Software Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | 72 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +7 | +37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.63% | 0.37% | 2.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 0.39% | 2.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £403 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £430 | £455 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.65% | -5.49% | -3.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £455 | £445 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £458 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £474 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.93% | -3.16% | +4.40% |
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 | 589 | 774 | 1,185 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.20% | 94.62% | 95.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 325 | 444 | 834 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £195 | £233 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £340 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.53% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £563 | £541 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £653 | £624 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £473 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.53% | +2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 56 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.55 | £12.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.50 | £17.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £50.00 | £19.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.00% | +156.54% | -3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.59 | £60.75 | £45.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £47.22 | £66.00 | £55.80 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.05 | £24.29 | £21.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.57% | +12.09% | -34.33% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Edinburgh.
Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Edinburgh.
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Software Developer 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer 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: