OTC Derivatives Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term OTC Derivatives in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OTC Derivatives over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing OTC Derivatives 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.11% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £433 - -
25th Percentile £444 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile £498 - -
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £650
% change year-on-year - -23.08% +2.97%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

OTC Derivatives falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 657 602 693
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 34.87% 38.17% 33.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 297 420
10th Percentile £265 £208 £200
25th Percentile £400 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £455
Median % change year-on-year +2.59% +1.70% -7.09%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £675 £600 £651
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 27 33
10th Percentile £16.02 - £12.49
25th Percentile £16.17 £17.30 £16.25
Median hourly rate £18.28 £22.00 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year -16.91% +21.35% +42.42%
75th Percentile £35.94 £24.66 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.80 £44.57 £60.10
UK median hourly rate £40.96 £31.76 £32.12
% change year-on-year +28.97% -1.11% +44.92%

OTC Derivatives
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

OTC Derivatives job vacancy trend in Scotland

OTC Derivatives
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing OTC Derivatives.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing OTC Derivatives

OTC Derivatives
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 OTC Derivatives within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 2 £475 - 1
OTC Derivatives
UK

OTC Derivatives
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%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Front Office
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (100.00%) Derivative
2 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Automated Trading
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Collateral Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Lineage
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Calypso