The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Defect Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Defect Management over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 31 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
80
-
140
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+3
Permanent jobs citing Defect Management
2
0
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in 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
851
1,332
1,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
97.04%
88.21%
95.51%
Number of salaries quoted
361
933
1,060
10th Percentile
£26,250
£35,000
£35,750
25th Percentile
£38,250
£46,250
£43,962
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£60,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-4.17%
-
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£80,000
£72,500
£77,715
90th Percentile
£98,474
£97,500
£90,000
Scotland median annual salary
£52,500
£52,500
£57,500
% change year-on-year
-
-8.70%
+4.55%
Defect Management Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Defect Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Defect Management Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Defect Management in Edinburgh.
Defect Management Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, job vacancies citing Defect Management 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Defect Management.
Defect Management 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:
