Web Development Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Web Development
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Web Development skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 68 75
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 +27
Contract jobs citing Web Development 2 3 13
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.33% 0.44% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.50% 1.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 10
10th Percentile - - £390
25th Percentile - - £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £438
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.78%
75th Percentile - - £470
90th Percentile - - £488
Scotland median daily rate £455 £369 £425
% change year-on-year +23.39% -13.24% -5.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Web Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 559 596 865
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 92.55% 88.30% 91.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 306 523
10th Percentile £224 £216 £208
25th Percentile £408 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £549
90th Percentile £625 £644 £615
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £498
% change year-on-year +2.78% -9.55% +4.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 26 9
10th Percentile £16.68 £16.59 £12.95
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.47 £17.72
Median hourly rate £19.19 £23.59 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.67% -32.60% +64.63%
75th Percentile £55.00 £24.18 £53.70
90th Percentile £71.75 - £61.70
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £22.94 £21.44
% change year-on-year -12.81% +7.01% +18.36%

Web Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Web Development job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Web Development
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Web Development.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Web Development

Web Development
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Web Development.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Web Development

Web Development
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 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Focus Group
1 2 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)