Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing CIPFA | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | - | - | 0.23% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 1.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | - | £220 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -58.10% | -17.65% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh
CIPFA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 180 | 149 | 190 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 23.14% | 23.65% | 21.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 89 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £224 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £389 | £240 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £450 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.78% | +12.50% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £525 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £672 | £600 | £597 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £444 | £465 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.35% | -4.52% | +3.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 8 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £12.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £21.00 | £15.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £64.50 | £23.77 | £17.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +171.38% | +37.78% | -20.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.50 | £32.73 | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.24 | £53.06 | £45.00 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £55.00 | £22.00 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +150.00% | +12.82% | -9.15% |
CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIPFA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
CIPFA
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CIPFA.
