Postgraduate Contracts in Edinburgh

Postgraduate
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 107 129
Rank change year-on-year +37 +22 -17
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 2 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.24% 0.24% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.18% 1.44% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - - £451
25th Percentile - - £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £221 £175 £500
Median % change year-on-year +26.27% -65.00% +81.82%
75th Percentile - - £519
90th Percentile - - £530
Scotland median daily rate £221 £175 £413
% change year-on-year +26.27% -57.58% +18.28%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

Postgraduate is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications 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 academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 169 208 251
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 20.58% 16.37% 13.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 127 151
10th Percentile £162 £167 £313
25th Percentile £275 £384 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £465
Median % change year-on-year - -3.23% +9.41%
75th Percentile £575 £505 £566
90th Percentile £613 £600 £638
Scotland median daily rate £488 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +8.33% - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 4 5
10th Percentile £13.40 £21.38 £33.80
25th Percentile £16.25 £21.57 £46.25
Median hourly rate £17.50 £36.84 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.49% -26.33% +185.71%
75th Percentile £45.00 £57.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £57.00 £63.60 -
Scotland median hourly rate £26.00 £21.26 £48.75
% change year-on-year +22.30% -56.39% +32.65%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Postgraduate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Postgraduate in Edinburgh

Postgraduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Postgraduate in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Postgraduate in Edinburgh

Postgraduate
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) SPSS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Humanities
2 1 (50.00%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (50.00%) Psychology
2 1 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) R
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft