Lead Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Lead Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
62 |
69 |
80 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
+11 |
+46 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.33% |
0.15% |
0.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.37% |
0.16% |
0.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£417 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£443 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
- |
£483 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-12.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£525 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£570 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£435 |
£563 |
£470 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.67% |
+19.79% |
-14.55% |
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 |
543 |
624 |
893 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.80% |
94.69% |
95.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
278 |
326 |
542 |
| 10th Percentile |
£236 |
£210 |
£213 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£381 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£486 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.06% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£538 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£644 |
£625 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£454 |
£450 |
£480 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.89% |
-6.25% |
+1.05% |
| 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 |
£24.62 |
£20.94 |
£19.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.57% |
+7.38% |
+10.05% |
