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 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 71 83
Rank change year-on-year +14 +12 +47
Contract jobs citing Logistics 7 4 8
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 1.13% 0.56% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 0.64% 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 5
10th Percentile £162 £247 -
25th Percentile £180 £306 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £408 £120
Median % change year-on-year -53.37% +239.58% -74.74%
75th Percentile £222 £506 -
90th Percentile £251 £562 £420
Scotland median daily rate £240 £350 £500
% change year-on-year -31.43% -30.00% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 - -

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 581 623 912
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 94.17% 87.01% 91.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 295 316 568
10th Percentile £250 £227 £200
25th Percentile £408 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £532 £543
90th Percentile £600 £619 £611
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £481
% change year-on-year +2.78% -6.40% +1.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 26 9
10th Percentile £16.55 £14.32 £12.95
25th Percentile - £19.81 £17.72
Median hourly rate £17.87 £23.30 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.29% -33.44% +76.32%
75th Percentile £60.00 £24.18 £53.70
90th Percentile £72.50 - £61.70
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £22.88 £19.34
% change year-on-year -12.57% +18.28% +3.15%

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 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Smartsheet
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Social Science
3 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Data Manager
1 2 (28.57%) Support Officer
1 2 (28.57%) Systems Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Content Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Project Officer
2 1 (14.29%) Project Planner
2 1 (14.29%) Project Support Officer
2 1 (14.29%) Video Content Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
3 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
3 1 (14.29%) Photography
3 1 (14.29%) Social Media
3 1 (14.29%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Data Collection
1 3 (42.86%) E-Procurement
1 3 (42.86%) Inventory Management
2 1 (14.29%) Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
2 1 (14.29%) Data Extraction
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
2 1 (14.29%) Post-Production
2 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
2 1 (14.29%) Qualitative Analysis
2 1 (14.29%) Qualitative Research
2 1 (14.29%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
1 1 (14.29%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Accessibility
2 1 (14.29%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (14.29%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Facebook
1 1 (14.29%) Instagram
1 1 (14.29%) Planview
1 1 (14.29%) SAP