The market at a glance · Jobmundo analysis
City of Edinburgh hiring demand is falling, while advertised pay is rising.
New online job adverts in City of Edinburgh were 7.9% lower than three months earlier, in July 2026. Median advertised pay in City of Edinburgh is £32,500 in May 2025, 3.2% higher on the latest comparison.
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City of Edinburgh hiring demand
New online job adverts in City of Edinburgh
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
6,035
Jul 2026 · City of Edinburgh
Median advertised salary
Job adverts by annual salary range (ONS)
The median annualised asking salary is £32,500.
£32,500
May 2025 · City of Edinburgh
Number of job adverts · annual salary bands in GBP
Highest in demand careers in City of Edinburgh
New online job adverts and year-on-year change
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchen and catering assistants | 457 | +0.4% | |
| 2 | Programmers and software development professionals | 455 | -26.3% | |
| 3 | Chefs | 448 | -20.7% | |
| 4 | Sales accounts and business development managers | 367 | — | |
| 5 | Business and financial project management professionals | 322 | — | |
| 6 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 296 | -20.6% | |
| 7 | Business sales executives | 290 | — | |
| 8 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 275 | -19.4% | |
| 9 | Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 251 | -7.0% | |
| 10 | Receptionists | 247 | -5.7% |
Hiring near City of Edinburgh
New online job adverts in nearby areas
| # | Area | New adverts | Change (60d) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City | 8,522 | -10.5% | |
| 2 | Highland | 2,563 | -7.8% | |
| 3 | Aberdeen City | 2,533 | -1.0% | |
| 4 | Fife | 2,321 | -3.1% | |
| 5 | North Lanarkshire | 2,009 | -1.4% | |
| 6 | South Lanarkshire | 1,921 | -2.2% |
Careers gaining momentum
Occupations with the strongest year-over-year rise in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Printers | 21 | +162.5% | |
| 2 | Animal care services occupations n.e.c. | 39 | +129.4% | |
| 3 | IT network professionals | 34 | +78.9% | |
| 4 | Physical scientists | 37 | +76.2% | |
| 5 | Fire service officers (watch manager and below) | 21 | +50.0% | |
| 6 | Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 87 | +35.9% | |
| 7 | Quality control and planning engineers | 22 | +29.4% | |
| 8 | Data entry administrators | 25 | +25.0% | |
| 9 | Bakers and flour confectioners | 20 | +25.0% | |
| 10 | Higher education teaching professionals | 55 | +19.6% |
Careers losing momentum
Occupations with the steepest year-over-year fall in new adverts
| # | Occupation | New adverts | Change (YoY) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardeners and landscape gardeners | 27 | -53.4% | |
| 2 | Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants | 25 | -51.9% | |
| 3 | Arts officers, producers and directors | 35 | -51.4% | |
| 4 | Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 33 | -50.7% | |
| 5 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 58 | -48.2% | |
| 6 | Advertising accounts managers and creative directors | 21 | -46.2% | |
| 7 | Scaffolders, stagers and riggers | 21 | -46.2% | |
| 8 | Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers | 23 | -45.2% | |
| 9 | Painters and decorators | 50 | -45.1% | |
| 10 | Solicitors and lawyers | 165 | -44.4% |
About this report
Sources, periods & methodology
Each chart shows its own reporting period. These are observation dates, not publication dates. ONS data is generally two months late. Missing comparisons stay unavailable. The hiring glance compares the latest month with three months earlier. Pay still uses published annual changes and does not compare mismatched pay periods.
Hiring demand July 2026
City of Edinburgh · New online adverts first appearing in each period. This is not the ONS Vacancy Survey.
Office for National Statistics · labour_demand_soc2020 · Release: January 2017 to July 2026Advertised salary May 2025
City of Edinburgh · Annualised advertised asking pay. This is not employee earnings.
Office for National Statistics · online_job_advert_salaries · Release: January 2017 to May 2025Source: Office for National Statistics — employment and labour market. Charts and interpretation by Jobmundo. ONS does not endorse this analysis.
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