Designer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Designer daily rate in Edinburgh is £525, 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 | 48 | 36 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +48 | -30 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 19 | 37 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 3.04% | 4.54% | 2.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.27% | 4.76% | 2.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 26 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £375 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £378 | £422 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £488 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +1.56% | -1.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £575 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £573 | £620 | £665 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £469 | £465 | £478 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.81% | -2.77% | -1.39% |
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% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer in Edinburgh.
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Designer 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 Designer in the job title.
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Designer 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: