Defect Management
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Defect Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 97 | 109 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +12 | +31 |
| Permanent jobs citing Defect Management | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | - | 0.26% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.27% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £44,033 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.77% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £45,191 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | - | - | £44,033 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.61% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh
Defect Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 893 | 1,116 | 960 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 85.70% | 95.96% | 92.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 382 | 419 | 771 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £45,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.43% | -8.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,625 | £93,778 | £96,539 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £41,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.55% | +4.76% | -8.70% |
Defect Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Defect Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Defect Management
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Defect Management.
