Handsets
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Handset in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Handset over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing Handset | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | - | - | 0.047% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -55.56% |
| UK median daily rate | £260 | £192 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.98% | -43.46% | +4.62% |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
Handset falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 687 | 628 | 671 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 34.26% | 39.47% | 31.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 357 | 308 | 414 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £205 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £397 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £464 | £453 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.43% | +2.37% | -7.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £538 | £561 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £600 | £654 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 29 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.99 | - | £12.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.17 | £17.30 | £15.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.33 | £22.00 | £18.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.14% | +21.35% | +31.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.36 | £27.99 | £32.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.40 | £61.00 | £59.78 |
| UK median hourly rate | £42.30 | £33.03 | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.08% | -6.97% | +59.51% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Handset relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Handset.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Handset.
