Software Engineering
Scotland > Midlothian
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Midlothian requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Midlothian | - | - | 12.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £825 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £850 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £473 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.53% | -10.00% | +5.85% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlothian
Software Engineering 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 Midlothian.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Midlothian | 20.00% | - | 87.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | - | £252 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -48.77% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £465 | £450 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -9.55% | +4.74% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Midlothian
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Midlothian.
