Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 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 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -5 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 60 | 88 | 204 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 9.16% | 10.07% | 17.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.88% | 10.62% | 18.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 62 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £325 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £445 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.12% | -6.32% | +1.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £487 | £501 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £561 | £550 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £440 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.11% | -7.37% | +2.15% |
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 | 607 | 829 | 1,127 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.67% | 94.85% | 95.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 317 | 457 | 777 |
| 10th Percentile | £218 | £178 | £243 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £340 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.89% | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £646 | £601 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 57 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.58 | £17.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.37 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.38 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.73% | +3.70% | -11.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.04 | £60.75 | £27.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.50 | £63.00 | £52.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.90 | £18.38 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.30% | +3.70% | -52.66% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Developer 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 Developer in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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:
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