Perl
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Perl skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 65 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +3 | +43 |
| Contract jobs citing Perl | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 1.67% | 0.76% | 2.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.65% | 2.49% | 8.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £430 | £401 | £486 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £403 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £413 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.82% | -21.43% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £428 | £542 |
| 90th Percentile | £551 | £434 | £558 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £440 | £468 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -10.95% | +2.39% |
All Programming Languages
Edinburgh
Perl 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 | 215 | 201 | 248 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 35.95% | 30.50% | 26.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 110 | 111 | 179 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £380 | £398 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £423 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.79% | -1.04% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £571 | £538 | £543 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £496 | £459 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.06% | -8.20% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.25 | - | £44.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | - | £50.59 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £75.00 | £56.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +31.93% | +16.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | - | £61.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £62.20 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £61.23 | £19.59 | £59.52 |
| % change year-on-year | +212.53% | -67.08% | +13.99% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Perl relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Perl.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Perl in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Perl.
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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: