The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for SOLID skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SOLID over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
SOLID is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
709 |
1,245 |
1,834 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
87.75% |
95.18% |
93.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
418 |
898 |
1,275 |
| 10th Percentile |
£250 |
£260 |
£252 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£406 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£487 |
£475 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.53% |
- |
+11.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£545 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£663 |
£625 |
£635 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£475 |
£475 |
£465 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+2.15% |
+9.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
30 |
11 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.91 |
£17.72 |
£14.94 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.31 |
£19.49 |
£19.13 |
| Median hourly rate |
£24.44 |
£21.26 |
£33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.93% |
-35.58% |
-39.42% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60.75 |
£54.13 |
£51.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£67.50 |
£53.86 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.50 |
£17.72 |
£28.43 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.05% |
-37.66% |
-32.32% |
