Senior Server Specialist Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Senior Server Specialist
UK > Scotland

The median Senior Server Specialist daily rate in Scotland is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Server Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.063% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £425 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,440 1,673 2,214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.17% 91.87% 94.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 834 982 1,403
10th Percentile £206 £190 £232
25th Percentile £360 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £445 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.25% -6.32% -
75th Percentile £538 £535 £563
90th Percentile £625 £630 £660
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 66 58
10th Percentile £16.84 £12.39 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £20.80 £18.25 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +13.93% +3.01% -
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.18 £55.74
90th Percentile £64.87 £46.02 £75.03
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -10.11% +60.48%

Senior Server Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Senior Server Specialist job vacancy trend in Scotland

Senior Server Specialist
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 Senior Server Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 October 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
Glasgow - 1 £425 -
Senior Server Specialist
UK

Senior Server Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 26 October 2025, Senior Server Specialist 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 Senior Server Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Unix

Senior Server Specialist 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat