Geographic Information System (GIS)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring GIS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 69 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +26 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing GIS | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.63% | 0.61% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 2.63% | 3.94% | 2.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £460 | - | £394 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £135 | £401 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £145 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +244.83% | -68.70% | -1.44% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £300 | £496 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £387 | £522 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £700 | £443 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +58.19% | -2.21% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Edinburgh
GIS falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 152 | 127 | 210 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 23.82% | 15.49% | 19.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 78 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £419 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £452 | £421 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £470 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.38% | -2.08% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £537 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £685 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £494 | £463 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.70% | -3.65% | -2.04% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing GIS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing GIS.
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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: