Company: Work For Scotland
Location: City of Edinburgh
Posted: May 4th, 2026
Do you want to use your analytical skills to help shape Scotland’s future?
The Scottish Government works to make Scotland a more successful country and a better place to live. Having the right people producing and communicating powerful analysis is vital to helping us achieve this.
Our statistical roles are ideal for motivated, creative people who want to use their skills to make a real difference to the lives of people in Scotland. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a wide range of policy areas including Health, Education and the Economy contributing high‑profile analysis from the outset and being supported to develop your expertise.
Statisticians are involved in designing, collecting, analysing and publishing statistics. Roles within the Scottish Government are varied and require strong data skills, technical ability and analytical thinking to identify patterns and trends. We’re looking for people who can clearly communicate what statistics show to a wide range of audiences, and who have strong people skills to build effective relationships with policy colleagues and data users to improve our statistics.
You can find out more information about what it’s like to work in the statistics profession on our careers website.
The posts we are recruiting for in this campaign are within Scottish Government agencies and non‑ministerial offices such as National Records of Scotland and Social Security Scotland, and potentially other roles in the Scottish administration too. In line with our current ways of working, we follow a hybrid working approach, where colleagues use a mix of office based and home working. Hybrid policies may differ depending on which role you are allocated.
Further information about Statistics group can be found on the Statistics profession - Scottish Government Jobs site.
Typical duties are as follows: (individual posts may differ)