IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Scotland
IT Manager
UK > Scotland
The median IT Manager daily rate in Scotland is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 118 | 109 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -36 | +19 |
| Contract IT Manager jobs | 25 | 10 | 44 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | 1.05% | 0.63% | 2.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.13% | 0.69% | 2.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £313 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £399 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £425 | £419 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.76% | +1.49% | -11.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £500 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £530 | £627 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £64.29 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £68.85 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £72.78 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74.16 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £72.78 | £62.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.98% | +79.29% | -36.36% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Scotland matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Scotland matching a recognised job title | 2,203 | 1,440 | 1,685 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.33% | 90.17% | 91.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,161 | 834 | 991 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £206 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £360 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £455 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.75% | +1.11% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £625 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 149 | 53 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £16.84 | £12.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.75 | £17.30 | £14.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.80 | £18.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.44% | +14.70% | +2.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £38.04 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.16 | £64.87 | £46.81 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
IT Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT Manager job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
IT Manager Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Scotland.
IT Manager Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for IT Manager jobs in Scotland over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
IT Manager Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Scotland.
IT Manager Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT Manager jobs within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands | - | 7 | - | - | |
| Edinburgh | -7 | 5 | £473 | +2.72% | 12 |
| Glasgow | -20 | 4 | £515 | +17.71% | 11 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Aberdeen | - | 3 | £475 | - | 3 |
| West Lothian | -8 | 1 | £375 | -9.09% | 2 |
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IT Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, IT Manager contract job ads cited 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 IT Manager job ads across the Scotland region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 24.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2 | Migration | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2 | Project Management | 20.0% | 5 |
| 5 | Agile | 16.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Azure | 16.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Data Migration | 16.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Project Delivery | 16.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Engagement | 16.0% | 4 |
| 10 | Business Intelligence | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Change Management | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Decision-Making | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Microsoft 365 | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Power BI | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Power Platform | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | PRINCE2 | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | SharePoint | 12.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Waterfall | 12.0% | 3 |
| 20 | AIX | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Azure DevOps | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Budget Management | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Case Management | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Contract Management | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Data Governance | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | DevOps | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | ITIL | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Java | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | JIRA | 8.0% | 2 |
| 20 | Microsoft Copilot | 8.0% | 2 |
IT Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Project Manager | 84.0% | 21 |
| 2 | Senior IT Project Manager | 20.0% | 5 |
| 3 | Integration Project Manager | 16.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Contracts Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Data Migration Project Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | ERP Project Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Delivery Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | IT Infrastructure Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | IT Operations Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | IT Technical Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Senior Technical Project Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Telecoms Manager | 4.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Test Manager | 4.0% | 1 |