Lua Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Lua
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Lua skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Lua 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 1.13% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.95% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £54 - -
Scotland median daily rate £54 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £50.00 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile £60.50 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £50.00 - -

All Programming Languages
Edinburgh

Lua falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 237 207 236
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 38.10% 32.45% 26.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 127 168
10th Percentile £358 £396 £412
25th Percentile £413 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £525 £575
90th Percentile £625 £556 £634
Scotland median daily rate £450 £465 £500
% change year-on-year -3.12% -7.10% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 8
10th Percentile £50.00 - £34.40
25th Percentile £50.63 £21.00 £38.00
Median hourly rate £64.00 £22.88 £60.50
Median % change year-on-year +179.78% -62.19% +2.98%
75th Percentile £67.00 £29.48 £60.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £48.57 £60.98
Scotland median hourly rate £58.73 £22.44 £60.50
% change year-on-year +161.73% -62.91% +0.64%

Lua
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Lua job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Lua
Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lua in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 3 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Lua in Edinburgh

Lua
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:

General
1 7 (100.00%) Games
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 4 (57.14%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Animation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 7 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 7 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 7 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 7 (100.00%) Rapid Prototyping
1 7 (100.00%) User Experience
2 4 (57.14%) Human-in-the-Loop
2 4 (57.14%) UX Design
2 4 (57.14%) Workshop Facilitation
3 3 (42.86%) Game Development
3 3 (42.86%) Software Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C++
1 7 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 4 (57.14%) Master's Degree
3 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared