Degree Contract Job Trends in Argyll and Bute

Academic Degree
Scotland > Argyll and Bute

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Argyll and Bute with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Degree 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Argyll and Bute 20.00% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 20.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £500 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.11% - +5.88%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Argyll and Bute

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Argyll and Bute.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5 2 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute 100.00% 50.00% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £638 £375 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £400 £200
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% +100.00% -
75th Percentile £713 £425 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £444 £465
% change year-on-year +1.35% -4.52% +3.33%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Argyll and Bute

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute.

Degree job vacancy trend in Argyll and Bute

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Argyll and Bute

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Argyll and Bute citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Argyll and Bute citing Degree

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Argyll and Bute

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Argyll and Bute region over the 6 months to 9 June 2026. 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
Helensburgh - 1 - - 2
Degree
Scotland

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Argyll and Bute 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Integrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) QMS
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared