The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Operational Acceptance Criteria skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Acceptance Criteria over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
117
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Operational Acceptance Criteria
Operational Acceptance Criteria falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,549
1,614
2,358
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland
91.33%
87.01%
91.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
850
997
1,583
10th Percentile
£263
£213
£233
25th Percentile
£375
£350
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+3.33%
-5.26%
-
75th Percentile
£538
£538
£550
90th Percentile
£600
£655
£625
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£545
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-3.67%
-0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted
91
57
54
10th Percentile
£16.63
£12.30
£12.13
25th Percentile
£17.87
£14.50
£13.16
Median hourly rate
£20.00
£19.59
£19.06
Median % change year-on-year
+2.09%
+2.81%
-13.39%
75th Percentile
£25.15
£40.94
£58.75
90th Percentile
£27.99
£50.80
£64.25
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£41.50
£41.80
% change year-on-year
-39.40%
-0.72%
+57.74%
Operational Acceptance Criteria Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Operational Acceptance Criteria as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Operational Acceptance Criteria Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Acceptance Criteria in Scotland.
Operational Acceptance Criteria Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Operational Acceptance Criteria also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Operational Acceptance Criteria.
Operational Acceptance Criteria 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:
