Accountant Contracts in Edinburgh

Accountant
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Accountant daily rate in Edinburgh is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an Accountant 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.93% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £350 £390 -
% change year-on-year -10.26% - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 584 767 1,061
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.54% 94.57% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 412 689
10th Percentile £293 £170 £218
25th Percentile £413 £311 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £439 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.20% -7.58% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £583 £634 £600
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% +1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 36 12
10th Percentile - £13.57 £13.61
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.37 £17.72
Median hourly rate £32.19 £18.07 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +78.19% +1.95% -
75th Percentile £64.06 £19.61 £46.24
90th Percentile £74.25 £52.50 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £19.37 £18.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year +7.58% +1.58% -8.54%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in Edinburgh

Accountant
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Edinburgh

Accountant
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Edinburgh

Accountant Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, Accountant contract job roles required 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 featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Workflow
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Migration
1 6 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 6 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement

Accountant Skill Set
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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 6 (100.00%) Migration
1 6 (100.00%) Workflow