Data Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £455, 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 | 38 | 53 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +21 | +4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 29 | 19 | 38 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 4.64% | 2.33% | 2.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.99% | 2.44% | 3.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 14 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £404 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £417 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £486 | £527 | £501 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £546 | £582 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £453 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.66% | -7.55% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.32 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £27.35 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.38 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £26.93 | - | - |
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% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Edinburgh.
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Data Engineer 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 Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer 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: