Scrum Master Contracts in Scotland

Scrum Master
UK > Scotland

The median Scrum Master daily rate in Scotland is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 139 132
Rank change year-on-year +27 -7 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Scrum Master 8 22 45
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.38% 0.81% 1.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.85% 1.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 10 28
10th Percentile £204 £405 £411
25th Percentile £419 £427 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £508 £478
Median % change year-on-year -6.40% +6.17% +6.22%
75th Percentile £575 £566 £538
90th Percentile £583 £589 £595
UK median daily rate £488 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -11.36% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
Median hourly rate £68.00 - £37.43
UK median hourly rate £60.25 £85.00 £41.36
% change year-on-year -29.12% +105.54% -31.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,002 2,588 3,292
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 95.39% 95.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,234 1,824 2,330
10th Percentile £200 £230 £225
25th Percentile £356 £400 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -0.53% +2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £550
90th Percentile £650 £644 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £543 £525
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +8.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 45 53
10th Percentile £12.30 £12.90 £15.53
25th Percentile £16.25 £14.25 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.29 £21.67 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.09% -34.33% -12.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £59.03 £48.00
90th Percentile £66.00 £68.25 £55.82
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Scrum Master
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Scrum Master in Scotland

Scrum Master
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Scrum Master in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Scrum Master in Scotland

Scrum Master
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scrum Master in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Scrum Master in Scotland

Scrum Master
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Scrum Master in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Scrum Master in Scotland

Scrum Master
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 Scrum Master within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Glasgow +7 3 £525 +26.51% 1
Edinburgh +22 2 £438 -12.50%
West Lothian - 2 £318 -
Scrum Master
UK

Scrum Master Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Scrum Master 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 Scrum Master in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Scrum
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
3 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (37.50%) QA
4 3 (37.50%) Storytelling
4 3 (37.50%) Sprint Backlog
4 3 (37.50%) Product Backlog
4 3 (37.50%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 3 (37.50%) Degree
5 2 (25.00%) JIRA
5 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (25.00%) Workflow
5 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 2 (25.00%) Coaching
5 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (25.00%) Conflict Resolution
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (25.00%) Product Ownership
5 2 (25.00%) Kanban
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (12.50%) Thought Leadership
6 1 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (12.50%) Figma
6 1 (12.50%) Basecamp
6 1 (12.50%) IaaS
6 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
6 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (12.50%) Scaled Agile Framework

Scrum Master 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Basecamp
1 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (12.50%) Figma
1 1 (12.50%) IaaS
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Banking
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Scrum
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
3 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (37.50%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 3 (37.50%) Product Backlog
4 3 (37.50%) Sprint Backlog
4 3 (37.50%) Storytelling
5 2 (25.00%) Coaching
5 2 (25.00%) Conflict Resolution
5 2 (25.00%) Kanban
5 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (25.00%) Workflow
6 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (12.50%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 1 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (12.50%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft