Senior Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - 74
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer 1 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.17% - 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £347
25th Percentile £488 - £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £461
75th Percentile £513 - £469
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £500 £450 £469
% change year-on-year +11.11% -4.00% -8.54%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 530 604 860
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 94.38% 95.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 321 508
10th Percentile £233 £228 £205
25th Percentile £411 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £650 £625
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +0.89% -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 21 16
10th Percentile £22.80 £19.64 £13.22
25th Percentile £30.38 £21.05 £16.00
Median hourly rate £58.75 £23.59 £20.30
Median % change year-on-year +149.05% +16.24% +8.24%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year +4.74% +17.95% +10.05%

Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Senior Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Senior Infrastructure Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Senior Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management

Senior Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco