Graphic Designer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Graphics Designer
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 3 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Graphics Designer daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 - 85
Rank change year-on-year - - +43
Contract jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.17% - 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £219
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.46%
75th Percentile - - £229
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate - - £232
% change year-on-year - - +3.46%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 550 619 881
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 94.65% 95.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 319 533
10th Percentile £231 £213 £213
25th Percentile £413 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £456 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £650 £624
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +0.89% -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 25 17
10th Percentile £23.60 £17.10 £13.23
25th Percentile £30.50 £19.64 £17.72
Median hourly rate £60.00 £23.59 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +154.35% -32.60% +76.32%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £20.94 £19.75
% change year-on-year +20.11% +6.03% +11.46%

Graphic Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Graphic Designer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Graphic Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, Graphic Designer 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 Graphic Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adaptive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
1 1 (100.00%) Umbraco

Graphic Designer 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Animation
1 1 (100.00%) e-Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Adaptive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft