Automation Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Automation Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 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
29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
64 |
61 |
91 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+30 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Automation Developer |
1 |
9 |
8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.16% |
1.13% |
0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.18% |
1.20% |
0.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£449 |
£438 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£466 |
£448 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£494 |
£494 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.28% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£508 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£534 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£525 |
£475 |
£494 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.53% |
-3.85% |
- |
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 |
556 |
751 |
1,043 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.55% |
94.58% |
94.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
272 |
403 |
664 |
| 10th Percentile |
£271 |
£170 |
£225 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£306 |
£393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£438 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.45% |
-7.79% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£530 |
£538 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£575 |
£625 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
+1.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
16 |
35 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£13.55 |
£13.16 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£16.37 |
£17.70 |
| Median hourly rate |
£35.00 |
£18.13 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+93.05% |
+2.31% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£62.19 |
£20.05 |
£43.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.75 |
£53.00 |
£53.74 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.99 |
£17.00 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.56% |
-4.06% |
-5.87% |
