The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PCIe in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PCIe over the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
PCIe 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
254
296
380
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
40.58%
35.84%
37.15%
Number of daily rates quoted
114
140
209
10th Percentile
£175
£192
£164
25th Percentile
£367
£340
£381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£440
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+5.68%
-7.37%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£538
£538
£538
90th Percentile
£600
£619
£600
Scotland median daily rate
£450
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-
-10.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
17
4
10th Percentile
£16.25
£12.73
£13.47
25th Percentile
-
£15.22
£16.20
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£18.38
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
-5.85%
+3.70%
-58.69%
75th Percentile
£24.38
£23.89
£26.73
90th Percentile
£60.00
£24.18
£42.94
Scotland median hourly rate
£19.97
£19.30
£17.72
% change year-on-year
+3.50%
+8.89%
-40.38%
PCIe Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing PCIe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
PCIe Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing PCIe.
PCIe Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PCIe also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for PCIe.
PCIe 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:
