Apache Kafka
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Kafka skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | 66 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +18 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing Kafka | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 0.33% | 0.58% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 1.59% | 2.25% | 1.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £552 | £510 | £399 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £511 | £434 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | £523 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.92% | +1.95% | -10.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £626 | £536 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £642 | £537 | £616 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £375 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -26.47% | -11.30% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Edinburgh
Kafka falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 126 | 178 | 260 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 20.72% | 25.83% | 27.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 76 | 104 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £380 | £395 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £472 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.93% | -0.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £612 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £458 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.17% | -5.57% | +2.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Kafka relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Kafka.
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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: