Personal Assistant Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Personal Assistant
UK > Scotland

The median Personal Assistant daily rate in Scotland is £287, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Personal Assistant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £285 - -
25th Percentile £286 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £287 - -
75th Percentile £289 - -
90th Percentile £289 - -
UK median daily rate £287 £311 -
% change year-on-year -7.80% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,501 1,516 2,177
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 92.55% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 809 945 1,327
10th Percentile £250 £255 £207
25th Percentile £366 £363 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £573 £538 £588
90th Percentile £675 £610 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 40 115
10th Percentile £12.60 £16.05 £12.80
25th Percentile £13.50 £19.32 £16.50
Median hourly rate £21.20 £23.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% -34.29% +64.63%
75th Percentile £50.00 £24.66 £60.75
90th Percentile £64.00 £35.08 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £37.20 £32.50 £32.95
% change year-on-year +14.46% -1.36% -24.26%

Personal Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Personal Assistant job vacancy trend in Scotland

Personal Assistant
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Personal Assistant job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Personal Assistant job vacancies in Scotland

Personal Assistant
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 Personal Assistant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 March 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
Glasgow - 2 £287 -
Personal Assistant
UK

Personal Assistant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 26 March 2026, Personal Assistant 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 Personal Assistant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Document Management
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Personal Assistant 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 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Document Management
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft