The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Data Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Development over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data 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
1,518
1,963
2,651
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland
93.42%
88.54%
92.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
920
1,196
1,908
10th Percentile
£263
£229
£263
25th Percentile
£375
£400
£408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-2.63%
-
+2.15%
75th Percentile
£550
£588
£556
90th Percentile
£606
£675
£650
UK median daily rate
£520
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.55%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
47
94
54
10th Percentile
£16.19
£12.36
£10.63
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.00
£11.51
Median hourly rate
£21.59
£19.34
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+11.66%
+9.11%
-55.69%
75th Percentile
£24.66
£40.94
£53.75
90th Percentile
£51.48
£60.75
£66.09
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£35.65
£37.30
% change year-on-year
-18.65%
-4.42%
+49.20%
Data Development Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Data Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Data Development Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Development in Scotland.
Data Development Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Development also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region with a requirement for Data Development.
Data Development 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:
