IT Consultant Contracts in Scotland

IT Consultant
UK > Scotland

As of 31 October 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Consultant daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 114 141 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Consultant 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.056% 0.043% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.045% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £300 -
UK median daily rate £540 £533 £550
% change year-on-year +1.41% -3.18% +4.76%

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 1,636 2,223 3,106
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 94.64% 96.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 963 1,404 2,238
10th Percentile £190 £238 £250
25th Percentile £340 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £557 £564
90th Percentile £638 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 59 67
10th Percentile £13.23 £12.13 £12.52
25th Percentile £14.73 £14.25 £14.36
Median hourly rate £18.38 £18.93 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -2.93% +6.83% -8.09%
75th Percentile £24.18 £57.72 £38.59
90th Percentile £43.42 £74.60 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £38.00 £45.00 £27.73
% change year-on-year -15.56% +62.28% +38.65%

IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Consultant in Scotland

IT Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for IT Consultant in Scotland

IT Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for IT Consultant in Scotland

IT 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 IT Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 31 October 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 - 1 - - 1
IT Consultant
UK

IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, IT Consultant 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 IT Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector

IT Consultant 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS