Numerate Degree Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Numerate Degree (Degree in Mathematics)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Numerate Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 114 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Contract jobs citing Numerate Degree 2 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.12% 0.22% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 0.87% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £416 - -
25th Percentile £422 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile £447 - -
90th Percentile £449 - -
UK median daily rate £750 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +50.00% -9.09% -15.38%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

Numerate Degree 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 410 462 643
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 25.53% 25.51% 26.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 238 278 379
10th Percentile £175 £169 £189
25th Percentile £313 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £480
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -11.37% +3.12%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £636 £641 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 18 25
10th Percentile £16.84 £12.94 £26.58
25th Percentile - £15.06 £45.00
Median hourly rate £19.38 £19.64 £56.40
Median % change year-on-year -1.34% -65.17% +89.77%
75th Percentile £25.15 £29.11 £62.50
90th Percentile £26.87 £45.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £53.50
% change year-on-year -45.54% -13.68% +18.89%

Numerate Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Numerate Degree job vacancy trend in Scotland

Numerate Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Numerate Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Numerate Degree

Numerate Degree
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 Numerate Degree within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 November 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 - 2 £438 -
Numerate Degree
UK

Numerate Degree
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HND
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR