The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Content Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Content Development over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Content Development 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
594
720
1,240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
95.04%
88.34%
95.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
333
422
884
10th Percentile
£214
£233
£254
25th Percentile
£403
£413
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£471
£484
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-2.59%
+1.79%
-
75th Percentile
£541
£575
£545
90th Percentile
£630
£663
£625
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.63%
-
+2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
24
31
11
10th Percentile
-
£15.10
£13.16
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.25
£17.72
Median hourly rate
£22.44
£22.87
£21.26
Median % change year-on-year
-1.89%
+7.57%
-46.85%
75th Percentile
£25.59
£60.75
£53.75
90th Percentile
£42.35
-
£54.50
Scotland median hourly rate
£21.59
£19.34
£17.72
% change year-on-year
+11.66%
+9.11%
-55.69%
Content Development Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Content Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Content Development Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Content Development in Edinburgh.
Content Development Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Content Development in Edinburgh.
Content Development Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Content Development also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Content Development.
Content Development 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:
