Finance Contract Job Trends in Midlothian

Financial
Scotland > Midlothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Midlothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Finance 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Midlothian 80.00% - 12.50%
As % of the General category 80.00% - 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £800 - £825
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 - £850
75th Percentile £900 - £875
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -

All General Skills
Midlothian

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5 0 7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Midlothian 100.00% - 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 6
10th Percentile £410 - £149
25th Percentile £800 - £187
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 - £252
Median % change year-on-year - - -48.77%
75th Percentile £900 - £391
90th Percentile - - £656
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +2.78% -8.16% +3.16%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Midlothian

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Midlothian

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Midlothian

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Midlothian citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Midlothian citing Finance

Finance
Contract Job Locations in Midlothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Midlothian region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Penicuik - 4 £850 - 1
Finance
Scotland