Senior
UK > Scotland
The median Senior daily rate in Scotland is £433, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 May 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +2 | -6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 178 | 188 | 251 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.97% | 8.67% | 9.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.61% | 9.18% | 9.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 78 | 104 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £378 | £402 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £420 | £424 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £433 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.45% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £535 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £604 | £618 | £685 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £560 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -5.08% | +2.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.74 | £24.08 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.85 | £37.55 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.66 | £60.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.43% | +238.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71.43 | - | £26.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.71 | - | £31.54 |
| UK median hourly rate | £52.75 | £47.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.05% | -9.52% | +23.53% |
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 | 1,533 | 2,047 | 2,638 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.51% | 94.42% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 878 | 1,248 | 1,870 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £200 | £232 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £607 | £650 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 112 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.31 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.79 | £16.19 | £14.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.83 | £27.90 | £22.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.91% | +26.08% | -17.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.58 | £60.00 | £59.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.22 | £66.00 | £68.38 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.18 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.85% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
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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 13 May 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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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 13 May 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 | +7 | 68 | £439 | -5.03% | 99 |
| Edinburgh | -11 | 57 | £425 | -15.00% | 141 |
| West Lothian | +5 | 18 | - | - | 10 |
| Lanarkshire | +5 | 5 | £525 | - | 20 |
| Stirling | - | 4 | - | - | 3 |
| Midlothian | - | 3 | - | - | 26 |
| South Lanarkshire | +6 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| Fife | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Perthshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Argyll and Bute | - | 1 | £400 | - | |
| Perth and Kinross | - | 1 | £600 | - | 5 |
| East Lothian | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | £438 | - | 23 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 13 May 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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