IIBA Contract Job Trends in Scotland

International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for IIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 110 127
Rank change year-on-year -3 +17 +33
Contract jobs citing IIBA 2 7 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.11% 0.44% 0.046%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.51% 2.13% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 1
10th Percentile - £340 -
25th Percentile £425 £399 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £420 £435
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +2.35%
75th Percentile £475 £447 -
90th Percentile - £463 -
UK median daily rate £492 £422 £410
% change year-on-year +16.59% +2.93% -8.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

IIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Scotland.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 396 329 584
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 21.45% 20.81% 26.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 209 324
10th Percentile £284 £200 £183
25th Percentile £350 £350 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year - -7.26% +7.83%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £588
90th Percentile £713 £590 £650
UK median daily rate £521 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -0.86% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 24 45
10th Percentile £16.15 £16.75 £12.50
25th Percentile £20.33 £18.39 £16.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £22.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -15.38% +22.30%
75th Percentile £64.50 £24.78 £55.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £59.24 £64.80
UK median hourly rate £49.36 £37.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +31.63% -6.25% -25.93%

IIBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

IIBA job vacancy trend in Scotland

IIBA
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IIBA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IIBA

IIBA
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 IIBA within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 May 2026. 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 +3 2 £450 +68.22% 2
IIBA
UK

IIBA
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Lucidchart
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Integration Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared