Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Consultant daily rate in Edinburgh is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 39 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +54 | -6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 18 | 33 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 2.88% | 4.05% | 1.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.10% | 4.24% | 1.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 23 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £280 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -16.28% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £663 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | - | £613 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £521 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +10.53% | -4.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44.23 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £45.02 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £45.80 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £45.02 | £60.00 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.98% | -3.23% | +87.88% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 581 | 778 | 1,245 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.96% | 95.46% | 95.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 329 | 441 | 887 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £206 | £247 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £479 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.34% | +0.84% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £625 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +4.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 55 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.10 | £13.62 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.86 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.44 | £50.00 | £21.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.13% | +135.18% | -10.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.59 | £60.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.35 | £66.00 | £54.43 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.94 | £33.25 | £23.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.02% | +43.44% | -10.53% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Edinburgh.
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Consultant contract job roles required 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 featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
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: