CIPD Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - +27
Contract jobs citing CIPD 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.13% - 0.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.64% - 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £212 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £218 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.65%
75th Percentile £224 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £218 - £525
% change year-on-year - - -17.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 156 133 190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 20.53% 20.81% 23.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 71 118
10th Percentile £249 £263 £156
25th Percentile £405 £406 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £340
Median % change year-on-year - +32.35% -24.44%
75th Percentile £533 £525 £498
90th Percentile £600 £600 £588
Scotland median daily rate £451 £444 £438
% change year-on-year +1.46% +1.37% -6.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 2 15
10th Percentile - £46.31 £12.48
25th Percentile £50.00 £49.42 £14.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £55.01 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.71% +223.57% -68.34%
75th Percentile £68.75 £60.20 £18.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £63.08 £41.37
Scotland median hourly rate £50.00 £20.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year +150.00% +11.11% -66.48%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

CIPD job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

CIPD
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CIPD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CIPD

CIPD
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation