Information Specialist
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Information Specialist daily rate in Edinburgh is £330, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
73 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Information Specialist |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.65% |
0.37% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.72% |
0.39% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£330 |
£330 |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£327 |
£330 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.99% |
- |
- |
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 |
559 |
762 |
937 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.75% |
94.54% |
95.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
277 |
401 |
563 |
| 10th Percentile |
£267 |
£192 |
£220 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£340 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
-0.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£546 |
£525 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£594 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£455 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.11% |
-5.26% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
13 |
33 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£13.53 |
£13.16 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30.00 |
£16.37 |
£15.49 |
| Median hourly rate |
£57.50 |
£18.38 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+212.93% |
+3.70% |
-2.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72.50 |
£23.89 |
£48.73 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£48.84 |
£59.00 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£20.80 |
£18.13 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.70% |
+2.31% |
- |
