Senior
UK > Scotland
The median Senior daily rate in Scotland is £433, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 21 | 17 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +1 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 135 | 207 | 266 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 8.36% | 9.32% | 9.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.89% | 9.85% | 9.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 76 | 116 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £394 | £403 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £433 | £500 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.45% | -0.99% | +6.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £536 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £636 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £566 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.83% | -3.99% | +2.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.24 | £24.08 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40.15 | £37.55 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £60.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +238.60% | -66.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.62 | - | £30.68 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.19 | - | £44.38 |
| UK median hourly rate | £52.00 | £47.50 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.47% | -3.05% | +30.65% |
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 | 1,519 | 2,102 | 2,722 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.11% | 94.68% | 95.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 918 | 1,283 | 1,953 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £201 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £366 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +4.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £675 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 114 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.94 | £12.50 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.25 | £16.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.94 | £33.25 | £23.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.02% | +43.44% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £60.00 | £59.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.94 | £66.00 | £67.22 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Scotland.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
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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 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| Glasgow | +6 | 67 | £439 | -7.53% | 87 |
| Edinburgh | -10 | 54 | £425 | -16.67% | 93 |
| Lanarkshire | +4 | 4 | £525 | - | 17 |
| South Lanarkshire | +6 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Argyll and Bute | - | 1 | £400 | - | |
| Perth and Kinross | - | 1 | £600 | - | 3 |
| Perthshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £438 | - | 10 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
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:
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