Head of IT Services Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Head of IT Services
UK > Scotland

As of 30 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of IT Services daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of IT Services 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.063% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - £750
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%

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 1,444 1,736 2,235
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.25% 93.58% 94.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 810 1,035 1,436
10th Percentile £220 £193 £250
25th Percentile £363 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £550
90th Percentile £613 £650 £644
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 69 57
10th Percentile £16.11 £12.30 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +10.31% +2.31% -2.82%
75th Percentile £30.00 £24.18 £53.75
90th Percentile £63.60 £44.83 £75.45
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%

Head of IT Services
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Head of IT Services in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Services in Scotland

Head of IT Services
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of IT Services job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of IT Services job vacancies in Scotland

Head of IT Services
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 Head of IT Services within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 September 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 - - 1
Head of IT Services
UK

Head of IT Services Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, Head of IT Services 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 Head of IT Services in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Head of IT Services 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification