Logistics Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Logistics
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Logistics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 65 76
Rank change year-on-year +9 +11 +37
Contract jobs citing Logistics 9 3 7
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 1.54% 0.47% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 0.51% 0.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 4
10th Percentile - £247 -
25th Percentile £150 £306 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £408 £120
Median % change year-on-year -59.51% +239.58% -75.38%
75th Percentile £198 £506 £245
90th Percentile £237 £562 £470
Scotland median daily rate £206 £363 £538
% change year-on-year -43.14% -32.56% +34.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £44.05 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Logistics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 536 587 832
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 91.47% 91.72% 92.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 277 310 492
10th Percentile £221 £228 £200
25th Percentile £406 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £638 £625
Scotland median daily rate £465 £450 £498
% change year-on-year +3.33% -9.55% +4.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 25 10
10th Percentile £17.62 £16.86 £13.12
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £19.19 £23.59 £17.61
Median % change year-on-year -18.67% +33.96% -14.33%
75th Percentile £45.00 £24.18 £31.97
90th Percentile £66.00 - £54.48
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £23.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -13.04% +27.78% +1.58%

Logistics
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Logistics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Logistics job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Logistics
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Logistics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Logistics

Logistics
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Logistics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Logistics

Logistics
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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Smartsheet
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Telecoms
2 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Data Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Support Officer
1 2 (22.22%) Systems Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Project Officer
2 1 (11.11%) Project Planner
2 1 (11.11%) Project Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Driving Licence
2 3 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) Data Collection
2 3 (33.33%) E-Procurement
2 3 (33.33%) Inventory Management
3 1 (11.11%) Agile
3 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Data Extraction
3 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
3 1 (11.11%) PRINCE2
3 1 (11.11%) Project Planning
3 1 (11.11%) Qualitative Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Qualitative Research
3 1 (11.11%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
1 1 (11.11%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Accessibility
1 1 (11.11%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Planview
1 1 (11.11%) SAP