Defect Management Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Defect Management
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Defect Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Defect Management 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 3.13% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.55% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £358 £413 £550
% change year-on-year -13.21% -25.00% +10.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Aberdeen

Defect Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22 31 25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 68.75% 93.94% 96.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 19 8
10th Percentile - £313 £150
25th Percentile £270 £363 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £300
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +66.67% -45.45%
75th Percentile £438 £594 £420
90th Percentile £521 £750 £461
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £480
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £16.60
25th Percentile - - £16.75
Median hourly rate - - £17.00
75th Percentile - - £17.61
90th Percentile - - £17.68
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £23.30 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.14% +19.46% +15.15%

Defect Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Defect Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Defect Management job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Defect Management
Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Defect Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Defect Management

Defect Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix