User Experience Designer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median User Experience Designer daily rate in Edinburgh is £388, 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 |
62 |
107 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+45 |
+7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a UX Designer |
5 |
10 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.80% |
1.23% |
0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.86% |
1.29% |
0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£340 |
£423 |
£441 |
| 25th Percentile |
£381 |
£458 |
£473 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£388 |
£465 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
-15.45% |
+7.32% |
| 75th Percentile |
£394 |
£488 |
£581 |
| 90th Percentile |
£495 |
- |
£585 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£388 |
£400 |
£499 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.13% |
-19.80% |
-7.21% |
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% |
