Public Sector Contracts in Scotland

Public Sector
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -4 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 316 556 796
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 18.65% 27.16% 29.61%
As % of the General category 25.42% 42.77% 44.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 358 614
10th Percentile £188 £156 £237
25th Percentile £313 £256 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £465
Median % change year-on-year - -3.23% +0.22%
75th Percentile £510 £538 £538
90th Percentile £586 £629 £600
UK median daily rate £500 £505 £520
% change year-on-year -0.99% -2.88% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 14 2
10th Percentile £16.88 £12.00 £13.20
25th Percentile £18.80 £13.22 £13.87
Median hourly rate £22.08 £16.25 £15.36
Median % change year-on-year +35.88% +5.83% -39.78%
75th Percentile £27.13 £19.07 £16.47
90th Percentile £30.12 £23.50 £16.91
UK median hourly rate £22.95 £23.99 £20.05
% change year-on-year -4.34% +19.65% -0.94%

All General Skills
Scotland

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,243 1,300 1,800
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 73.38% 63.51% 66.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 696 780 1,255
10th Percentile £226 £172 £243
25th Percentile £363 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.89% -5.26% +0.48%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £551
90th Percentile £600 £638 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 75 32
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.12 £12.35
25th Percentile £16.55 £13.38 £14.17
Median hourly rate £20.00 £18.00 £18.84
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -4.46% -46.17%
75th Percentile £26.21 £34.38 £50.49
90th Percentile £44.37 £60.75 £65.96
UK median hourly rate £27.45 £31.61 £30.00
% change year-on-year -13.15% +5.35% +25.00%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Public Sector in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Public Sector in Scotland

Public Sector
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 Public Sector within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 June 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 -2 183 £450 - 91
Glasgow -12 90 £475 - 107
South Lanarkshire +2 5 £470 -21.67% 1
Dundee 0 5 £220 -20.00% 2
Stirling +2 4 £400 -23.81% 1
Lanarkshire -1 4 £130 -68.48% 6
Aberdeen 0 3 £168 -23.86% 27
West Lothian -1 3 £188 -38.78% 6
Argyll and Bute +2 2 £283 +43.38%
North Lanarkshire - 2 £400 - 2
West Dunbartonshire - 2 £164 -
East Renfrewshire - 1 - -
Moray - 1 £650 -
Highlands - 1 - -
Scottish Borders - 1 - -
Perthshire - 1 - -
East Lothian - 1 - -
Public Sector
UK

Public Sector
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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (6.65%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.85%) Confluence
2 9 (2.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.27%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.95%) WordPress
5 2 (0.63%) CMS
5 2 (0.63%) Drupal
5 2 (0.63%) GeoServer
5 2 (0.63%) IIS
5 2 (0.63%) JBoss
5 2 (0.63%) OpenROAD
6 1 (0.32%) Apache
6 1 (0.32%) Joomla!
6 1 (0.32%) nginx
6 1 (0.32%) OpenEdge
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.32%) TPMS
6 1 (0.32%) Umbraco
Applications
1 20 (6.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.06%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.85%) MS Visio
4 8 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.27%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.32%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.32%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.32%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 4 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.95%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (0.95%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.95%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.63%) iTrent
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 52 (16.46%) Azure
2 40 (12.66%) AWS
3 38 (12.03%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (6.33%) Power Platform
5 19 (6.01%) Amazon S3
5 19 (6.01%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (5.06%) AWS Lambda
6 16 (5.06%) Serverless
7 11 (3.48%) AWS CloudFormation
7 11 (3.48%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.53%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.53%) PowerApps
8 8 (2.53%) SaaS
9 7 (2.22%) OCI
10 5 (1.58%) Amazon EC2
10 5 (1.58%) Amazon SQS
10 5 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.27%) GitHub
11 4 (1.27%) IaaS
11 4 (1.27%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.16%) Firewall
2 8 (2.53%) WAN
3 6 (1.90%) SD-WAN
4 5 (1.58%) LAN
4 5 (1.58%) VPN
4 5 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.95%) 4G
5 3 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.95%) IPsec
5 3 (0.95%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.63%) Internet
6 2 (0.63%) Intranet
6 2 (0.63%) Network Security
6 2 (0.63%) WLAN
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.32%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.06%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (3.80%) Oracle Database
3 11 (3.48%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (3.16%) Amazon Aurora
5 9 (2.85%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (2.85%) Power BI
5 9 (2.85%) Power Query
6 8 (2.53%) MySQL
7 7 (2.22%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (1.90%) MariaDB
8 6 (1.90%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.58%) RDBMS
10 4 (1.27%) GIS
10 4 (1.27%) Metadata
11 3 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.95%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.95%) Redis
12 2 (0.63%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 2 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (5.38%) Git
2 16 (5.06%) JIRA
3 11 (3.48%) Cypress.io
4 10 (3.16%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.95%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.95%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.95%) Selenium
6 2 (0.63%) Newman
6 2 (0.63%) Postman
6 2 (0.63%) Subversion
6 2 (0.63%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.63%) WebDriver
6 2 (0.63%) webpack
7 1 (0.32%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.32%) Gatling
7 1 (0.32%) JMeter
7 1 (0.32%) RStudio
7 1 (0.32%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.32%) TestRail
7 1 (0.32%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 93 (29.43%) Social Skills
2 57 (18.04%) Finance
3 42 (13.29%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (4.75%) Influencing Skills
5 14 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (4.11%) Marketing
7 11 (3.48%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.16%) Electronics
8 10 (3.16%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.22%) Back Office
10 6 (1.90%) Publishing
11 5 (1.58%) Legal
12 3 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.95%) Local Government
12 3 (0.95%) Military
13 2 (0.63%) Banking
13 2 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.32%) Law
14 1 (0.32%) Retail
Job Titles
1 65 (20.57%) Analyst
2 36 (11.39%) Developer
3 27 (8.54%) Senior
4 26 (8.23%) Business Analyst
5 16 (5.06%) Project Manager
6 15 (4.75%) Architect
7 14 (4.43%) Designer
7 14 (4.43%) Lead
8 12 (3.80%) IT Engineer
9 9 (2.85%) Deployment Engineer
9 9 (2.85%) Programme Manager
9 9 (2.85%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (2.85%) Service Analyst
9 9 (2.85%) Service Desk Analyst
10 8 (2.53%) Administrator
10 8 (2.53%) Consultant
10 8 (2.53%) Support Officer
11 7 (2.22%) Content Designer
11 7 (2.22%) IT Manager
11 7 (2.22%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (7.28%) React
2 16 (5.06%) .NET
3 15 (4.75%) HTML
3 15 (4.75%) Node.js
4 14 (4.43%) REST
5 13 (4.11%) CSS
6 12 (3.80%) AWS CDK
7 11 (3.48%) Spring Boot
8 10 (3.16%) RESTful
9 8 (2.53%) AngularJS
9 8 (2.53%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (2.53%) Spring
10 5 (1.58%) .NET Framework
10 5 (1.58%) JSON
10 5 (1.58%) Middleware
10 5 (1.58%) Next.js
11 4 (1.27%) PostGIS
11 4 (1.27%) SOAP
11 4 (1.27%) Web Services
11 4 (1.27%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.38%) Management Information System
2 13 (4.11%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.22%) Cloud Native
5 5 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (1.27%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
6 4 (1.27%) Low-Code
6 4 (1.27%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.27%) PKI
6 4 (1.27%) Wiki
7 3 (0.95%) CMDB
7 3 (0.95%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (0.95%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (0.95%) Onboarding
7 3 (0.95%) Public Cloud
7 3 (0.95%) Social Media
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Licensing
Operating Systems
1 35 (11.08%) Windows
2 25 (7.91%) Linux
3 16 (5.06%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.53%) Unix
4 8 (2.53%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.90%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.58%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.58%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.27%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.95%) AIX
9 2 (0.63%) Android
9 2 (0.63%) Solaris
9 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (27.53%) Agile
2 55 (17.41%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (14.24%) Project Management
4 44 (13.92%) DevOps
5 32 (10.13%) CI/CD
6 30 (9.49%) ITIL
7 26 (8.23%) User Experience
8 25 (7.91%) Mentoring
9 22 (6.96%) Service Delivery
9 22 (6.96%) User Research
10 21 (6.65%) Analytics
10 21 (6.65%) Business Intelligence
10 21 (6.65%) Coaching
11 20 (6.33%) Roadmaps
11 20 (6.33%) Service Design
11 20 (6.33%) Service Management
12 19 (6.01%) Programme Management
13 18 (5.70%) Collaborative Working
13 18 (5.70%) Migration
13 18 (5.70%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.13%) JavaScript
2 26 (8.23%) Java
2 26 (8.23%) SQL
3 19 (6.01%) Python
4 17 (5.38%) TypeScript
5 12 (3.80%) PowerShell
6 11 (3.48%) Shell Script
7 10 (3.16%) C#
8 9 (2.85%) PL/SQL
9 6 (1.90%) VBA
10 5 (1.58%) Bash
10 5 (1.58%) Bicep
10 5 (1.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.63%) C++
11 2 (0.63%) Objective-C
11 2 (0.63%) Swift
11 2 (0.63%) VBScript
12 1 (0.32%) ProC
12 1 (0.32%) VB
12 1 (0.32%) VB6
Qualifications
1 53 (16.77%) Security Cleared
2 48 (15.19%) Degree
3 32 (10.13%) SC Cleared
4 10 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (2.85%) AWS Certification
5 9 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 6 (1.90%) CIMA
7 6 (1.90%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.58%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.58%) IIBA
9 4 (1.27%) CCNA
9 4 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.27%) HNC
9 4 (1.27%) Postgraduate
10 3 (0.95%) ACCA
10 3 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.63%) HND
11 2 (0.63%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.28%) Accessibility
2 19 (6.01%) Disclosure Scotland
3 11 (3.48%) GDPR
4 9 (2.85%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.85%) QA
5 6 (1.90%) PMO
5 6 (1.90%) WCAG
6 5 (1.58%) NCSC
7 3 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.95%) SLA
8 2 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.63%) GRC
8 2 (0.63%) PERC
9 1 (0.32%) IFRS
9 1 (0.32%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (6.96%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.53%) Docker
3 7 (2.22%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.63%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.32%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (4.11%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (4.11%) SCCM
2 12 (3.80%) Terraform
3 9 (2.85%) Grafana
4 4 (1.27%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.27%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.95%) Ansible
5 3 (0.95%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.32%) Argo
7 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.32%) Istio
Vendors
1 68 (21.52%) Microsoft
2 37 (11.71%) Oracle
3 11 (3.48%) ServiceNow
4 10 (3.16%) SAP
5 9 (2.85%) HP
6 7 (2.22%) Cisco
7 5 (1.58%) Dell
8 4 (1.27%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.95%) BT
9 3 (0.95%) F5
9 3 (0.95%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.95%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.95%) Snow
9 3 (0.95%) VMware
10 2 (0.63%) Adobe
10 2 (0.63%) ArcSight
10 2 (0.63%) Equitrac
10 2 (0.63%) Extreme Networks
10 2 (0.63%) Google
10 2 (0.63%) Progress