The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring XSD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited XSD over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
XSD falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
143
182
349
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
21.80%
21.74%
30.64%
Number of daily rates quoted
102
119
255
10th Percentile
£406
£375
£393
25th Percentile
£450
£413
£434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£492
£475
£480
Median % change year-on-year
+3.47%
-0.94%
-4.10%
75th Percentile
£524
£578
£538
90th Percentile
£598
£705
£600
Scotland median daily rate
£475
£450
£480
% change year-on-year
+5.56%
-6.25%
-4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£55.00
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£55.00
£55.00
£47.73
% change year-on-year
-
+15.23%
+0.48%
XSD Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing XSD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
XSD Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XSD in Edinburgh.
XSD Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing XSD also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for XSD.
XSD 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:
