Microsoft Windows
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 27 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -1 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Windows | 56 | 48 | 105 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 8.96% | 5.89% | 8.06% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 68.29% | 55.81% | 50.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 31 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £162 | £193 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £189 | £230 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £438 | £290 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +51.12% | +15.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £570 | £634 | £523 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £775 | £642 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £377 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.36% | +14.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.02 | £18.11 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.88 | £18.27 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.21% | +3.10% | -5.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.53 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £26.59 | £22.91 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.27 | £20.79 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.42% | -12.12% | +3.95% |
All Operating Systems
Edinburgh
Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 82 | 86 | 209 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 13.12% | 10.55% | 16.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 41 | 54 | 152 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £202 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £197 | £340 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £479 | £500 | £454 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.20% | +10.19% | +4.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £557 | £625 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £731 | £622 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £465 | £500 | £479 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.10% | +4.38% | +6.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.02 | £18.22 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £18.27 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.88 | £26.00 | £35.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.02% | -25.95% | +75.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.53 | £60.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.59 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £22.00 | £52.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.10% | - | +162.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Edinburgh.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: