The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for 2G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 2G over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
2G is in the Communications and Computer Networking 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 communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
90 |
109 |
152 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
11.22% |
8.49% |
7.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
49 |
73 |
94 |
| 10th Percentile |
£179 |
£163 |
£228 |
| 25th Percentile |
£240 |
£413 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£475 |
£463 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.53% |
+2.70% |
+8.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£634 |
£529 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£750 |
£575 |
£646 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£500 |
£457 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.41% |
+1.56% |
+5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
15 |
2 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.35 |
£24.08 |
£42.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.25 |
£28.32 |
£46.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.27 |
£36.63 |
£47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-50.12% |
-22.88% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£43.38 |
£46.19 |
£53.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60.75 |
£51.18 |
£54.09 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£18.27 |
£10.63 |
£47.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+71.87% |
-77.62% |
-5.00% |
