Master's Degree Contract Job Trends in Dumfries and Galloway

Master's Degree
Scotland > Dumfries and Galloway

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dumfries and Galloway with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dumfries and Galloway 16.67% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £531 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - -
75th Percentile £544 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £525 £467
% change year-on-year -14.29% +12.36% +24.60%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dumfries and Galloway

Master's 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 Dumfries and Galloway.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1 4 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dumfries and Galloway 16.67% 80.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £531 - £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £400 £413
Median % change year-on-year +34.38% -3.03% -
75th Percentile £544 - £434
90th Percentile - - £444
Scotland median daily rate £450 £425 £480
% change year-on-year +5.88% -11.37% +3.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £80.00
Scotland median hourly rate £19.38 £19.64 £56.40
% change year-on-year -1.34% -65.17% +89.77%

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dumfries and Galloway 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP PP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) SAP Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Issue Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Order Management
1 1 (100.00%) Order to Cash
1 1 (100.00%) Production Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP