Applications Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Applications Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £473, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
65 |
- |
81 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.32% |
- |
0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.35% |
- |
0.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£473 |
- |
£500 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£550 |
£713 |
£718 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.81% |
-0.70% |
+117.42% |
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.
| Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
564 |
722 |
929 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.82% |
94.88% |
94.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
284 |
375 |
563 |
| 10th Percentile |
£263 |
£180 |
£213 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£340 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£547 |
£524 |
£539 |
| 90th Percentile |
£609 |
£588 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£455 |
£449 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.34% |
-5.47% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
9 |
32 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£38.00 |
£13.79 |
£13.20 |
| 25th Percentile |
£53.75 |
£16.37 |
£17.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£18.38 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+253.74% |
+3.70% |
-5.49% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£24.18 |
£51.21 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£62.20 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£23.75 |
£18.13 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+31.00% |
+2.31% |
- |
