Solutions Consultant Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Solution Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Solution Consultant daily rate in Edinburgh is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Consultant 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.48% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Scotland median daily rate £500 - -

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 564 722 929
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.82% 94.88% 94.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 284 375 563
10th Percentile £263 £180 £213
25th Percentile £413 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £547 £524 £539
90th Percentile £609 £588 £600
Scotland median daily rate £455 £449 £475
% change year-on-year +1.34% -5.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 32 14
10th Percentile £38.00 £13.79 £13.20
25th Percentile £53.75 £16.37 £17.71
Median hourly rate £65.00 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +253.74% +3.70% -5.49%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £51.21
90th Percentile - - £62.20
Scotland median hourly rate £23.75 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +31.00% +2.31% -

Solutions Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Solutions Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Solutions Consultant job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Solutions Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Consultant job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Solutions Consultant job vacancies in Edinburgh

Solutions Consultant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 29 October 2025, Solutions Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Solutions Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) QA
1 2 (66.67%) Target Operating Model
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) Wealth Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cartography
2 1 (33.33%) GIS
2 1 (33.33%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Perl
2 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SOAP
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) System Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

Solutions Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) GIS
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) Replication
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Target Operating Model
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) Wealth Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cartography
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Perl
1 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft