The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring SAS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SAS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
95
75
152
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
15.20%
9.20%
11.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
51
43
104
10th Percentile
£148
£178
£157
25th Percentile
£255
£247
£275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£420
£433
Median % change year-on-year
+1.19%
-3.00%
-5.87%
75th Percentile
£504
£609
£500
90th Percentile
£525
£750
£538
Scotland median daily rate
£400
£453
£436
% change year-on-year
-11.70%
+3.90%
-3.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
6
2
10th Percentile
£21.62
£15.80
£21.07
25th Percentile
£22.50
£16.50
£26.10
Median hourly rate
£24.00
£17.00
£35.11
Median % change year-on-year
+41.18%
-51.58%
+100.63%
75th Percentile
£26.28
£17.50
£44.74
90th Percentile
£28.38
£17.61
£50.15
Scotland median hourly rate
£24.09
£17.00
£18.50
% change year-on-year
+41.71%
-8.11%
+5.71%
SAS Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing SAS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
SAS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAS in Edinburgh.
SAS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAS in Edinburgh.
SAS Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SAS 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 SAS.
SAS 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:
