Market Risk Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Market Risk
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Market Risk in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Market Risk over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 82
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Market Risk 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh - - 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £650
75th Percentile - - £725
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate - - £650

All Generic Skills
Edinburgh

Market Risk falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 220 234 326
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 37.80% 36.56% 36.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 114 158
10th Percentile £150 £192 £286
25th Percentile £261 £366 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £510 £538 £550
90th Percentile £575 £613 £625
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 15 7
10th Percentile £14.35 £19.90 £14.41
25th Percentile £15.69 £22.36 £16.99
Median hourly rate £23.75 £23.59 £22.87
Median % change year-on-year +0.68% +3.15% +0.82%
75th Percentile £63.75 £24.18 £47.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £26.70 £60.60
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £23.59 £18.00
% change year-on-year +6.61% +31.06% -8.86%

Market Risk
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Market Risk job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Market Risk
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Market Risk.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Market Risk