Designer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Designer daily rate in Edinburgh is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 August 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 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 52 | 46 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +32 | -13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 14 | 28 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 2.15% | 3.38% | 2.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.34% | 3.59% | 2.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 17 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £298 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £465 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -3.13% | -3.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £564 | £625 | £593 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £469 | £450 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -6.25% | -2.04% |
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 | 598 | 780 | 1,095 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.86% | 94.09% | 95.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 305 | 425 | 726 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £172 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £325 | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -5.26% | -0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | £638 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 39 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.45 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.37 | £17.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.35 | £18.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.94% | +1.58% | -22.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.13 | £20.05 | £30.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £51.00 | £53.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.71 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.71% | +2.31% | -34.00% |
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.
Designer
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 6 August 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 6 August 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: