The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
504
605
882
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
79.62%
70.10%
74.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
262
325
603
10th Percentile
£227
£158
£208
25th Percentile
£406
£313
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+5.56%
-5.26%
-0.63%
75th Percentile
£538
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£600
£650
£600
Scotland median daily rate
£465
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+3.22%
-5.26%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
25
5
10th Percentile
£16.19
£13.23
-
25th Percentile
£17.54
£16.25
£17.72
Median hourly rate
£20.68
£18.00
£21.26
Median % change year-on-year
+14.90%
-15.33%
-39.26%
75th Percentile
£32.73
£24.18
£21.67
90th Percentile
£50.06
£56.50
£33.27
Scotland median hourly rate
£19.71
£17.00
£19.18
% change year-on-year
+15.94%
-11.37%
-48.76%
Back Office Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Back Office Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Back Office in Edinburgh.
Back Office Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Back Office in Edinburgh.
Back Office Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 23 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Back Office also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Back Office.
Back Office 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:
