Designer
UK > Scotland
The median Designer daily rate in Scotland is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 70 | 101 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +31 | -31 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 38 | 56 | 63 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 2.32% | 2.66% | 2.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.45% | 2.81% | 2.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 38 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £354 | £373 |
| 25th Percentile | £395 | £400 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £458 | £478 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.83% | -4.19% | -2.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £550 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £615 | £579 | £661 |
| UK median daily rate | £461 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.01% | -9.52% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £61.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £62.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.75 | £57.35 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.95% | +20.74% | +9.20% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 1,550 | 1,994 | 2,555 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.51% | 94.59% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 887 | 1,237 | 1,791 |
| 10th Percentile | £253 | £200 | £223 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | +1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £568 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £645 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 56 | 122 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.81 | £12.30 | £12.44 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.78 | £16.00 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.05 | £22.91 | £19.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.85% | +15.24% | -46.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £59.38 | £58.82 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.01 | £66.00 | £68.09 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.97 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.78% | -17.38% | +87.50% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Scotland over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer in Scotland.
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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 Designer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 May 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 |
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| Edinburgh | -2 | 19 | £530 | +8.62% | 23 |
| Glasgow | -16 | 15 | £455 | +7.06% | 27 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 1 | £463 | - | |
| Designer UK |
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Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Designer contract job roles required 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 featuring Designer in the job title.
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Designer Skill Set
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: