Business Case Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Business Cases
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 49 58
Rank change year-on-year -5 +9 +14
Contract jobs citing Business Case 9 13 22
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 1.54% 2.19% 2.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.70% 2.35% 2.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 14
10th Percentile £428 £402 £424
25th Percentile £450 £405 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -10.00% +14.68%
75th Percentile - £553 £584
90th Percentile £472 £600 £718
Scotland median daily rate £472 £563 £546
% change year-on-year -16.18% +2.97% +21.39%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Business Case falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 530 554 808
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 90.44% 93.27% 89.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 294 486
10th Percentile £216 £226 £219
25th Percentile £406 £400 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £456 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -4.11% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £550
90th Percentile £669 £635 £638
Scotland median daily rate £470 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +4.44% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 28 17
10th Percentile £17.29 £20.30 £12.71
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.93 £16.00
Median hourly rate £20.25 £23.80 £22.87
Median % change year-on-year -14.90% +4.04% +7.57%
75th Percentile £55.00 £24.18 £60.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £30.15 £61.05
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £23.59 £19.50
% change year-on-year -15.22% +20.97% +15.15%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Business Case

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Business Case.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Business Case

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
1 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
1 1 (11.11%) PowerApps
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Banking
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Delivery Manager
2 3 (33.33%) Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Business Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Business Transformation Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Deputy Programme Manager
4 1 (11.11%) HR Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Lead
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365 Business Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Programme Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 3 (33.33%) Epics
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (33.33%) Waterfall
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Programme Delivery
4 2 (22.22%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (11.11%) Budget Management
5 1 (11.11%) Business Strategy
5 1 (11.11%) Contract Negotiation
5 1 (11.11%) Customer Experience
5 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
5 1 (11.11%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Impact Assessments
5 1 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (11.11%) Value Proposition
5 1 (11.11%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) HND
1 1 (11.11%) ISEB
1 1 (11.11%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (11.11%) GDPR
2 1 (11.11%) PMO
2 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft