Data Interpretation Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Data Interpretation
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Data Interpretation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 68 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs citing Data Interpretation 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.17% 0.30% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.34% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 -
Scotland median daily rate - £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +50.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Data Interpretation 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 552 591 862
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 92.31% 89.68% 91.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 307 528
10th Percentile £225 £205 £212
25th Percentile £411 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £638 £625
Scotland median daily rate £464 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +3.06% -8.63% +3.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 26 9
10th Percentile £16.68 £16.59 £12.95
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.47 £17.72
Median hourly rate £19.19 £23.59 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.67% -32.60% +64.63%
75th Percentile £55.00 £24.18 £53.70
90th Percentile £71.75 - £61.70
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £22.94 £19.18
% change year-on-year -12.81% +19.59% +3.68%

Data Interpretation
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Data Interpretation job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Data Interpretation
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Data Interpretation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
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%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Validation