User-Centered Design (UCD) Contracts in Scotland

User-Centered Design (UCD)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 96 71
Rank change year-on-year -3 -25 +29
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 33 73 114
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.48% 2.57% 3.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.67% 2.77% 3.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 67 93
10th Percentile - £387 £345
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £500 £504
Median % change year-on-year -7.00% -0.70% +22.06%
75th Percentile £575 £574 £573
90th Percentile £636 £636 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £513
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.32% +10.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

User-Centered Design (UCD) is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,973 2,636 3,281
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.67% 92.62% 92.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,204 1,899 2,324
10th Percentile £245 £263 £241
25th Percentile £400 £409 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year - +2.15% +9.41%
75th Percentile £588 £554 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £623
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 54 50
10th Percentile £12.38 £10.63 £14.99
25th Percentile £16.00 £11.51 £17.58
Median hourly rate £19.50 £18.11 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.68% -42.51% -27.59%
75th Percentile £44.47 £54.31 £48.75
90th Percentile £61.20 £67.22 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +50.00% -

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for User-Centered Design (UCD) in Scotland

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for User-Centered Design (UCD) in Scotland

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) in Scotland over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User-Centered Design (UCD) in Scotland

User-Centered Design (UCD)
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 User-Centered Design (UCD) within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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 +4 21 £475 -9.52% 2
Glasgow 0 11 £400 -26.61% 3
User-Centered Design (UCD)
UK

User-Centered Design (UCD)
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:

Applications
1 8 (24.24%) Sketch
2 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (24.24%) Azure
1 8 (24.24%) Figma
2 1 (3.03%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (24.24%) MongoDB
2 1 (3.03%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) JIRA
General
1 21 (63.64%) Public Sector
2 8 (24.24%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (24.24%) Social Skills
3 7 (21.21%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (9.09%) Publishing
5 2 (6.06%) Finance
6 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.03%) Law
6 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (69.70%) Designer
2 14 (42.42%) UX Designer
3 9 (27.27%) Senior
4 7 (21.21%) Senior Designer
5 5 (15.15%) Lead
6 4 (12.12%) Service Designer
6 4 (12.12%) User Researcher
7 3 (9.09%) Interaction Designer
7 3 (9.09%) Senior Interaction Designer
7 3 (9.09%) Senior Service Designer
8 2 (6.06%) Content Designer
8 2 (6.06%) Project Manager
8 2 (6.06%) Senior User Researcher
9 1 (3.03%) Analyst
9 1 (3.03%) Lead Designer
9 1 (3.03%) Lead UX Designer
9 1 (3.03%) Senior UX Designer
9 1 (3.03%) Support Analyst
9 1 (3.03%) User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (24.24%) React
2 3 (9.09%) CSS
2 3 (9.09%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (39.39%) Product Ownership
2 1 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 8 (24.24%) Android
1 8 (24.24%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (63.64%) User Research
2 17 (51.52%) User Experience
3 14 (42.42%) Prototyping
3 14 (42.42%) UX Design
4 13 (39.39%) Service Design
5 11 (33.33%) Agile
6 9 (27.27%) User Stories
7 8 (24.24%) Co-Creation
7 8 (24.24%) Visualisation
8 6 (18.18%) Information Architecture
8 6 (18.18%) Mentoring
8 6 (18.18%) Workshop Facilitation
9 5 (15.15%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
9 5 (15.15%) Interaction Design
9 5 (15.15%) Product Management
9 5 (15.15%) Storyboarding
9 5 (15.15%) Usability Testing
9 5 (15.15%) Wireframes
10 4 (12.12%) Contextual Inquiry
10 4 (12.12%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 8 (24.24%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (6.06%) Degree
2 1 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (51.52%) Accessibility
2 7 (21.21%) Disclosure Scotland
3 5 (15.15%) WCAG
4 3 (9.09%) QA