Metadata Contracts in Scotland

Metadata
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Metadata skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Metadata over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 93 146 164
Rank change year-on-year +53 +18 -16
Contract jobs citing Metadata 22 18 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.03% 0.67% 0.35%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 5.79% 3.24% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 13 9
10th Percentile £324 £480 £263
25th Percentile £438 £500 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £590 £520
Median % change year-on-year -11.02% +13.46% +6.67%
75th Percentile £575 - £600
90th Percentile £578 £825 £648
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £560
% change year-on-year +4.55% -1.79% +0.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £63.75
% change year-on-year -7.14% -45.10% +48.26%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Scotland

Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 380 556 611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 17.73% 20.81% 17.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 285 425 442
10th Percentile £322 £388 £363
25th Percentile £400 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £533 £550 £550
90th Percentile £611 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -3.67% -0.91% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 5
10th Percentile £24.60 £19.83 £16.75
25th Percentile £29.04 £27.94 £17.50
Median hourly rate £37.07 £35.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.91% +34.62% -35.00%
75th Percentile £45.72 £67.66 £48.00
90th Percentile £50.54 £69.25 £58.80
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £58.59 £43.95
% change year-on-year -31.73% +33.31% +62.78%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Metadata in Scotland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Metadata in Scotland

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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Metadata in Scotland over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Metadata in Scotland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Metadata in Scotland

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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 Metadata within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 13 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 15 £575 -2.54% 2
Glasgow +14 4 £338 -38.07% 1
Perthshire - 1 £683 - 1
South Lanarkshire - 1 £600 -
Metadata
UK

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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 4 (18.18%) CMS
2 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (68.18%) Oracle Database
2 4 (18.18%) Oracle Database 12c
2 4 (18.18%) Oracle8/8i Database
3 1 (4.55%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 11 (50.00%) Oracle APEX
General
1 9 (40.91%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Influencing Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Public Sector
2 4 (18.18%) Publishing
3 1 (4.55%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (54.55%) Senior
2 5 (22.73%) Designer
3 4 (18.18%) Content Designer
3 4 (18.18%) DBA
3 4 (18.18%) Developer
3 4 (18.18%) Oracle DBA
3 4 (18.18%) Senior Content Designer
3 4 (18.18%) Senior Designer
4 3 (13.64%) Applications Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Database Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Design Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Oracle Database Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Senior Applications Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Senior Database Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Senior Design Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Database Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Senior Developer
6 1 (4.55%) Administrator
6 1 (4.55%) Data Architect
6 1 (4.55%) Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (18.18%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 4 (18.18%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 4 (18.18%) Linux
1 4 (18.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (59.09%) Performance Tuning
2 11 (50.00%) SQL Optimisation
3 10 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (40.91%) Computer Science
5 5 (22.73%) Data Migration
5 5 (22.73%) Migration
6 4 (18.18%) Agile
6 4 (18.18%) Capacity Planning
6 4 (18.18%) Coaching
6 4 (18.18%) Community of Practice
6 4 (18.18%) Content Management
6 4 (18.18%) Content Strategy
6 4 (18.18%) Data Transformation
6 4 (18.18%) Database Security
6 4 (18.18%) Security Management
6 4 (18.18%) Technical Debt
6 4 (18.18%) User Stories
7 2 (9.09%) Prototyping
7 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 2 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 11 (50.00%) PL/SQL
1 11 (50.00%) SQL
2 4 (18.18%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 10 (45.45%) Degree
2 9 (40.91%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (18.18%) Security Cleared
4 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (18.18%) Accessibility
2 2 (9.09%) Data Quality
3 1 (4.55%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 4 (18.18%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) Data Guard
1 4 (18.18%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 15 (68.18%) Oracle
2 1 (4.55%) Databricks
2 1 (4.55%) Informatica