Senior
UK > Scotland
The median Senior daily rate in Scotland is £497, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 17 | 22 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | 0 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 185 | 231 | 281 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 8.63% | 8.65% | 8.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.12% | 9.08% | 8.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 183 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £401 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £497 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.60% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £590 | £592 |
| 90th Percentile | £608 | £688 | £694 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | +8.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.30 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £17.72 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +238.60% | +1.26% | -68.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £61.00 | £26.36 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £50.00 | £54.56 | £43.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.36% | +25.84% | +31.98% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,029 | 2,543 | 3,259 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.68% | 95.17% | 95.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,241 | 1,767 | 2,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £230 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £632 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 132 | 50 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | £12.71 | £16.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.73 | £14.25 | £17.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.34 | £18.84 | £37.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -49.67% | +16.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £57.50 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.00 | £66.78 | £55.98 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Scotland.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
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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 Senior within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 June 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +8 | 89 | £500 | +4.71% | 69 |
| Glasgow | +2 | 56 | £475 | -19.15% | 73 |
| South Lanarkshire | +6 | 21 | £600 | +20.00% | 2 |
| Perthshire | +10 | 3 | £388 | -21.95% | 1 |
| West Lothian | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | -2 | 1 | - | - | 29 |
| Highlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
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:
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