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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 67 79
Rank change year-on-year +11 +12 -11
Contract jobs citing Business Case 11 13 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.72% 1.59% 1.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 1.86% 2.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 14
10th Percentile £405 £403 £366
25th Percentile £413 £463 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% +5.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £450 £600 £514
90th Percentile £464 £615 £695
Scotland median daily rate £473 £558 £550
% change year-on-year -15.16% +1.36% +29.41%

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 603 698 987
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 94.22% 85.43% 91.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 367 627
10th Percentile £304 £223 £228
25th Percentile £413 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -1.04%
75th Percentile £544 £538 £538
90th Percentile £600 £630 £600
Scotland median daily rate £465 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +3.33% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 23 6
10th Percentile - £13.27 £12.41
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.50 £20.18
Median hourly rate £17.87 £22.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.77% -53.68% +152.32%
75th Percentile £42.90 £24.18 £53.74
90th Percentile £61.00 £48.84 £58.13
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £21.59 £19.06
% change year-on-year -7.36% +13.30% -6.71%

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
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 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 7 (63.64%) Public Sector
2 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Finance
4 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Banking
4 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Analyst
2 4 (36.36%) Business Analyst
3 2 (18.18%) Senior
4 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Deputy Programme Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Product Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Programme Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Product Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Freedom of Information
2 2 (18.18%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Agile
2 4 (36.36%) Business Analysis
2 4 (36.36%) Project Management
2 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (27.27%) Data Protection
3 3 (27.27%) Feasibility Study
3 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2
3 3 (27.27%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
4 2 (18.18%) Business Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Coaching
4 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (18.18%) Contract Management
4 2 (18.18%) Information Governance
4 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 2 (18.18%) Strategic Planning
5 1 (9.09%) Analytics
5 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
5 1 (9.09%) Project Governance
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Degree
1 4 (36.36%) HND
2 2 (18.18%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (9.09%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) Disclosure Scotland
1 3 (27.27%) GDPR
2 1 (9.09%) PMO