Configuration Specialist Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Configuration Specialist
UK > Scotland

The median Configuration Specialist daily rate in Scotland is £646, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 - 128
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Configuration Specialist 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.16% - 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £609 - -
25th Percentile £623 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £646 - £525
75th Percentile £669 - £538
90th Percentile £683 - -
UK median daily rate £646 £375 £463
% change year-on-year +72.32% -18.92% +42.31%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 1,678 1,533 2,083
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 94.28% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 868 921 1,263
10th Percentile £275 £260 £200
25th Percentile £388 £368 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £550 £583
90th Percentile £675 £610 £662
UK median daily rate £501 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.82% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 51 115
10th Percentile £12.60 £16.02 £12.33
25th Percentile £13.50 £17.30 £16.13
Median hourly rate £21.95 £20.94 £24.29
Median % change year-on-year +4.82% -13.79% +9.79%
75th Percentile £60.91 £24.66 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.78 £42.22 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £29.00 £36.42
% change year-on-year +51.72% -20.37% -19.07%

Configuration Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Configuration Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Configuration Specialist job vacancy trend in Scotland

Configuration Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Specialist job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Specialist job vacancies in Scotland

Configuration Specialist
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 Configuration Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Edinburgh - 3 £646 - 2
Configuration Specialist
UK

Configuration Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, Configuration Specialist 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 Scotland region featuring Configuration Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) SAP Fiori
1 3 (100.00%) SAP GRC
1 3 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (100.00%) SAP Security
1 3 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) GRC
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) RBAC
3 1 (33.33%) SAP HANA
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Configuration Specialist Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 3 (100.00%) SAP GRC
1 3 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SAP HANA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) SAP Fiori
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) SAP Security
1 3 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) RBAC
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GRC
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP