The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for VxWorks skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VxWorks over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
VxWorks is in the Operating Systems 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 operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
100 |
197 |
230 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
12.18% |
15.50% |
12.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
66 |
144 |
145 |
| 10th Percentile |
£196 |
£160 |
£137 |
| 25th Percentile |
£241 |
£217 |
£170 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£434 |
£450 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.61% |
- |
+5.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£540 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£654 |
£642 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£444 |
£477 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.97% |
+6.00% |
+11.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
12 |
2 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£18.13 |
£21.07 |
£17.01 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.24 |
£26.10 |
£17.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.14 |
£35.11 |
£20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-36.96% |
+75.55% |
+14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60.75 |
£44.74 |
£40.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£50.15 |
£54.60 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£39.25 |
£52.50 |
£17.80 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.24% |
+194.94% |
+12.91% |
