The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Data Mining skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Mining over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Mining falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
144
146
309
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
23.04%
17.91%
23.71%
Number of daily rates quoted
83
106
256
10th Percentile
£413
£381
£402
25th Percentile
£450
£431
£439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£497
£489
Median % change year-on-year
+0.60%
+1.64%
-2.20%
75th Percentile
£538
£575
£544
90th Percentile
£612
£669
£625
Scotland median daily rate
£471
£475
£495
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.04%
+4.21%
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
£26.50
£37.07
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-28.51%
+5.91%
+34.62%
Data Mining Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Data Mining as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Data Mining Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Mining in Edinburgh.
Data Mining Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Mining 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 Data Mining.
Data Mining 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:
