Technical Lead
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Technical Lead daily rate in Edinburgh is £548, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 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
25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
73 |
92 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
+19 |
+8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader |
5 |
1 |
18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.77% |
0.12% |
1.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.83% |
0.12% |
1.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
1 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£521 |
- |
£502 |
| 25th Percentile |
£537 |
£625 |
£511 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£548 |
£650 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.69% |
+23.81% |
+0.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£578 |
£675 |
£545 |
| 90th Percentile |
£629 |
- |
£568 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£546 |
£498 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.75% |
-5.24% |
- |
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 |
602 |
821 |
1,136 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.62% |
94.69% |
95.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
315 |
458 |
782 |
| 10th Percentile |
£210 |
£178 |
£243 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£340 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.89% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£536 |
£542 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£646 |
£609 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
+1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
19 |
59 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£15.20 |
£17.70 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£16.44 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.00 |
£19.17 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.76% |
+8.18% |
-11.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£31.34 |
£60.75 |
£32.71 |
| 90th Percentile |
£61.00 |
£66.00 |
£53.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.97 |
£18.79 |
£18.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.28% |
+0.40% |
-50.00% |
