Information Specialist Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Information Specialist
UK > Scotland

The median Information Specialist daily rate in Scotland is £327, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 118 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Specialist 6 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.38% 0.16% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £315 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £327 £330 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% - -
75th Percentile £332 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £650
% change year-on-year +0.96% -20.00% +17.12%

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 1,440 1,719 2,164
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.17% 92.47% 94.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 819 1,018 1,370
10th Percentile £200 £193 £231
25th Percentile £359 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £550
90th Percentile £600 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 67 59
10th Percentile £16.51 £12.35 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £20.80 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +14.70% +2.31% -
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.17 £53.75
90th Percentile £64.60 £45.62 £74.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
% change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +69.56%

Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Information Specialist job vacancy trend in Scotland

Information Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Information Specialist job vacancies in Scotland

Information 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 Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 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 +10 4 £330 - 4
Information Specialist
UK

Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, Information Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 6 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 4 (66.67%) Data Protection
3 3 (50.00%) Due Diligence
3 3 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
3 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (50.00%) Coaching
4 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) Oracle
4 2 (33.33%) Postgraduate
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (33.33%) Project Management
4 2 (33.33%) Information Management
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland

Information Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 4 (66.67%) Data Protection
3 3 (50.00%) Coaching
3 3 (50.00%) Due Diligence
3 3 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
3 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) Information Management
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (33.33%) Oracle