Software Design Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Design Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £683, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
59 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Design Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.17% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.19% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£679 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£683 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£686 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£683 |
- |
- |
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 |
534 |
572 |
844 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.66% |
94.55% |
95.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
262 |
306 |
500 |
| 10th Percentile |
£234 |
£213 |
£208 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£393 |
£406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£538 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£652 |
£638 |
£626 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£463 |
£450 |
£498 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.78% |
-9.55% |
+4.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
14 |
26 |
32 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.84 |
£20.30 |
£16.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£21.34 |
£21.58 |
| Median hourly rate |
£35.50 |
£23.80 |
£51.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+49.19% |
-54.11% |
+168.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71.56 |
£24.18 |
£63.38 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79.37 |
£26.52 |
£69.70 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£20.50 |
£23.00 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.87% |
-48.89% |
+153.95% |
