Business Case Contracts in Edinburgh

Business Cases
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Business Case skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Case over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 63 73
Rank change year-on-year +3 +10 -16
Contract jobs citing Business Case 9 15 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.38% 1.72% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 2.03% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 23
10th Percentile - £413 £308
25th Percentile - £475 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +23.53% +13.33%
75th Percentile - £584 £505
90th Percentile - £613 £594
Scotland median daily rate £470 £570 £525
% change year-on-year -17.47% +8.48% +23.53%

All Process and 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 622 738 1,097
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 95.25% 84.54% 93.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 323 417 765
10th Percentile £223 £213 £247
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £464 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -2.42% -1.04%
75th Percentile £534 £550 £538
90th Percentile £600 £650 £601
Scotland median daily rate £464 £459 £475
% change year-on-year +1.03% -3.37% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 33 6
10th Percentile £17.15 £13.22 £17.21
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £21.36
Median hourly rate £22.00 £19.17 £32.09
Median % change year-on-year +14.76% -40.25% +42.92%
75th Percentile £31.34 £60.75 £51.25
90th Percentile £61.00 - £58.13
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £19.59 £15.25
% change year-on-year +2.09% +28.50% -59.27%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Business Case as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Business Case in Edinburgh

Business Case
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Case in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Business Case in Edinburgh

Business Case
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Case in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Business Case in Edinburgh

Business Case
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 4 (44.44%) Public Sector
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Marketing
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Product Owner
2 2 (22.22%) Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Product Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Product Ownership
2 1 (11.11%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Agile
1 4 (44.44%) Analytics
1 4 (44.44%) User Experience
2 3 (33.33%) Backlog Management
2 3 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 3 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 3 (33.33%) Data Collection
2 3 (33.33%) Digital Customer Experience
2 3 (33.33%) Feasibility Study
2 3 (33.33%) Objectives and Key Results
2 3 (33.33%) Product Vision
2 3 (33.33%) UX Design
3 2 (22.22%) Coaching
3 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (22.22%) Contract Management
3 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement Process
4 1 (11.11%) Line Management
4 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
4 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Disclosure Scotland