GAP Analysis Contract Job Trends in Scotland

GAP Analysis
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring GAP Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 101 137
Rank change year-on-year -5 +36 +14
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 6 15 7
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.39% 0.89% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.99% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 15 4
10th Percentile £189 £405 £411
25th Percentile £194 £416 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £307 £463 £455
Median % change year-on-year -33.73% +1.65% +8.98%
75th Percentile £434 £700 £491
90th Percentile £451 - £496
UK median daily rate £525 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

GAP Analysis 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 1,335 1,511 2,163
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 87.43% 89.67% 91.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 767 894 1,334
10th Percentile £235 £230 £250
25th Percentile £396 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £498
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -9.55% +4.74%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £588
90th Percentile £625 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 93 44 55
10th Percentile £14.01 £15.07 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.87 £19.59 £16.00
Median hourly rate £20.00 £23.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +27.78% +1.58%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £55.00
90th Percentile £55.00 £32.66 £69.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

GAP Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

GAP Analysis job vacancy trend in Scotland

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing GAP Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing GAP Analysis

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GAP Analysis in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GAP Analysis in Scotland

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing GAP Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing GAP Analysis

GAP Analysis
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 GAP Analysis within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
Glasgow +1 3 £195 -53.36%
Edinburgh +3 2 £423 -0.35%
South Ayrshire - 1 £307 -
GAP Analysis
UK

GAP Analysis
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (16.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Smartsheet
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Service Desk Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Service Manager
3 1 (16.67%) ICT Manager
3 1 (16.67%) IT Manager
3 1 (16.67%) IT Services Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Quality Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 2 (33.33%) ITSM
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (33.33%) User Stories
4 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Data Integration
4 1 (16.67%) EAM
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) QMS
4 1 (16.67%) Quality Management
4 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Service Desk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case
4 1 (16.67%) Validation
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) HNC
2 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft