Recruitment Consultant
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Recruitment Consultant salary in Edinburgh is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 91 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Recruitment Consultant | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.13% | 0.43% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.33% | 0.45% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,000 | £24,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £26,000 | £24,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 676 | 1,332 | 1,427 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 85.25% | 95.62% | 94.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 320 | 863 | 879 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,840 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £90,000 | £85,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,645 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -4.55% | - |
Recruitment Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Recruitment Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Recruitment Consultant
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Recruitment Consultant in Edinburgh.
Recruitment Consultant
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Recruitment Consultant in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.
Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, Recruitment Consultant job roles required 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 featuring Recruitment Consultant in the job title.
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Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
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:
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