Telecoms Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Telecommunications
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 69 77
Rank change year-on-year +9 +8 +44
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 7 7 8
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 1.13% 0.92% 0.82%
As % of the General category 1.51% 1.31% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £339
25th Percentile £210 £138 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £140 £417
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -66.45% -16.55%
75th Percentile £230 £143 £470
90th Percentile - - £489
Scotland median daily rate £330 £363 £468
% change year-on-year -8.97% -22.46% +33.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £13.28
Median hourly rate - - £13.54
75th Percentile - - £13.80
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £27.40 £16.92 £49.27
% change year-on-year +61.94% -65.66% +195.38%

All General Skills
Edinburgh

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 464 534 737
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 74.72% 70.17% 75.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 269 456
10th Percentile £223 £161 £170
25th Percentile £406 £318 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -1.45%
75th Percentile £538 £525 £549
90th Percentile £600 £594 £610
Scotland median daily rate £463 £444 £475
% change year-on-year +4.17% -6.53% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 15 7
10th Percentile £16.95 £12.48 £12.63
25th Percentile - £14.32 £15.50
Median hourly rate £17.87 £20.29 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -11.91% +14.48% -6.24%
75th Percentile £26.97 £24.18 £57.60
90th Percentile £60.88 £44.17 £61.90
Scotland median hourly rate £17.87 £18.00 £19.34
% change year-on-year -0.72% -6.93% +4.54%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Telecoms relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Telecoms.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Telecoms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Telecoms

Telecoms
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:

General
1 7 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 6 (85.71%) Electronics
2 6 (85.71%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Manufacturing
2 6 (85.71%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) RF Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Digital Marketing
1 6 (85.71%) Feasibility Study
1 6 (85.71%) Programme Management
1 6 (85.71%) Prototyping
1 6 (85.71%) Schematic Capture
2 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) SAP