 (37.14%) ERP
5 12 (34.29%) Microsoft
5 12 (34.29%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (31.43%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (31.43%) Power BI
7 10 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (25.71%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (22.86%) Manufacturing
10 7 (20.00%) DBS Check
10 7 (20.00%) Azure
11 6 (17.14%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 5 (14.29%) Migration
12 5 (14.29%) Finance
13 4 (11.43%) Law
13 4 (11.43%) SQL
13 4 (11.43%) Oracle
13 4 (11.43%) Oracle Fusion
13 4 (11.43%) Business Analysis
14 3 (8.57%) Data Management
14 3 (8.57%) Creative Problem-Solving
14 3 (8.57%) GDPR
14 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
14 3 (8.57%) Management Information System
14 3 (8.57%) Agile
14 3 (8.57%) Scrum

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 (2.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 13 (37.14%) Power Platform
2 12 (34.29%) Dynamics 365
3 7 (20.00%) Azure
4 2 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (31.43%) Power BI
2 2 (5.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (2.86%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.86%) ZAP BI
General
1 16 (45.71%) Social Skills
2 10 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (22.86%) Manufacturing
4 5 (14.29%) Finance
5 4 (11.43%) Law
6 2 (5.71%) Retail
7 1 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.86%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.43%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (5.71%) REST
3 1 (2.86%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.57%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (8.57%) Low-Code
1 3 (8.57%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.71%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (37.14%) ERP
3 11 (31.43%) Business Intelligence
4 10 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (25.71%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (17.14%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (14.29%) Migration
8 4 (11.43%) Business Analysis
9 3 (8.57%) Agile
9 3 (8.57%) Business Strategy
9 3 (8.57%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 3 (8.57%) Customer Service
9 3 (8.57%) Data Management
9 3 (8.57%) Decision-Making
9 3 (8.57%) Scrum
10 2 (5.71%) Service Delivery
11 1 (2.86%) Data Cleansing
11 1 (2.86%) Data Migration
11 1 (2.86%) Logistics
11 1 (2.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.43%) SQL
2 1 (2.86%) VBA
Qualifications
1 17 (48.57%) Degree
2 7 (20.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.86%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.57%) GDPR
2 1 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 12 (34.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.43%) Oracle
3 1 (2.86%) Nintex
3 1 (2.86%) SAP