Electronics Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Electronics
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 62 60
Rank change year-on-year -10 -2 -
Contract jobs citing Electronics 3 10 12
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.38% 1.59% 1.36%
As % of the General category 0.65% 2.03% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £138
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £70 - £140
75th Percentile - - £143
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £70 £290 £575
% change year-on-year -75.86% -49.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 10
10th Percentile - £61.00 £50.75
25th Percentile - £62.50 £60.25
Median hourly rate - £65.00 £60.50
Median % change year-on-year - +7.44% -
75th Percentile - £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile - £69.00 -
Scotland median hourly rate - £62.50 £60.50
% change year-on-year - +3.31% +480.61%

All General Skills
Edinburgh

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 460 492 621
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 58.30% 78.47% 70.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 254 347
10th Percentile £301 £210 £156
25th Percentile £406 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £467 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.68% - -
75th Percentile £552 £538 £559
90th Percentile £650 £625 £663
Scotland median daily rate £470 £465 £450
% change year-on-year +1.08% +3.22% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 12 36
10th Percentile £17.65 £18.79 £13.38
25th Percentile £50.00 £21.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £61.00 £23.77 £25.09
Median % change year-on-year +156.65% -5.27% +28.73%
75th Percentile £75.00 £37.17 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £58.58 £65.38
Scotland median hourly rate £16.25 £20.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% +11.11% -4.46%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Electronics

Electronics
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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Test Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Product Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Product Test Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Senior Software Test Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Software Test Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Systems Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
1 1 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared