Data Design Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Data Design
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland citing Data Design skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 114 -
Rank change year-on-year -26 - -
Contract jobs citing Data Design 3 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.13% 0.31% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.35% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile £419 £423 -
25th Percentile £428 £438 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £449 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.12% - -
75th Percentile £503 £457 -
90th Percentile £516 £469 -
UK median daily rate £550 £573 £575
% change year-on-year -3.93% -0.43% -14.81%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Data Design falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Scotland.

6 months to
25 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 2,024 1,438 1,583
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 84.83% 90.04% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,067 803 919
10th Percentile £260 £261 £206
25th Percentile £379 £396 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £465 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.15% +3.33% -5.26%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £538
90th Percentile £659 £625 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 98 41
10th Percentile £13.45 £15.26 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.73 £17.87 £15.22
Median hourly rate £16.75 £19.99 £21.59
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% -7.43% +12.57%
75th Percentile £35.80 £25.15 £24.18
90th Percentile £61.35 £33.00 £44.04
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £38.00
% change year-on-year +39.19% -33.83% -11.63%

Data Design Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Data Design job vacancy trend in Scotland

Data Design Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Data Design.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Data Design

Data Design 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 Data Design within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 October 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 2 £425 - 1
Glasgow -23 1 £500 +11.48% 6
Data Design
UK

Data Design Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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.