Designer Contracts in Scotland

Designer
UK > Scotland

The median Designer daily rate in Scotland is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 June 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
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 105 66
Rank change year-on-year +40 -39 -14
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 59 65 127
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.77% 2.41% 3.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.93% 2.53% 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 45 91
10th Percentile £354 £373 £340
25th Percentile £400 £420 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £479 £488
Median % change year-on-year -6.05% -1.74% +14.71%
75th Percentile £550 £545 £575
90th Percentile £578 £661 £660
UK median daily rate £475 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -9.52% - +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £62.00 -
UK median hourly rate £57.35 £47.50 £43.50
% change year-on-year +20.74% +9.20% +102.33%

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 2,013 2,568 3,298
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 95.29% 95.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,233 1,786 2,341
10th Percentile £200 £224 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £556 £550 £550
90th Percentile £634 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 127 45 51
10th Percentile £12.30 £12.48 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.00 £14.25 £17.81
Median hourly rate £19.50 £18.50 £37.43
Median % change year-on-year +5.41% -50.57% +37.36%
75th Percentile £58.75 £58.75 £48.38
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.88 £55.84
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.46
% change year-on-year -16.67% +83.97% +12.51%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Scotland over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Designer in Scotland

Designer
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 Designer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 June 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 +36 34 £475 -0.26% 8
Glasgow +12 22 £425 -17.07% 9
West Lothian - 1 - -
Designer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 3 June 2024, Designer 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 Designer in the job title.

1 29 (49.15%) User Experience
2 26 (44.07%) UX Design
3 22 (37.29%) Agile
4 20 (33.90%) User Stories
4 20 (33.90%) Public Sector
5 19 (32.20%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 18 (30.51%) Product Ownership
7 17 (28.81%) Prototyping
7 17 (28.81%) Figma
7 17 (28.81%) Accessibility
8 16 (27.12%) User Research
9 14 (23.73%) Social Skills
9 14 (23.73%) Visualisation
10 13 (22.03%) Service Design
11 12 (20.34%) Android
11 12 (20.34%) Apple iOS
12 11 (18.64%) Sketch
13 10 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
13 10 (16.95%) React
13 10 (16.95%) MongoDB
13 10 (16.95%) Azure
13 10 (16.95%) Python
14 9 (15.25%) Content Strategy
14 9 (15.25%) Wireframes
14 9 (15.25%) Problem-Solving
15 8 (13.56%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (11.86%) Disclosure Scotland
16 7 (11.86%) Coaching
16 7 (11.86%) Content Management
16 7 (11.86%) Publishing

Designer 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (11.86%) CMS
2 3 (5.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (18.64%) Sketch
2 1 (1.69%) Adobe Captivate
2 1 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.69%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (1.69%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 17 (28.81%) Figma
2 10 (16.95%) Azure
3 6 (10.17%) SaaS
4 3 (5.08%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 2 (3.39%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.39%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (16.95%) MongoDB
2 5 (8.47%) Metadata
3 1 (1.69%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.69%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 3 (5.08%) JIRA
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle APEX
General
1 20 (33.90%) Public Sector
2 14 (23.73%) Social Skills
3 10 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (13.56%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (11.86%) Publishing
6 6 (10.17%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (6.78%) Finance
8 2 (3.39%) Banking
9 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.69%) Legal
9 1 (1.69%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.69%) Retail Banking
9 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (16.95%) React
2 2 (3.39%) Java EE
2 2 (3.39%) JSON
2 2 (3.39%) Spring
3 1 (1.69%) COM+
Miscellaneous
1 18 (30.51%) Product Ownership
2 2 (3.39%) Graphic Design
2 2 (3.39%) Mobile App
2 2 (3.39%) Motion Graphics
2 2 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.39%) Social Media
2 2 (3.39%) Video Editing
3 1 (1.69%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.69%) Digital Media
3 1 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 12 (20.34%) Android
1 12 (20.34%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (49.15%) User Experience
2 26 (44.07%) UX Design
3 22 (37.29%) Agile
4 20 (33.90%) User Stories
5 19 (32.20%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 17 (28.81%) Prototyping
7 16 (27.12%) User Research
8 14 (23.73%) Visualisation
9 13 (22.03%) Service Design
10 9 (15.25%) Content Strategy
10 9 (15.25%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (15.25%) Wireframes
11 7 (11.86%) Coaching
11 7 (11.86%) Content Management
12 6 (10.17%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
12 6 (10.17%) Information Architecture
12 6 (10.17%) Stakeholder Management
12 6 (10.17%) Storyboarding
13 5 (8.47%) Co-Creation
13 5 (8.47%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.95%) Python
2 4 (6.78%) Java
2 4 (6.78%) SQL
3 2 (3.39%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (8.47%) Security Cleared
2 4 (6.78%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (28.81%) Accessibility
2 7 (11.86%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (3.39%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (5.08%) Adobe
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle
3 1 (1.69%) Facebook
3 1 (1.69%) Instagram
3 1 (1.69%) Twitter