JIRA Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Atlassian JIRA
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh citing JIRA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 51 | 28 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +13 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing JIRA | 22 | 40 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 3.40% | 6.49% | 3.91% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 28.21% | 34.48% | 31.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 21 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £263 | £329 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £400 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £475 | £478 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -0.52% | +3.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £604 | £500 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £647 | £600 | £542 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £461 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | +2.98% | -12.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £63.75 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | - | £17.45 | - |
All Development Application Skills
Edinburgh
JIRA falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing development application skills in Edinburgh.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing development application skills | 78 | 116 | 92 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 12.04% | 18.83% | 12.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 53 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £374 | £384 | £376 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £420 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £510 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £550 | £538 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £430 | £488 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.89% | +8.44% | -6.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £63.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £60.91 | £17.45 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +249.15% | - | - |
JIRA Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing JIRA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
JIRA Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing JIRA.
JIRA Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JIRA in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.
JIRA Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing JIRA.
JIRA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Development Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Git | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1 | Jenkins | 9.1% | 2 |
| 3 | Claude Code | 4.5% | 1 |
| 3 | JUnit | 4.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Oracle APEX | 4.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Oracle Forms | 4.5% | 1 |
| 3 | SonarQube | 4.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Zephyr | 4.5% | 1 |