Metadata Contracts in Scotland

Metadata
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Metadata skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Metadata over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 108 151 153
Rank change year-on-year +43 +2 -21
Contract jobs citing Metadata 23 14 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.04% 0.49% 0.51%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 5.81% 2.30% 3.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 10 14
10th Percentile £324 £500 £258
25th Percentile £463 - £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £590 £563
Median % change year-on-year -11.02% +4.89% +25.00%
75th Percentile £575 £766 £750
90th Percentile £588 £825 -
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £35.00 £14.55
Median % change year-on-year - +140.55% -
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £66.00
% change year-on-year -7.14% -46.97% +65.00%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Scotland

Metadata is in the Databases and Business Intelligence 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 database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 396 609 559
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 17.94% 21.30% 15.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 484 382
10th Percentile £325 £400 £356
25th Percentile £413 £438 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £480
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +3.13% +12.94%
75th Percentile £559 £550 £563
90th Percentile £663 £684 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 7
10th Percentile £24.60 £19.83 £13.33
25th Percentile £29.04 £27.94 £16.03
Median hourly rate £37.07 £35.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.91% +34.62% -35.00%
75th Percentile £45.72 £67.66 £38.25
90th Percentile £50.54 £69.25 £43.20
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -33.33% +41.18% +57.64%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Metadata in Scotland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Metadata in Scotland

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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Metadata in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Metadata in Scotland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Metadata in Scotland

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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 Metadata within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 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
Edinburgh +42 13 £575 -2.54% 1
Glasgow +3 7 £344 -41.74% 1
Perthshire - 1 £683 -
South Lanarkshire - 1 £600 -
Metadata
UK

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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 2 (8.70%) CMS
2 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (13.04%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.35%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (65.22%) Oracle Database
2 4 (17.39%) Oracle Database 12c
2 4 (17.39%) Oracle8/8i Database
3 3 (13.04%) Power BI
4 1 (4.35%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 11 (47.83%) Oracle APEX
General
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 9 (39.13%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
3 2 (8.70%) Publishing
4 1 (4.35%) Finance
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Senior
2 4 (17.39%) DBA
2 4 (17.39%) Developer
2 4 (17.39%) Oracle DBA
3 3 (13.04%) Applications Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Data Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Database Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Design Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Designer
3 3 (13.04%) Oracle Database Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Senior Applications Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Senior Database Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Senior Design Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Content Designer
4 2 (8.70%) Database Developer
4 2 (8.70%) Senior Content Designer
4 2 (8.70%) Senior Designer
4 2 (8.70%) Senior Developer
5 1 (4.35%) Data Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Data Structures
2 2 (8.70%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (17.39%) Linux
1 4 (17.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (56.52%) Performance Tuning
2 11 (47.83%) SQL Optimisation
3 9 (39.13%) Computer Science
3 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (21.74%) Data Migration
4 5 (21.74%) Data Strategy
4 5 (21.74%) Migration
5 4 (17.39%) Agile
5 4 (17.39%) Capacity Planning
5 4 (17.39%) Data Governance
5 4 (17.39%) Data Management
5 4 (17.39%) Data Transformation
5 4 (17.39%) Database Security
5 4 (17.39%) Metadata Management
5 4 (17.39%) Security Management
6 2 (8.70%) Coaching
6 2 (8.70%) Content Management
6 2 (8.70%) Data Modelling
6 2 (8.70%) Project Management
6 2 (8.70%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 11 (47.83%) PL/SQL
1 11 (47.83%) SQL
2 4 (17.39%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (52.17%) Degree
2 9 (39.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (17.39%) Security Cleared
4 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (21.74%) Data Quality
2 2 (8.70%) Accessibility
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 4 (17.39%) Data Guard
1 4 (17.39%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 15 (65.22%) Oracle
2 1 (4.35%) Cadence
2 1 (4.35%) Databricks
2 1 (4.35%) Informatica