Business Development Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Business Development
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Business Development skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 124 122
Rank change year-on-year -5 -2 +40
Contract jobs citing Business Development 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.13% 0.059% 0.048%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.064% 0.055%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £593 £425 £569
% change year-on-year +39.41% -25.27% +0.66%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Business Development 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 1,851 1,570 1,815
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 83.04% 91.92% 87.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 994 914 1,120
10th Percentile £281 £257 £213
25th Percentile £383 £368 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £465 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.07% +3.28% -5.26%
75th Percentile £570 £538 £558
90th Percentile £675 £600 £650
UK median daily rate £518 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +3.40% -4.67% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 67 83
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.60 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.50 £17.30 £13.82
Median hourly rate £19.33 £20.00 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year -3.35% +2.09% +22.51%
75th Percentile £50.00 £25.15 £40.94
90th Percentile £77.50 £50.48 £60.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -4.70%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in Scotland

Business Development
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Business Development.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Business Development

Business Development
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Business Development.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Business Development

Business Development
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 Development within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 July 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 £550 - 19
Midlothian - 1 - - 10
Business Development
UK

Business Development
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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Agriculture
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Business Development Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Business Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Development Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Delivery Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Value Proposition
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Competitor Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Due Diligence
2 1 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (33.33%) Line Management
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall