Information Governance Officer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Information Governance Officer
UK > Scotland

The median Information Governance Officer daily rate in Scotland is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Governance Officer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - -
UK median daily rate £186 £185 £325
% change year-on-year +0.68% -43.08% -25.71%

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 1,443 1,652 2,219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.19% 91.83% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 834 971 1,406
10th Percentile £206 £190 £250
25th Percentile £360 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £448 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% -5.68% -
75th Percentile £538 £535 £563
90th Percentile £625 £638 £658
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 65 58
10th Percentile £16.84 £12.39 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £22.27 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +22.85% +2.31% -
75th Percentile £36.03 £24.18 £55.74
90th Percentile £64.80 £43.42 £75.03
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -36.73% -10.67% +61.82%

Information Governance Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Information Governance Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Information Governance Officer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Information Governance Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Information Governance Officer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Information Governance Officer job vacancies in Scotland

Information Governance Officer
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 Information Governance Officer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 October 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 - 3 £250 - 3
Information Governance Officer
UK

Information Governance Officer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Information Governance Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Information Governance Officer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Sharing
2 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 2 (66.67%) Records Management
3 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management

Information Governance Officer Skill Set
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:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (66.67%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Sharing
2 2 (66.67%) Records Management
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland