Alation Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Alation
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Alation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Alation 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.12% - -
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.31% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £310 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 - -
75th Percentile £330 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £393 £450 £750
% change year-on-year -12.78% -40.00% +3.45%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Scotland

Alation falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 637 662 741
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 39.69% 38.99% 31.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 395 450 500
10th Percentile £313 £269 £325
25th Percentile £402 £376 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £600 £533 £588
90th Percentile £675 £600 £676
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 6
10th Percentile £12.42 £22.06 £15.26
25th Percentile £24.10 £22.50 £15.42
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.18 £16.85
Median % change year-on-year +106.78% +43.54% -25.74%
75th Percentile £62.00 £27.75 £20.66
90th Percentile £64.00 £28.38 £37.70
UK median hourly rate £39.43 £27.50 £21.46
% change year-on-year +43.38% +28.15% -14.16%

Alation
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Alation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Alation job vacancy trend in Scotland

Alation
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 Alation within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 February 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
Glasgow - 2 £320 - 1
Alation
UK

Alation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Treasury Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Conflict Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft