Solutions Consultant Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Solution Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median Solution Consultant daily rate in Scotland is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Consultant 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
UK median daily rate £581 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -3.10% +14.29% -12.50%

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 1,445 1,653 2,226
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 91.83% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 836 971 1,409
10th Percentile £206 £190 £250
25th Percentile £360 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £448 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% -5.68% -
75th Percentile £538 £535 £560
90th Percentile £625 £638 £651
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 65 59
10th Percentile £16.84 £12.39 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £22.27 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +22.85% +2.31% -
75th Percentile £36.03 £24.18 £55.08
90th Percentile £64.80 £43.42 £74.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -36.33% -12.22% +64.38%

Solutions Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Solutions Consultant job vacancy trend in Scotland

Solutions Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Consultant job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Consultant job vacancies in Scotland

Solutions Consultant
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 Solutions Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 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
Edinburgh - 3 £500 - 1
Solutions Consultant
UK

Solutions Consultant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, Solutions Consultant 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 Solutions Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) QA
1 2 (66.67%) Target Operating Model
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) Wealth Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cartography
2 1 (33.33%) GIS
2 1 (33.33%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Perl
2 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SOAP
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) System Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

Solutions Consultant 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) GIS
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) Replication
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Target Operating Model
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) Wealth Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cartography
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Perl
1 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft