Due Diligence Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Due Diligence
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Due Diligence skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 113 135
Rank change year-on-year +21 +22 +40
Contract jobs citing Due Diligence 25 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 1.57% 0.22% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 0.26% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 1 2
10th Percentile £494 - £569
25th Percentile - - £597
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £330 £663
Median % change year-on-year +59.09% -50.19% +65.63%
75th Percentile £550 - £747
90th Percentile - - £786
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £543
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.60% -6.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Due Diligence 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 1,428 1,531 2,168
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 89.75% 86.06% 91.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 803 893 1,379
10th Percentile £244 £208 £240
25th Percentile £389 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £479
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -6.05% +0.84%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £575
90th Percentile £623 £650 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £536
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.05% -2.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 43 51
10th Percentile £14.86 £13.33 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.46 £13.22
Median hourly rate £19.99 £22.88 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.63% +17.31% +4.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £57.72
90th Percentile £41.98 £40.90 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.50 £43.95
% change year-on-year -29.15% -19.23% +25.57%

Due Diligence
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Due Diligence job vacancy trend in Scotland

Due Diligence
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Due Diligence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Due Diligence in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Due Diligence in Scotland

Due Diligence
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 Due Diligence within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Edinburgh +26 25 £525 +59.09% 2
Due Diligence
UK

Due Diligence
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 24 (96.00%) Banking
1 24 (96.00%) Finance
2 23 (92.00%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (92.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 24 (96.00%) Analyst
2 13 (52.00%) Fraud Analyst
3 1 (4.00%) Business Analyst
3 1 (4.00%) Information Governance Officer
3 1 (4.00%) Information Officer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (4.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (96.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 23 (92.00%) Case Management
2 23 (92.00%) Digital Banking
2 23 (92.00%) Fintech
2 23 (92.00%) Migration
2 23 (92.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 23 (92.00%) Scenario Testing
3 13 (52.00%) Fraud Detection
4 10 (40.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
5 2 (8.00%) Data Protection
6 1 (4.00%) Business Analysis
6 1 (4.00%) Compliance Audit
6 1 (4.00%) Data Sharing
6 1 (4.00%) Impact Assessments
6 1 (4.00%) Incident Management
6 1 (4.00%) Information Governance
6 1 (4.00%) Project Management
6 1 (4.00%) Records Management
6 1 (4.00%) Risk Management
6 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (4.00%) GDPR