Actionable Recommendations Job Trends in Scotland

Actionable Recommendations
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Actionable Recommendations skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 143 218
Rank change year-on-year +5 +75 -54
Permanent jobs citing Actionable Recommendations 2 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.055% 0.20% 0.041%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.60% 1.32% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £59,145
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £83,738 £60,743
Median % change year-on-year - +37.86% -
75th Percentile - - £62,342
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £63,373 £82,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -23.18% +83.33% -28.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland

Actionable Recommendations falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 336 378 517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 9.20% 14.96% 10.54%
Number of salaries quoted 169 81 213
10th Percentile £24,479 £37,500 £26,650
25th Percentile £31,500 £51,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +31.58% -13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,900 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -8.33%

Actionable Recommendations
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Actionable Recommendations relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Actionable Recommendations job vacancy trend in Scotland

Actionable Recommendations
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Actionable Recommendations.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Actionable Recommendations

Actionable Recommendations
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Recommendations within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +1 2 - - 3
Actionable Recommendations
UK

Actionable Recommendations
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance