Postgraduate Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Postgraduate
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 77
Rank change year-on-year - - +42
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 0 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh - - 0.44%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £144
25th Percentile - - £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £212
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.34%
75th Percentile - - £251
90th Percentile - - £274
Scotland median daily rate £428 - £212
% change year-on-year - - -14.34%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 93 102 192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 15.92% 16.24% 21.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 55 109
10th Percentile £66 £278 £154
25th Percentile £413 £376 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year - -2.17% +2.22%
75th Percentile £538 £541 £575
90th Percentile £600 £685 £628
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 11 9
10th Percentile £39.00 £15.00 £15.66
25th Percentile £52.50 £20.34 £22.87
Median hourly rate £75.00 £23.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +226.09% -61.67% +23.71%
75th Percentile - £26.28 £61.50
90th Percentile - £70.00 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £22.27 £23.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -3.20% -61.67% +141.50%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Postgraduate
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Postgraduate.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Postgraduate