Open Source
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Open Source skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | 70 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +22 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing Open Source | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.16% | 0.37% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.17% | 0.43% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £516 | £483 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £525 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £555 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +8.29% | +20.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £590 | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £602 | £543 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £560 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -7.14% | +17.89% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh
Open Source 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 | 590 | 696 | 986 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 94.10% | 85.40% | 91.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 295 | 365 | 627 |
| 10th Percentile | £307 | £223 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £548 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £465 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.27 | £12.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.50 | £20.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.87 | £22.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.77% | -53.68% | +152.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.90 | £24.18 | £53.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.00 | £48.84 | £58.13 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.94 | £19.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.48% | +9.16% | -12.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Open Source.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: