HR Specialist Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Human Resources Specialist
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 22 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Human Resources Specialist daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an HR Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £520 - -

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 589 575 790
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.03% 93.80% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 330 456
10th Percentile £247 £200 £183
25th Percentile £406 £393 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £461 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.89% -
75th Percentile £562 £538 £575
90th Percentile £665 £638 £658
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 19 55
10th Percentile £19.70 £20.86 £16.10
25th Percentile - £21.61 £17.86
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +106.78% -51.64% +135.18%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £61.13
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.50 £22.44 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.64% -35.89% +64.63%

HR Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

HR Specialist job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

HR Specialist Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 22 March 2026, HR Specialist 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 HR Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (100.00%) iTrent
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
2 1 (50.00%) Case Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Validation

HR Specialist 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (50.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Case Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP