Financial
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance | 212 | 152 | 241 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 32.57% | 18.79% | 21.73% |
| As % of the General category | 42.32% | 26.95% | 29.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 68 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £233 | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £455 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.85% | -4.21% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £741 | £646 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -9.55% | -0.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.23 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +19.78% | -5.49% |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £26.21 | £18.20 | £37.61 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.01% | -51.61% | +0.48% |
All General Skills
Edinburgh
Finance 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 | 501 | 564 | 824 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 76.96% | 69.72% | 74.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 243 | 302 | 549 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £156 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £281 | £400 |
| 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 | £596 | £636 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £470 | £440 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.82% | -7.37% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 20 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.55 | £13.09 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.78 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.87 | £18.00 | £28.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.72% | -37.63% | +53.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.09 | £21.74 | £44.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.00 | £55.25 | £49.89 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.23 | £17.00 | £19.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.12% | -11.37% | -6.10% |
Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Edinburgh.
Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 18 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Edinburgh.
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Contract Job Locations in Edinburgh
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Edinburgh region over the 6 months to 18 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Balerno | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Finance Scotland |
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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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