Senior Contract Job Trends in Lanarkshire
Senior
Scotland > Lanarkshire
The median Senior daily rate in Lanarkshire is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | - | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lanarkshire | 4.55% | - | 10.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.88% | - | 10.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £482 | £450 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -8.91% | -10.18% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Lanarkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lanarkshire. 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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Lanarkshire with a recognized job title | 17 | 5 | 10 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 77.27% | 62.50% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £121 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £123 | £240 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £434 | £125 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +246.80% | -64.29% | -31.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £478 | £128 | £408 |
| 90th Percentile | £563 | £129 | £442 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £454 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +0.89% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.35 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.24 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.92 | £20.80 | £18.13 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.04% | +14.70% | +2.31% |
Senior Job Vacancy Trend in Lanarkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lanarkshire.
Senior Daily Rate Trend in Lanarkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Lanarkshire.
Senior Skill Set Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lanarkshire
For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Lanarkshire region featuring Senior in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Continuity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Capacity Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Decision-Making | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Degree | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Disaster Recovery | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | HND | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITIL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Line Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | People Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Performance Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Technical Leadership | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lanarkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Communications Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |