Agile Contracts in Scotland

Agile Software Development
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Agile skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Agile over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 -1
Contract jobs citing Agile 554 992 1,205
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 25.10% 34.76% 34.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 28.32% 37.50% 36.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 381 806 914
10th Percentile £357 £384 £356
25th Percentile £425 £424 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% +11.76%
75th Percentile £588 £562 £550
90th Percentile £650 £650 £617
UK median daily rate £550 £560 £550
% change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 7
10th Percentile £40.09 £40.09 £42.43
25th Percentile £55.75 £47.73 £44.25
Median hourly rate £60.50 £65.00 £49.54
Median % change year-on-year -6.92% +31.21% -5.50%
75th Percentile £60.75 £70.00 £54.14
90th Percentile £63.65 £79.00 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £49.65
% change year-on-year -7.69% +30.93% +10.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Agile is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,956 2,645 3,270
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.63% 92.68% 92.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,192 1,903 2,321
10th Percentile £230 £261 £244
25th Percentile £400 £407 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £588 £554 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 55 49
10th Percentile £12.36 £10.63 £14.94
25th Percentile £16.00 £11.78 £17.50
Median hourly rate £19.34 £17.72 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.11% -46.30% -21.43%
75th Percentile £40.94 £54.13 £48.75
90th Percentile £60.75 £67.13 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in Scotland

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Agile in Scotland

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in Scotland

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in Scotland

Agile
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Agile in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Agile in Scotland

Agile
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow 0 237 £500 - 62
Edinburgh -2 174 £460 -3.16% 77
South Lanarkshire +11 36 £588 +30.56% 1
West Lothian +2 24 £525 -4.55% 3
Perthshire 0 10 £500 -9.09% 2
Lanarkshire 0 9 £494 +2.07% 16
Dundee -1 6 £288 -42.50% 2
Aberdeen -2 3 £450 -7.69% 18
Renfrewshire -5 1 - -
Aberdeenshire - 1 - - 3
Agile
UK

Agile
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 74 (13.36%) Confluence
2 19 (3.43%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.44%) CMS
5 7 (1.26%) Apache
5 7 (1.26%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.08%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.54%) Cloud Foundry
7 3 (0.54%) IIS
8 2 (0.36%) GeoServer
8 2 (0.36%) JBoss
8 2 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.36%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.36%) WildFly
9 1 (0.18%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 17 (3.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.90%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.08%) Maximo
2 3 (0.54%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 125 (22.56%) AWS
2 64 (11.55%) Azure
3 44 (7.94%) Amazon S3
3 44 (7.94%) AWS CloudFormation
3 44 (7.94%) Serverless
4 41 (7.40%) AWS Lambda
5 29 (5.23%) OpenShift
6 23 (4.15%) Azure DevOps
7 21 (3.79%) Power Platform
8 18 (3.25%) Microsoft 365
9 15 (2.71%) Amazon EC2
10 10 (1.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 10 (1.81%) GCP
10 10 (1.81%) IaaS
10 10 (1.81%) SaaS
11 9 (1.62%) Amazon OpenSearch
11 9 (1.62%) AWS CodePipeline
11 9 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.44%) Yammer
13 7 (1.26%) Amazon SageMaker
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.71%) Firewall
2 13 (2.35%) DNS
3 6 (1.08%) DHCP
3 6 (1.08%) SSL
4 5 (0.90%) 5G
4 5 (0.90%) ATM
4 5 (0.90%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.90%) VPN
4 5 (0.90%) VSAN
5 4 (0.72%) Internet
5 4 (0.72%) LAN
6 3 (0.54%) WAN
7 2 (0.36%) FabricPath
7 2 (0.36%) HTTP
7 2 (0.36%) IPv6
7 2 (0.36%) Network Security
7 2 (0.36%) NX-OS
7 2 (0.36%) VLAN
8 1 (0.18%) Modbus
8 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (8.48%) PostgreSQL
2 29 (5.23%) Amazon Aurora
3 14 (2.53%) Oracle Database
3 14 (2.53%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.99%) Amazon RDS
4 11 (1.99%) MongoDB
5 9 (1.62%) SQL Server
6 8 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.44%) Elasticsearch
6 8 (1.44%) GIS
6 8 (1.44%) Power BI
7 7 (1.26%) DB2
8 6 (1.08%) InfluxDB
8 6 (1.08%) Informix
8 6 (1.08%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.90%) Big Data
10 4 (0.72%) Metadata
11 3 (0.54%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.36%) Apache Hive
12 2 (0.36%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 129 (23.29%) JIRA
2 44 (7.94%) Jenkins
3 36 (6.50%) Git
4 19 (3.43%) Cucumber
4 19 (3.43%) GitLab
4 19 (3.43%) JUnit
5 16 (2.89%) Cypress.io
6 13 (2.35%) Postman
7 9 (1.62%) IntelliJ
8 8 (1.44%) Maven
9 6 (1.08%) Subversion
10 5 (0.90%) Mockito
10 5 (0.90%) Selenium
11 4 (0.72%) Artifactory
12 3 (0.54%) Burp Suite
12 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio Code
12 3 (0.54%) WebDriver
13 2 (0.36%) Capybara
13 2 (0.36%) CircleCI
13 2 (0.36%) TeamCity
General
1 172 (31.05%) Public Sector
2 156 (28.16%) Social Skills
3 89 (16.06%) Finance
4 55 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (5.96%) Banking
6 29 (5.23%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (4.33%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (1.81%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.44%) Electronics
11 8 (1.44%) Investment Banking
12 7 (1.26%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.26%) Publishing
13 6 (1.08%) Legal
14 4 (0.72%) Billing
14 4 (0.72%) Marketing
15 3 (0.54%) Law
15 3 (0.54%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 114 (20.58%) Developer
2 73 (13.18%) Analyst
3 71 (12.82%) Senior
4 51 (9.21%) Java Developer
5 47 (8.48%) Project Manager
6 46 (8.30%) Lead
7 40 (7.22%) Business Analyst
8 35 (6.32%) Architect
9 24 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
10 21 (3.79%) Delivery Manager
11 19 (3.43%) Designer
11 19 (3.43%) Product Manager
11 19 (3.43%) Senior Manager
12 18 (3.25%) Full Stack Developer
13 17 (3.07%) Consultant
13 17 (3.07%) IT Manager
13 17 (3.07%) Senior Developer
14 16 (2.89%) Change Manager
14 16 (2.89%) Senior Delivery Manager
14 16 (2.89%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (12.09%) Spring
2 52 (9.39%) Spring Boot
3 51 (9.21%) REST
4 47 (8.48%) AWS CDK
4 47 (8.48%) React
5 42 (7.58%) CSS
6 40 (7.22%) HTML
7 25 (4.51%) Kafka
8 20 (3.61%) AngularJS
9 19 (3.43%) RESTful
10 15 (2.71%) Node.js
11 13 (2.35%) JPA
12 11 (1.99%) J2EE
13 10 (1.81%) Apache Camel
14 9 (1.62%) JSON
15 8 (1.44%) .NET
15 8 (1.44%) Middleware
15 8 (1.44%) OAuth
15 8 (1.44%) PySpark
15 8 (1.44%) Spring Security
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.14%) Product Ownership
2 21 (3.79%) Public Cloud
3 18 (3.25%) Data Protection Act
4 17 (3.07%) Management Information System
5 15 (2.71%) Cloud Native
5 15 (2.71%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (1.81%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (1.81%) Operational Technology
7 9 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.44%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.44%) Replication
9 7 (1.26%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.08%) Embedded Systems
10 6 (1.08%) Onboarding
11 5 (0.90%) e-Learning
11 5 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.90%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.90%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 5 (0.90%) VxBlock/Vblock
12 4 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 56 (10.11%) Linux
2 27 (4.87%) Windows
3 18 (3.25%) Unix
4 11 (1.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.44%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.90%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (0.90%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.90%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.72%) VxWorks
8 3 (0.54%) Kali Linux
9 2 (0.36%) Android
9 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.18%) AIX
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (20.58%) Project Management
2 106 (19.13%) Scrum
3 97 (17.51%) DevOps
4 81 (14.62%) Roadmaps
5 78 (14.08%) CI/CD
6 67 (12.09%) Waterfall
7 61 (11.01%) Coaching
7 61 (11.01%) Microservices
8 54 (9.75%) Infrastructure as Code
9 50 (9.03%) User Experience
10 48 (8.66%) User Stories
11 47 (8.48%) Project Delivery
11 47 (8.48%) Stakeholder Management
11 47 (8.48%) Test Automation
12 46 (8.30%) Problem-Solving
12 46 (8.30%) SDLC
13 45 (8.12%) Software Engineering
14 42 (7.58%) Continuous Improvement
15 41 (7.40%) Business Analysis
15 41 (7.40%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 109 (19.68%) Java
2 90 (16.25%) Python
3 81 (14.62%) SQL
4 53 (9.57%) TypeScript
5 48 (8.66%) JavaScript
6 23 (4.15%) PowerShell
7 20 (3.61%) Perl
8 16 (2.89%) PL/SQL
9 13 (2.35%) Scala
10 10 (1.81%) C
11 9 (1.62%) Bash
12 8 (1.44%) C#
13 7 (1.26%) Kotlin
13 7 (1.26%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.90%) Embedded C
14 5 (0.90%) Groovy
15 2 (0.36%) C++
15 2 (0.36%) Ruby
15 2 (0.36%) VBA
15 2 (0.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 67 (12.09%) Security Cleared
2 57 (10.29%) SC Cleared
3 45 (8.12%) Degree
4 8 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (1.26%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 5 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.72%) ISEB
7 4 (0.72%) MCSE
7 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.54%) APMP
8 3 (0.54%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.54%) CCNP
8 3 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.54%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.54%) OSCP
9 2 (0.36%) IIBA
9 2 (0.36%) ISEB Practitioner
9 2 (0.36%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.36%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (7.58%) Disclosure Scotland
2 39 (7.04%) Accessibility
3 19 (3.43%) PMO
4 15 (2.71%) QA
5 12 (2.17%) SLA
6 6 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.90%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.72%) MISRA
8 4 (0.72%) MISRA C
8 4 (0.72%) NIST
9 2 (0.36%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.36%) GDPR
9 2 (0.36%) NCSC
9 2 (0.36%) P3O
10 1 (0.18%) Basel III
10 1 (0.18%) COREP
10 1 (0.18%) FINREP
10 1 (0.18%) IFRS
10 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 38 (6.86%) Docker
2 14 (2.53%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.44%) Firmware
4 7 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.72%) vSphere
6 3 (0.54%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.54%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.18%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.18%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 35 (6.32%) Grafana
2 20 (3.61%) Kubernetes
3 16 (2.89%) Ansible
3 16 (2.89%) Kibana
4 15 (2.71%) Terraform
5 10 (1.81%) SCCM
6 6 (1.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.90%) VxRail
8 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.72%) Packer
8 4 (0.72%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.54%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.54%) Zipkin
10 2 (0.36%) HP Quality Center
10 2 (0.36%) Istio
11 1 (0.18%) Argo
11 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.18%) Hadoop YARN
11 1 (0.18%) ITRS Geneos
11 1 (0.18%) vRealize
Vendors
1 46 (8.30%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.04%) Oracle
3 17 (3.07%) Atlassian
4 10 (1.81%) Avaloq
4 10 (1.81%) VMware
5 9 (1.62%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.44%) Databricks
6 8 (1.44%) Splunk
7 7 (1.26%) Cadence
8 6 (1.08%) Cisco
8 6 (1.08%) Dell
9 5 (0.90%) Google
9 5 (0.90%) IBM
9 5 (0.90%) SAP
10 4 (0.72%) Commvault
10 4 (0.72%) Intel
10 4 (0.72%) Pega
11 3 (0.54%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.54%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.54%) Sybase