Electronics Contracts 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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 71 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Contract jobs citing Electronics 11 9 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.68% 1.03% -
As % of the General category 2.14% 1.47% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £140 -
Scotland median daily rate £290 £320 -
% change year-on-year -9.38% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 £60.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% - -
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 £60.50 £10.42
% change year-on-year -0.83% +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 common skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 514 614 882
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 78.35% 70.33% 73.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 262 333 612
10th Percentile £206 £157 £214
25th Percentile £400 £325 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £534 £550 £545
90th Percentile £600 £650 £600
Scotland median daily rate £465 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +3.22% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 31 5
10th Percentile £16.46 £13.21 -
25th Percentile £18.54 £16.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.00 £18.13 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year +21.35% -14.72% -30.30%
75th Percentile £28.38 £59.13 £21.67
90th Percentile £48.64 £60.75 £33.27
Scotland median hourly rate £19.97 £17.50 £18.11
% change year-on-year +14.11% -3.37% -48.26%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Edinburgh

Electronics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Electronics in Edinburgh

Electronics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Electronics in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Electronics in Edinburgh

Electronics
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) LAN
1 3 (27.27%) WAN
2 2 (18.18%) SDH
3 1 (9.09%) 4G
3 1 (9.09%) ADSL
3 1 (9.09%) MPLS
3 1 (9.09%) PSTN
3 1 (9.09%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) LabVIEW
General
1 10 (90.91%) Telecoms
2 7 (63.64%) Finance
2 7 (63.64%) Manufacturing
2 7 (63.64%) Marketing
2 7 (63.64%) Public Sector
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) RF Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Telecoms Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Field Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Field Telecoms Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Network Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Network Field Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Project Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Data Centre
1 3 (27.27%) Driving Licence
1 3 (27.27%) Fibre Optics
2 2 (18.18%) SCADA
3 1 (9.09%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (63.64%) Digital Marketing
1 7 (63.64%) Feasibility Study
1 7 (63.64%) Programme Management
1 7 (63.64%) Prototyping
1 7 (63.64%) Schematic Capture
2 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) Process Management
4 2 (18.18%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Project Management
5 1 (9.09%) Bill of Materials
5 1 (9.09%) Budgeting
5 1 (9.09%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
5 1 (9.09%) Cost Reduction
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 1 (9.09%) Defect Tracking
5 1 (9.09%) Inventory Management
5 1 (9.09%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) C
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) SC Cleared
1 10 (90.91%) Security Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (18.18%) HNC
4 1 (9.09%) BC Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA
1 1 (9.09%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) SAP
2 3 (27.27%) Cisco
2 3 (27.27%) Nokia
3 1 (9.09%) Atlassian