The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring SMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SMS over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SMS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
64
95
113
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
10.31%
11.60%
9.09%
Number of daily rates quoted
26
56
74
10th Percentile
£171
£178
£163
25th Percentile
£243
£222
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£494
£438
£477
Median % change year-on-year
+12.79%
-8.23%
-4.60%
75th Percentile
£547
£625
£538
90th Percentile
£597
£648
£593
Scotland median daily rate
£425
£450
£459
% change year-on-year
-5.56%
-1.85%
+1.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted
13
15
2
10th Percentile
-
£13.35
£24.08
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.25
£28.32
Median hourly rate
£22.00
£18.27
£36.63
Median % change year-on-year
+20.42%
-50.12%
-22.88%
75th Percentile
£23.53
£43.38
£46.19
90th Percentile
£32.36
£60.75
£51.18
Scotland median hourly rate
£22.00
£18.27
£11.90
% change year-on-year
+20.42%
+53.59%
-74.96%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
SMS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SMS in Edinburgh.
SMS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SMS in Edinburgh.
SMS Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SMS 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 SMS.
SMS 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:
