Technical Lead
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Technical Lead daily rate in Edinburgh is £631, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
62 |
68 |
96 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
+28 |
+20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader |
5 |
4 |
16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.80% |
0.49% |
1.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.86% |
0.51% |
1.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
4 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£556 |
£525 |
£506 |
| 25th Percentile |
£564 |
£553 |
£512 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£631 |
£610 |
£545 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.57% |
+11.83% |
-4.39% |
| 75th Percentile |
£725 |
£675 |
£560 |
| 90th Percentile |
£759 |
- |
£574 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£625 |
£513 |
£535 |
| % change year-on-year |
+21.95% |
-4.21% |
-4.46% |
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 |
581 |
778 |
1,245 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.96% |
95.46% |
95.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
329 |
441 |
887 |
| 10th Percentile |
£211 |
£206 |
£247 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£409 |
£406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£479 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.34% |
+0.84% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£575 |
£545 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£663 |
£625 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
- |
+4.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
24 |
55 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£16.10 |
£13.62 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£17.86 |
£17.72 |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.44 |
£50.00 |
£21.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-55.13% |
+135.18% |
-10.48% |
| 75th Percentile |
£25.59 |
£60.75 |
£53.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£42.35 |
£66.00 |
£54.43 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£20.94 |
£33.25 |
£23.18 |
| % change year-on-year |
-37.02% |
+43.44% |
-10.53% |
