Service Owner Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Service Owner
UK > Scotland

The median Service Owner daily rate in Scotland is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Owner 11 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.46% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% - 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - £550
75th Percentile - - £600
90th Percentile - - £630
UK median daily rate £625 £400 £550
% change year-on-year +56.25% -27.27% -8.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 2,221 1,461 1,766
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.93% 90.52% 93.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,166 823 1,057
10th Percentile £266 £217 £193
25th Percentile £375 £362 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +2.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £564 £538 £550
90th Percentile £675 £605 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 69 70
10th Percentile £13.45 £16.20 £12.30
25th Percentile £14.25 £17.30 £14.73
Median hourly rate £19.33 £20.00 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year -3.35% +10.31% +2.31%
75th Percentile £60.91 £27.99 £24.18
90th Percentile £74.16 £62.87 £48.45
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% -3.37%

Service Owner
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Service Owner job vacancy trend in Scotland

Service Owner
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Owner job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Owner job vacancies in Scotland

Service Owner
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 Service Owner within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 September 2026. 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 - 9 £800 - 5
West Lothian - 1 - -
South Lanarkshire - 1 - -
Service Owner
UK

Service Owner Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 25 September 2026, Service Owner 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 Service Owner in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) Security Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
3 6 (54.55%) Business Case
3 6 (54.55%) Roadmaps
4 5 (45.45%) Agile
5 4 (36.36%) ITIL
5 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
6 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (27.27%) Service Management
7 2 (18.18%) Business Analysis
7 2 (18.18%) Coaching
7 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
7 2 (18.18%) Confluence
7 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
7 2 (18.18%) Digital Enablement
7 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
7 2 (18.18%) IT Strategy
7 2 (18.18%) ITSM
7 2 (18.18%) JIRA
7 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
7 2 (18.18%) Portfolio Management
7 2 (18.18%) Problem Management
7 2 (18.18%) Service Design
7 2 (18.18%) SLA
7 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (18.18%) Strategic Roadmap
7 2 (18.18%) Supplier Management
7 2 (18.18%) User Experience
7 2 (18.18%) User Research

Service Owner 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 2 (18.18%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Figma
1 1 (9.09%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
2 1 (9.09%) Postman
General
1 5 (45.45%) Public Sector
2 3 (27.27%) Finance
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) CMDB
2 1 (9.09%) Product Ownership
2 1 (9.09%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Business Case
1 6 (54.55%) Roadmaps
2 5 (45.45%) Agile
3 4 (36.36%) ITIL
3 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
4 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (27.27%) Service Management
5 2 (18.18%) Business Analysis
5 2 (18.18%) Coaching
5 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
5 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 2 (18.18%) Digital Enablement
5 2 (18.18%) ITSM
5 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
5 2 (18.18%) Problem Management
5 2 (18.18%) Service Design
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (18.18%) Supplier Management
5 2 (18.18%) User Experience
5 2 (18.18%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (72.73%) Security Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (9.09%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Atlassian