Resource Allocation Contracts in Edinburgh

Resource Allocation
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Resource Allocation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Resource Allocation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 70 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Contract jobs citing Resource Allocation 5 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.80% 0.25% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.28% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £404 - -
25th Percentile £447 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% - -
75th Percentile £609 - -
90th Percentile £656 - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +87.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Resource Allocation 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 594 720 1,240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 95.04% 88.34% 95.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 422 884
10th Percentile £214 £233 £254
25th Percentile £403 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £484 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +1.79% -
75th Percentile £541 £575 £545
90th Percentile £630 £663 £625
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 31 11
10th Percentile - £15.10 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.44 £22.87 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +7.57% -46.85%
75th Percentile £25.59 £60.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £42.35 - £54.50
Scotland median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
% change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%

Resource Allocation
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Resource Allocation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Resource Allocation in Edinburgh

Resource Allocation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Resource Allocation in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Resource Allocation in Edinburgh

Resource Allocation
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Resource Allocation in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Resource Allocation in Edinburgh

Resource Allocation
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) ADSL
1 1 (20.00%) LAN
1 1 (20.00%) PSTN
1 1 (20.00%) SDH
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Service Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Services Manager
2 1 (20.00%) PMO Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Project Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior IT Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Service Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Software Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (20.00%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Budgeting
1 4 (80.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (40.00%) Business Development
3 2 (40.00%) Change Management
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Service Management
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (20.00%) Cost Management
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) HNC
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 1 (20.00%) P3O
2 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) Nokia