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 advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 630 828 1,243
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 28.24% 28.97% 35.32%
As % of the General category 43.54% 44.09% 49.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 688 985
10th Percentile £157 £205 £208
25th Percentile £300 £400 £348
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £460 £438
Median % change year-on-year +3.26% +5.14% +6.06%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £540
90th Percentile £675 £625 £606
UK median daily rate £519 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -1.14% +5.00% +6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 11
10th Percentile £13.10 £13.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £14.19 £13.87 £14.13
Median hourly rate £17.50 £15.36 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.97% -38.58% -
75th Percentile £19.07 £16.47 £46.88
90th Percentile £23.10 £16.91 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £21.50 £20.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.50% - +7.99%

All General Skills
Scotland

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,447 1,878 2,533
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 64.86% 65.71% 71.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 865 1,387 1,837
10th Percentile £181 £232 £217
25th Percentile £363 £405 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
75th Percentile £588 £570 £548
90th Percentile £675 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 29 41
10th Percentile £12.30 £12.75 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.06 £16.00 £17.25
Median hourly rate £19.34 £21.26 £25.82
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% -17.64% -9.42%
75th Percentile £58.75 £58.75 £47.96
90th Percentile £68.50 £67.50 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £29.83 £35.00 £21.66
% change year-on-year -14.79% +61.61% -3.74%

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 26 April 2024.

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
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 26 April 2024. 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 +1 336 £475 +1.17% 32
Glasgow -3 138 £486 +1.46% 29
South Lanarkshire +1 68 £600 +33.33% 1
Dundee +1 13 £275 -31.25% 1
Renfrewshire +1 12 £345 +64.29% 2
South Ayrshire 0 12 £144 +5.79%
Lanarkshire +1 8 £400 -18.37% 11
West Lothian +2 5 £188 -54.55% 2
Midlothian 0 3 £428 -2.29% 15
Fife 0 2 £339 -45.80%
Inverclyde - 2 £172 -
Stirling -1 1 £525 - 1
Argyll and Bute - 1 £200 - 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 74 (11.75%) Confluence
2 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.90%) CMS
4 6 (0.95%) IIS
4 6 (0.95%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.48%) WordPress
6 2 (0.32%) Apache
6 2 (0.32%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.32%) JBoss
6 2 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.32%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.32%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.32%) WildFly
7 1 (0.16%) Drupal
Applications
1 38 (6.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (1.90%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.32%) Adobe Captivate
6 2 (0.32%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.32%) Lectora
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (1.27%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.79%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (0.63%) Oracle Cash Management
3 4 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.48%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.32%) iTrent
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.16%) assyst
6 1 (0.16%) Maximo
6 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 64 (10.16%) AWS
2 58 (9.21%) Azure
3 38 (6.03%) Serverless
4 34 (5.40%) Amazon S3
5 31 (4.92%) AWS Lambda
5 31 (4.92%) OCI
5 31 (4.92%) Power Platform
6 30 (4.76%) AWS CloudFormation
7 29 (4.60%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (4.44%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (3.49%) OpenShift
10 19 (3.02%) SaaS
11 12 (1.90%) IaaS
12 11 (1.75%) PaaS
12 11 (1.75%) Power Automate
13 9 (1.43%) AWS CodePipeline
14 8 (1.27%) Amazon EC2
14 8 (1.27%) PowerApps
15 7 (1.11%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 6 (0.95%) AWS CodeDeploy
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.75%) Firewall
2 10 (1.59%) LAN
3 9 (1.43%) SAN
3 9 (1.43%) WAN
4 6 (0.95%) Internet
4 6 (0.95%) VoIP
5 5 (0.79%) DNS
5 5 (0.79%) VPN
6 4 (0.63%) Cisco ISE
6 4 (0.63%) Intranet
6 4 (0.63%) IPsec
6 4 (0.63%) Network Security
6 4 (0.63%) SCCP
7 3 (0.48%) SSL
7 3 (0.48%) WLAN
8 2 (0.32%) HTTP
8 2 (0.32%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (0.16%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.16%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.67%) PostgreSQL
2 23 (3.65%) Oracle Database
2 23 (3.65%) Oracle Reports
3 22 (3.49%) Amazon Aurora
3 22 (3.49%) Power BI
4 19 (3.02%) MongoDB
5 18 (2.86%) SQL Server
6 11 (1.75%) Elasticsearch
7 9 (1.43%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.11%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 7 (1.11%) Tableau
9 5 (0.79%) MariaDB
9 5 (0.79%) MySQL
10 4 (0.63%) Big Data
10 4 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (0.63%) GIS
10 4 (0.63%) Oracle Database 11g
11 3 (0.48%) Amazon Athena
11 3 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.48%) Informix
Development Applications
1 106 (16.83%) JIRA
2 17 (2.70%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.27%) Cypress.io
3 8 (1.27%) GitLab
4 7 (1.11%) Git
5 5 (0.79%) Artifactory
5 5 (0.79%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.63%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.63%) Oracle APEX
6 4 (0.63%) Selenium
6 4 (0.63%) Subversion
6 4 (0.63%) WebDriver
7 3 (0.48%) Maven
7 3 (0.48%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.32%) JUnit
8 2 (0.32%) Terragrunt
8 2 (0.32%) Tricentis qTest
8 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.16%) Gatling
9 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 175 (27.78%) Social Skills
2 77 (12.22%) Finance
3 67 (10.63%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
6 19 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (1.75%) Publishing
8 9 (1.43%) Back Office
9 8 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.27%) Marketing
10 6 (0.95%) Legal
11 5 (0.79%) Electronics
11 5 (0.79%) Manufacturing
11 5 (0.79%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.48%) Law
12 3 (0.48%) Local Government
13 2 (0.32%) Banking
13 2 (0.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.32%) Social Science
14 1 (0.16%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 106 (16.83%) Analyst
2 89 (14.13%) Senior
3 63 (10.00%) Developer
4 50 (7.94%) Lead
5 45 (7.14%) Architect
5 45 (7.14%) Project Manager
6 32 (5.08%) Business Analyst
7 30 (4.76%) Support Officer
8 23 (3.65%) Designer
8 23 (3.65%) IT Support
9 21 (3.33%) Delivery Manager
10 18 (2.86%) Product Manager
11 17 (2.70%) Administrator
12 14 (2.22%) Consultant
12 14 (2.22%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.22%) Senior Manager
12 14 (2.22%) Technical Architect
13 13 (2.06%) Data Analyst
13 13 (2.06%) IT Engineer
13 13 (2.06%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (5.87%) AWS CDK
2 32 (5.08%) React
3 30 (4.76%) HTML
4 28 (4.44%) CSS
4 28 (4.44%) REST
5 22 (3.49%) .NET
6 21 (3.33%) Oracle Fusion
7 14 (2.22%) Node.js
8 11 (1.75%) SOAP
9 10 (1.59%) Spring
10 9 (1.43%) Spring Boot
11 8 (1.27%) Web Services
11 8 (1.27%) XML
12 7 (1.11%) OAuth
13 6 (0.95%) OpenID
13 6 (0.95%) PostGIS
13 6 (0.95%) SAML
13 6 (0.95%) Spring Security
14 5 (0.79%) OAuth2
14 5 (0.79%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.78%) Management Information System
2 29 (4.60%) Product Ownership
3 16 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
4 15 (2.38%) Data Centre
5 12 (1.90%) Legacy Applications
5 12 (1.90%) Wiki
6 9 (1.43%) Driving Licence
7 7 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.79%) Client/Server
8 5 (0.79%) Cloud Native
8 5 (0.79%) Freedom of Information
8 5 (0.79%) PKI
8 5 (0.79%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.63%) CMDB
9 4 (0.63%) Onboarding
9 4 (0.63%) Replication
9 4 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.48%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.48%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 47 (7.46%) Windows
2 27 (4.29%) Linux
3 14 (2.22%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (1.59%) Unix
6 8 (1.27%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.79%) Android
7 5 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.63%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.32%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) AIX
10 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.16%) Solaris
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (27.46%) Agile
2 84 (13.33%) Roadmaps
3 77 (12.22%) Project Management
4 63 (10.00%) DevOps
5 53 (8.41%) PRINCE2
5 53 (8.41%) User Experience
6 52 (8.25%) Problem-Solving
7 50 (7.94%) Project Delivery
8 49 (7.78%) Scrum
8 49 (7.78%) User Research
9 45 (7.14%) Risk Management
10 42 (6.67%) Coaching
10 42 (6.67%) ITIL
11 41 (6.51%) CI/CD
12 40 (6.35%) Migration
12 40 (6.35%) Stakeholder Management
13 37 (5.87%) Cybersecurity
13 37 (5.87%) Infrastructure as Code
14 35 (5.56%) Analytics
14 35 (5.56%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 45 (7.14%) Java
2 40 (6.35%) JavaScript
3 39 (6.19%) Python
3 39 (6.19%) SQL
4 31 (4.92%) TypeScript
5 30 (4.76%) PowerShell
6 24 (3.81%) Bash
7 12 (1.90%) Shell Script
7 12 (1.90%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.95%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.79%) Groovy
10 3 (0.48%) C#
10 3 (0.48%) PHP
11 2 (0.32%) C++
11 2 (0.32%) VBA
11 2 (0.32%) VBScript
12 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.16%) Go
12 1 (0.16%) R
12 1 (0.16%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 116 (18.41%) Security Cleared
2 96 (15.24%) SC Cleared
3 59 (9.37%) Degree
4 17 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (2.22%) CISSP
6 13 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (1.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 11 (1.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 10 (1.59%) CCNA
9 10 (1.59%) MCSE
10 9 (1.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 8 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.11%) MCP
13 5 (0.79%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.79%) CCNP
13 5 (0.79%) CISM
13 5 (0.79%) HNC
13 5 (0.79%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (14.29%) Disclosure Scotland
2 49 (7.78%) Accessibility
3 35 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.02%) PMO
5 14 (2.22%) QA
6 11 (1.75%) SLA
7 10 (1.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 10 (1.59%) NIST
8 9 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.43%) WCAG
9 6 (0.95%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.63%) GDPR
10 4 (0.63%) NCSC
11 3 (0.48%) ISO 31000
12 2 (0.32%) COBIT
12 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.16%) IFRS
13 1 (0.16%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 39 (6.19%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.06%) Docker
3 11 (1.75%) BitLocker
4 7 (1.11%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.95%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.16%) KVM
7 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (3.49%) Grafana
2 15 (2.38%) Terraform
3 14 (2.22%) SCCM
4 13 (2.06%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.75%) Ansible
6 6 (0.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (0.95%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (0.79%) Kibana
8 3 (0.48%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.32%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.32%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
9 2 (0.32%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.32%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.32%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.32%) Puppet
9 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.32%) WSUS
10 1 (0.16%) Istio
10 1 (0.16%) Knative
Vendors
1 99 (15.71%) Microsoft
2 80 (12.70%) Oracle
3 27 (4.29%) Atlassian
4 11 (1.75%) ServiceNow
4 11 (1.75%) VMware
5 8 (1.27%) Dell
6 7 (1.11%) F5
6 7 (1.11%) Fortinet
6 7 (1.11%) Okta
7 6 (0.95%) Cisco
7 6 (0.95%) McAfee
7 6 (0.95%) Red Hat
7 6 (0.95%) SAP
8 5 (0.79%) Cadence
8 5 (0.79%) HP
9 4 (0.63%) Adobe
9 4 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (0.63%) Google
9 4 (0.63%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.48%) SolarWinds