Information Governance Specialist Contracts in Scotland

Information Governance Specialist
UK > Scotland

The median Information Governance Specialist daily rate in Scotland is £327, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Governance Specialist 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £315 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £327 - -
75th Percentile £332 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £330 £475 £575
% change year-on-year -30.53% -17.39% +43.75%

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 1,535 2,083 2,704
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 94.60% 95.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 922 1,263 1,938
10th Percentile £260 £200 £231
25th Percentile £368 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
75th Percentile £550 £583 £555
90th Percentile £610 £662 £650
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 115 44
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.33 £12.86
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.13 £15.93
Median hourly rate £20.94 £24.29 £22.13
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +9.79% -17.60%
75th Percentile £24.66 £60.00 £58.82
90th Percentile £42.22 £66.00 £67.22
UK median hourly rate £28.88 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% -19.07% +94.45%

Information Governance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Information Governance Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Information Governance Specialist in Scotland

Information Governance Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Governance Specialist in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Information Governance Specialist in Scotland

Information Governance Specialist
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 Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 May 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 £330 - 1
Information Governance Specialist
UK

Information Governance Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Information Governance Specialist 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 Information Governance Specialist in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 5 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 4 (80.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (60.00%) Due Diligence
3 3 (60.00%) Impact Assessments
3 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (60.00%) Coaching
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (20.00%) Project Management
5 1 (20.00%) Information Management
5 1 (20.00%) Oracle
5 1 (20.00%) Postgraduate
5 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (20.00%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree

Information Governance Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 4 (80.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (60.00%) Coaching
3 3 (60.00%) Due Diligence
3 3 (60.00%) Impact Assessments
3 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 1 (20.00%) Information Management
5 1 (20.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Oracle