The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Security Patching skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Patching over the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Security Patching 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
595
690
1,027
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
93.55%
85.19%
91.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
294
372
677
10th Percentile
£313
£207
£213
25th Percentile
£413
£349
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+5.56%
-5.26%
-0.84%
75th Percentile
£531
£538
£538
90th Percentile
£589
£638
£600
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+2.78%
-5.26%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
21
5
10th Percentile
£17.08
£13.21
£24.40
25th Percentile
£17.30
£15.00
£41.25
Median hourly rate
£17.87
£18.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-0.72%
-65.71%
+196.28%
75th Percentile
£39.40
£24.18
£53.75
90th Percentile
£62.38
£55.00
£59.00
Scotland median hourly rate
£20.00
£19.59
£19.06
% change year-on-year
+2.09%
+2.81%
-1.65%
Security Patching Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Security Patching as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Security Patching Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Patching 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 Security Patching.
Security Patching 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:
