Contextual Inquiry Contracts in Scotland

Contextual Inquiry
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Contextual Inquiry skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Contextual Inquiry over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 123 164 172
Rank change year-on-year +41 +8 -15
Contract jobs citing Contextual Inquiry 4 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.18% 0.11% 0.085%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.12% 0.092%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile - £533 £447
25th Percentile £525 £544 £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +61.54%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £549
90th Percentile - - £556
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £520
% change year-on-year -4.35% +10.58% +2.97%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Contextual Inquiry 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 1,924 2,605 3,277
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.58% 92.54% 93.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,158 1,868 2,327
10th Percentile £225 £260 £249
25th Percentile £389 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £587 £560 £550
90th Percentile £663 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 55 47
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.32
25th Percentile £15.84 £11.78 £20.38
Median hourly rate £18.41 £17.21 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.97% -56.98% -
75th Percentile £40.94 £50.74 £49.15
90th Percentile £60.75 £65.94 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

Contextual Inquiry
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Contextual Inquiry in Scotland

Contextual Inquiry
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Contextual Inquiry in Scotland

Contextual Inquiry
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 Contextual Inquiry within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 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
Edinburgh +46 4 £550 -4.35%
Contextual Inquiry
UK

Contextual Inquiry
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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 4 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 3 (75.00%) Coaching
2 3 (75.00%) Inclusive Design
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (75.00%) User Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 4 (100.00%) WCAG
2 3 (75.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) Disclosure Scotland