Technical Specialist Contracts in Scotland

Technical Specialist
UK > Scotland

As of 7 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Technical Specialist daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 117 132
Rank change year-on-year +1 +15 +26
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 2 4 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.12% 0.19% 0.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.20% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 19
10th Percentile - £216 £313
25th Percentile - £222 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £238 £518
Median % change year-on-year - -54.15% +3.60%
75th Percentile - £247 £538
90th Percentile - £249 £550
UK median daily rate £513 £498 £525
% change year-on-year +3.12% -5.24% -

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 1,611 1,968 2,635
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 94.80% 94.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 910 1,212 1,802
10th Percentile £237 £200 £230
25th Percentile £360 £348 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £550 £546
90th Percentile £600 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 113 62
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.32 £12.14
25th Percentile £16.84 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.83 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +7.92% +3.70% -52.66%
75th Percentile £26.21 £52.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £63.00 £62.50 £62.95
UK median hourly rate £26.39 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -29.64% -12.79% +72.00%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Specialist in Scotland

Technical Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Technical Specialist in Scotland

Technical Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Specialist in Scotland

Technical Specialist
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 Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 July 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 +13 2 - - 10
Technical Specialist
UK

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Mandarin Language
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

Technical Specialist 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Mandarin Language
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree