Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Consultant daily rate in Edinburgh is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 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 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 43 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +30 | +32 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 22 | 35 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 3.36% | 4.18% | 2.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.65% | 4.44% | 2.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 21 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £209 | £413 | £148 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £438 | £209 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £450 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.12% | -3.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £594 | £620 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +10.53% | - |
| 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 | £16.92 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +166.05% | -72.71% | -6.06% |
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 | 602 | 789 | 1,080 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.91% | 94.15% | 95.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 310 | 432 | 716 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £175 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £325 | £383 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -5.26% | -0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £637 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 39 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.45 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.37 | £17.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.35 | £18.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.94% | +1.58% | -22.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.13 | £20.05 | £30.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £51.00 | £53.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.71 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.71% | +2.31% | -34.19% |
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 4 August 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 4 August 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: