Business Case Contracts in Scotland

Business Cases
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Business Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Case over the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 93 70
Rank change year-on-year -8 -23 +13
Contract jobs citing Business Case 21 24 94
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.22% 1.23% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.42% 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 13 65
10th Percentile £374 £420 £325
25th Percentile £413 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 £558 £525
Median % change year-on-year -19.55% +6.19% +31.25%
75th Percentile £501 £619 £601
90th Percentile £525 £645 £700
UK median daily rate £497 £561 £575
% change year-on-year -11.40% -2.39% +9.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Business Case 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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,580 1,692 2,443
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 91.97% 86.77% 91.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 886 1,049 1,665
10th Percentile £260 £213 £250
25th Percentile £368 £360 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.22% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £600 £653 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £547
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.02% -0.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 59 55
10th Percentile £16.52 £12.30 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.25 £13.14
Median hourly rate £20.00 £20.29 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +14.48% -52.66%
75th Percentile £25.15 £40.94 £56.25
90th Percentile £28.03 £54.00 £64.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -5.88% +60.38%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Business Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in Scotland

Business Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Case in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Business Case in Scotland

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Case in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in Scotland

Business Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Case in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Business Case in Scotland

Business Case
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 Business Case within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 July 2025. 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
Edinburgh +3 10 £428 -20.47% 14
Glasgow -14 9 £461 -24.73% 9
Fife - 1 £475 - 2
South Lanarkshire - 1 £470 -
Business Case
UK

Business Case
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.76%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Big Data
General
1 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 9 (42.86%) Public Sector
3 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Banking
4 3 (14.29%) Back Office
4 3 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (9.52%) Finance
6 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Investment Banking
6 1 (4.76%) Law
6 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (57.14%) Analyst
2 11 (52.38%) Business Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Architect
3 2 (9.52%) Report Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Senior
4 1 (4.76%) Banking Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) CISSP Architect
4 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 1 (4.76%) Deputy Programme Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Financial Accountant
4 1 (4.76%) Investment Banking Business Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Lead
4 1 (4.76%) Product Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Security Architect
4 1 (4.76%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Senior Business Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Senior Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Senior Product Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (4.76%) Systems Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 4 (19.05%) Freedom of Information
2 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.76%) Data Structures
3 1 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) Agile
2 5 (23.81%) Business Analysis
2 5 (23.81%) Risk Management
2 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (19.05%) Project Management
4 3 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (14.29%) Data Protection
4 3 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 3 (14.29%) Feasibility Study
4 3 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
4 3 (14.29%) PRINCE2
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (14.29%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (14.29%) User Stories
5 2 (9.52%) Project Delivery
5 2 (9.52%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) Degree
2 4 (19.05%) HND
3 2 (9.52%) CISM
3 2 (9.52%) CISSP
3 2 (9.52%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (4.76%) ACCA
4 1 (4.76%) CIMA
4 1 (4.76%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) Disclosure Scotland
1 3 (14.29%) GDPR
2 1 (4.76%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.76%) GRC
2 1 (4.76%) PMO
2 1 (4.76%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.76%) Ariba
2 1 (4.76%) Qualys
2 1 (4.76%) Teradata