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
1,529
2,099
2,722
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
94.09%
94.68%
95.11%
Number of daily rates quoted
920
1,281
1,953
10th Percentile
£263
£205
£238
25th Percentile
£370
£369
£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
50
114
44
10th Percentile
£15.98
£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
£42.58
£66.00
£67.22
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£36.42
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-20.37%
-19.07%
+91.49%
Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Software Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Scotland.
Software Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Software Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Scotland.
Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 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
Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
Software Engineer 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:
