Supply Chain Management Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Supply Chain Management
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Supply Chain Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 116 140
Rank change year-on-year +9 +24 +22
Contract jobs citing Supply Chain Management 3 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.20% 0.25% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.27% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £509 - £584
25th Percentile £513 - £606
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £626
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.20%
75th Percentile £538 - £626
90th Percentile £541 - -
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -9.09%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Supply Chain Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,288 1,488 2,145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 84.63% 91.51% 89.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 713 873 1,322
10th Percentile £216 £225 £269
25th Percentile £381 £363 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year - -6.25% +1.05%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £588
90th Percentile £663 £631 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 41 83
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.10 £12.06
25th Percentile £16.17 £20.94 £16.13
Median hourly rate £20.00 £23.59 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.22% +20.97% +12.54%
75th Percentile £47.45 £24.18 £59.52
90th Percentile £64.10 £42.50 £72.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.66 £34.36
% change year-on-year -22.98% -4.95% +5.71%

Supply Chain Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Supply Chain Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Supply Chain Management job vacancy trend in Scotland

Supply Chain Management
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Supply Chain Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Supply Chain Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management
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 Supply Chain Management within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 February 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
Dumfries and Galloway - 2 £525 -
Glasgow +1 1 - - 4
Supply Chain Management
UK

Supply Chain Management
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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP PP
1 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
1 1 (33.33%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Coaching
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
1 2 (66.67%) Production Planning
1 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Issue Tracking
2 1 (33.33%) Order Management
2 1 (33.33%) Order to Cash
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft