Benchmarking Contracts in Scotland

Benchmarking
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Benchmarking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Benchmarking over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 156 169
Rank change year-on-year - +13 +1
Contract jobs citing Benchmarking 0 7 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland - 0.26% 0.088%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.28% 0.094%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 6 2
10th Percentile - £503 £433
25th Percentile - £536 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +15.79% +11.76%
75th Percentile - £588 £494
90th Percentile - £600 £498
UK median daily rate £475 £645 £550
% change year-on-year -26.36% +17.27% +26.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £21.75 -
UK median hourly rate £15.79 £22.50 £51.25
% change year-on-year -29.82% -56.10% +41.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Benchmarking 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 1,869 2,473 3,179
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 87.21% 92.38% 93.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,156 1,727 2,243
10th Percentile £219 £250 £250
25th Percentile £363 £401 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £566 £550 £550
90th Percentile £638 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 54 52
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.09
25th Percentile £15.24 £11.25 £17.67
Median hourly rate £19.50 £14.50 £37.43
Median % change year-on-year +34.48% -61.26% -6.43%
75th Percentile £40.94 £35.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £60.75 £66.09 £55.98
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%

Benchmarking
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Benchmarking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Benchmarking in Scotland

Benchmarking
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Benchmarking in Scotland

Benchmarking
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Benchmarking in Scotland