Developer in Test Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Developer in Test
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 16 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Developer in Test daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 63 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Developer in Test 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.16% 0.32% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.35% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £473 -
Scotland median daily rate - £473 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 581 577 797
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 93.67% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 293 328 463
10th Percentile £239 £196 £184
25th Percentile £406 £387 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £460 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £673 £638 £650
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 19 51
10th Percentile £19.78 £20.86 £16.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £21.61 £17.11
Median hourly rate £51.25 £24.18 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +111.95% -59.70% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £62.00
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £21.20 £22.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year -3.64% -46.26% +92.57%

Developer in Test
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer in Test' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Developer in Test job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Developer in Test
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer in Test job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer in Test job vacancies in Edinburgh

Developer in Test Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, Developer in Test contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Developer in Test in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Amazon Aurora
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) BDD
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Cucumber
1 1 (100.00%) Gherkin
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub Actions
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) MariaDB
1 1 (100.00%) MySQL
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) WebDriver

Developer in Test Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Amazon Aurora
1 1 (100.00%) MariaDB
1 1 (100.00%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Cucumber
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) WebDriver
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Gherkin
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) BDD
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) SDET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle