Taxonomy
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Taxonomies in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Taxonomies over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 122 | 154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +32 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing Taxonomies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | - | 0.094% | 0.075% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.29% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £494 | £500 | £638 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.30% | -21.57% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £52.50 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £45.00 | £52.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
Taxonomies falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 656 | 681 | 976 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 39.59% | 31.96% | 36.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 308 | 415 | 657 |
| 10th Percentile | £209 | £200 | £219 |
| 25th Percentile | £399 | £363 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £450 | £489 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.06% | -7.98% | +0.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £558 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £592 | £648 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.42% | -2.18% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 37 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.87 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.00 | £10.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.00 | £12.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +41.40% | -69.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £24.18 | £22.39 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £58.80 | £50.74 |
| UK median hourly rate | £33.00 | £34.21 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.54% | +55.50% | -18.46% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Taxonomies 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 Taxonomies in Scotland.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Taxonomies in Scotland.