Technical Consultant Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Technical Consultant
UK > Scotland

The median Technical Consultant daily rate in Scotland is £460, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 106 114
Rank change year-on-year -26 +8 +29
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 7 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.30% 0.063% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.069% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £326 - -
25th Percentile £454 £425 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% - -
75th Percentile £461 £475 -
90th Percentile £498 - -
UK median daily rate £550 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +7.26% -2.33% -4.55%

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 2,151 1,443 1,751
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 90.70% 93.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,153 797 1,067
10th Percentile £263 £219 £200
25th Percentile £375 £358 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £454 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.87% +0.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £554 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £600 £666
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 66 74
10th Percentile £13.45 £16.14 £12.32
25th Percentile £14.86 £17.30 £14.73
Median hourly rate £33.50 £20.40 £18.20
Median % change year-on-year +64.24% +12.07% +2.71%
75th Percentile £60.91 £29.50 £24.18
90th Percentile £74.16 £61.88 £54.25
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Technical Consultant job vacancy trend in Scotland

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant in Scotland over the 6 months to 5 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Consultant in Scotland

Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Consultant job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Consultant job vacancies in Scotland

Technical 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 Technical Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 5 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 - 3 £349 - 1
Edinburgh -7 2 £460 +2.22%
Aberdeen - 1 £515 - 1
Technical Consultant
UK

Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) OCI
1 5 (71.43%) Oracle
2 3 (42.86%) ERP
2 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 2 (28.57%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (28.57%) PaaS
3 2 (28.57%) PL/SQL
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) SQL
3 2 (28.57%) Technical Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Boundary Protection
4 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Validation

Technical 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) OCI
2 2 (28.57%) PaaS
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle Reports
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) ERP
1 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (28.57%) Technical Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Boundary Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) PL/SQL
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Oracle
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft