Degree Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Academic Degree
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 20 20
Rank change year-on-year -23 0 +7
Contract jobs citing Degree 25 55 66
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 3.27% 8.41% 8.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.63% 39.57% 34.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 22 47
10th Percentile £425 £276 £154
25th Percentile £475 £414 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.74% +3.06%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £549
90th Percentile £570 £600 £646
Scotland median daily rate £484 £450 £432
% change year-on-year +7.50% +4.29% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £28.11 -
25th Percentile - £30.80 £16.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £36.18 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +79.64% +112.84% -68.34%
75th Percentile - £41.44 £17.50
90th Percentile - £44.06 -
Scotland median hourly rate £14.50 £20.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -27.53% +17.65% -61.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 160 139 190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 20.92% 21.25% 23.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 75 121
10th Percentile £344 £249 £156
25th Percentile £405 £406 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £340
Median % change year-on-year - +32.35% -24.44%
75th Percentile £533 £525 £520
90th Percentile £600 £595 £594
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £438
% change year-on-year - +2.80% -6.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 3 13
10th Percentile - £29.90 £12.24
25th Percentile £50.00 £35.28 £13.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £45.02 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +44.40% +164.79% -68.34%
75th Percentile £68.75 £55.40 £18.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £61.16 £20.34
Scotland median hourly rate £50.00 £20.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year +150.00% +11.11% -66.10%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 10 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Edinburgh

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Degree

Degree
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (4.00%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 6 (24.00%) Azure
2 5 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (12.00%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (12.00%) Figma
3 3 (12.00%) IaaS
3 3 (12.00%) OCI
3 3 (12.00%) PaaS
3 3 (12.00%) SaaS
4 2 (8.00%) AWS
5 1 (4.00%) Entra ID
5 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.00%) DNS
1 2 (8.00%) Firewall
1 2 (8.00%) SSL
2 1 (4.00%) IPsec
2 1 (4.00%) MPLS
2 1 (4.00%) Network Security
2 1 (4.00%) SDH
2 1 (4.00%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 7 (28.00%) JIRA
General
1 14 (56.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (40.00%) Finance
3 5 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (16.00%) Games
4 4 (16.00%) Public Sector
5 3 (12.00%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (8.00%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (4.00%) Banking
7 1 (4.00%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (4.00%) Investment Banking
7 1 (4.00%) Retail
7 1 (4.00%) Retail Banking
7 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (20.00%) Administrator
1 5 (20.00%) Business Systems Administrator
1 5 (20.00%) Dynamics 365 Administrator
1 5 (20.00%) Systems Administrator
2 3 (12.00%) Analyst
2 3 (12.00%) Business Analyst
2 3 (12.00%) Designer
2 3 (12.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (12.00%) UX Designer
3 2 (8.00%) Project Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Technical Analyst
3 2 (8.00%) Technical Business Analyst
4 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 1 (4.00%) Data Scientist
4 1 (4.00%) Design Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Network Architect
4 1 (4.00%) Network Design Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Network Security Architect
4 1 (4.00%) Security Architect
4 1 (4.00%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 4 (16.00%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (8.00%) CSS
2 2 (8.00%) HTML
3 1 (4.00%) Google Maps API
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Animation
1 4 (16.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (12.00%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (8.00%) Product Ownership
4 1 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (4.00%) Driving Licence
4 1 (4.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.00%) Linux
2 1 (4.00%) Windows
2 1 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (28.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 7 (28.00%) Prototyping
1 7 (28.00%) User Experience
1 7 (28.00%) UX Design
2 6 (24.00%) Agile
2 6 (24.00%) Change Management
2 6 (24.00%) ERP
3 5 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (16.00%) 3D Modelling
4 4 (16.00%) Computer Science
4 4 (16.00%) Ergonomics
4 4 (16.00%) Human Factors
4 4 (16.00%) Human-in-the-Loop
4 4 (16.00%) Rapid Prototyping
4 4 (16.00%) Security Operations
4 4 (16.00%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (12.00%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 8 (32.00%) Python
2 4 (16.00%) C++
2 4 (16.00%) Lua
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) Master's Degree
2 4 (16.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (12.00%) CBAP
4 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.00%) CCNA
4 1 (4.00%) CCNP
4 1 (4.00%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (4.00%) CISM
4 1 (4.00%) CISSP
4 1 (4.00%) ISEB
4 1 (4.00%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (4.00%) MCSE
4 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.00%) PMP
4 1 (4.00%) Postgraduate
4 1 (4.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.00%) Accessibility
1 3 (12.00%) Disclosure Scotland
1 3 (12.00%) WCAG
2 2 (8.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (8.00%) QA
3 1 (4.00%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (4.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) Cisco Prime
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (4.00%) SCCM
1 1 (4.00%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.00%) Oracle
3 1 (4.00%) BiZZdesign
3 1 (4.00%) CheckPoint
3 1 (4.00%) Cisco
3 1 (4.00%) Fortinet
3 1 (4.00%) Google
3 1 (4.00%) Nokia