The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Freedom of Information is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
274
467
692
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
33.33%
36.20%
35.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
147
328
486
10th Percentile
£334
£250
£313
25th Percentile
£420
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£506
£479
£490
Median % change year-on-year
+5.64%
-2.24%
+15.29%
75th Percentile
£600
£538
£575
90th Percentile
£664
£625
£650
Scotland median daily rate
£475
£484
£475
% change year-on-year
-1.81%
+1.84%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
16
3
9
10th Percentile
£14.88
£21.34
£19.50
25th Percentile
£16.25
£21.47
£40.25
Median hourly rate
£20.57
£21.67
£47.50
Median % change year-on-year
-5.08%
-54.38%
+4.40%
75th Percentile
£60.19
£37.71
£53.75
90th Percentile
£60.75
£47.33
£54.15
Scotland median hourly rate
£18.27
£12.30
£43.00
% change year-on-year
+48.54%
-71.40%
-5.49%
Freedom of Information Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Freedom of Information Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in Edinburgh.
Freedom of Information Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Freedom of Information also mentioned 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Freedom of Information.
Freedom of Information Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
