Senior Software Engineer Contracts in Edinburgh

Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 - 110
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.64% - 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% - 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £575
75th Percentile - - £588
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate - - £575
% change year-on-year - - +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 - £52.50
75th Percentile - - £53.75
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 - £52.50

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 581 778 1,245
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 95.46% 95.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 441 887
10th Percentile £211 £206 £247
25th Percentile £400 £409 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £479 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.34% +0.84% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £545
90th Percentile £638 £663 £625
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 55 12
10th Percentile - £16.10 £13.62
25th Percentile £17.30 £17.86 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.44 £50.00 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year -55.13% +135.18% -10.48%
75th Percentile £25.59 £60.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £42.35 £66.00 £54.43
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
% change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Senior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Software Engineer in Edinburgh

Senior Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Senior Software Engineer in Edinburgh

Senior Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Engineer in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Software Engineer in Edinburgh

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Software Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) C
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) LabWindows
4 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
4 1 (25.00%) GitHub Copilot
4 1 (25.00%) Java
4 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (25.00%) SQL
4 1 (25.00%) .NET
4 1 (25.00%) Linux
4 1 (25.00%) Balanced Scorecard
4 1 (25.00%) Electronics
4 1 (25.00%) LabVIEW
4 1 (25.00%) FPGA
4 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 1 (25.00%) JIRA
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (25.00%) Atlassian
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) Natural Language Processing
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
4 1 (25.00%) GitHub
4 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
4 1 (25.00%) Line Management
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) LabWindows
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) GitHub
1 1 (25.00%) GitHub Copilot
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) GitLab
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
1 1 (25.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (25.00%) Electronics
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) .NET
1 1 (25.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Balanced Scorecard
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Coaching
3 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Deployment
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Defect Tracking
3 1 (25.00%) Fintech
3 1 (25.00%) Line Management
3 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (25.00%) Natural Language Processing
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Scorecard
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (25.00%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) C
1 3 (75.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Atlassian