Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Scotland > West Lothian
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in contract job vacancies in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SCADA | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Lothian | 12.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 36.36% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £550 | £688 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +28.81% | - |
All Generic Skills
West Lothian
SCADA 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 West Lothian.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian | 34.38% | 20.00% | 38.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £54 | - | £63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54 | £425 | £153 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £430 | £406 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.88% | +5.85% | -9.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £435 | £433 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £486 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.23 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £25.69 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £33.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +125.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £41.19 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £45.28 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.59 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.61% | +20.97% | +44.44% |
SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SCADA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.
SCADA
Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing SCADA.
SCADA
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | - | 4 | £525 | - | 5 |
| SCADA Scotland |
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