GIS Technician Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

GIS Technician
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median GIS Technician daily rate in Edinburgh is £159, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a GIS Technician 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £159 - -
Scotland median daily rate £155 - £134
% change year-on-year - - -0.37%

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 554 575 848
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.18% 94.73% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 270 314 500
10th Percentile £220 £198 £238
25th Percentile £410 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £596 £538 £550
90th Percentile £675 £638 £638
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 24 45
10th Percentile £19.25 £20.51 £16.10
25th Percentile £30.00 £21.03 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £23.59 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +154.35% -60.68% +210.88%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £81.24 £27.26 £66.60
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.94 £45.00
% change year-on-year +5.02% -49.03% +153.95%

GIS Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

GIS Technician job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

GIS Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for GIS Technician job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for GIS Technician job vacancies in Edinburgh

GIS Technician Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 5 February 2026, GIS Technician 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 GIS Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Aerial Photography
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics

GIS Technician 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Aerial Photography
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) QA