Degree Contracts in the Highlands

Academic Degree
Scotland > Highlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Highlands with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Degree 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Highlands 22.22% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 40.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £475 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +18.75% -5.88% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.25 - -
Median hourly rate £19.50 - -
75th Percentile £19.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £19.50 £16.00 £54.50
% change year-on-year +21.88% -70.64% +48.30%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Highlands

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Highlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 10 0 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands 55.56% - 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £151 - £515
25th Percentile £169 - £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £533
Median % change year-on-year - - +77.50%
75th Percentile - - £539
90th Percentile - - £540
Scotland median daily rate £500 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.11% - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.50 - -
Median hourly rate £19.50 - -
75th Percentile £19.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £26.00 £21.26 £45.14
% change year-on-year +22.30% -52.90% +144.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the Highlands

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Highlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in the Highlands.

Daily rate trend for Degree in the Highlands

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Highlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in the Highlands.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in the Highlands

Degree
Contract Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tain - 4 - -
Degree
Scotland

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Highlands 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (100.00%) OpenText VIM for SAP
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Administrator
1 4 (100.00%) Commercial Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP