Jobs in City of Edinburgh

The jobs employers in City of Edinburgh advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work City of Edinburgh has more of than the rest of the UK.

New job adverts a quarter19,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised410 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year

Most advertised jobs

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in City of Edinburgh, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Scotland.

  1. 1Software developer489 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£48,900
  2. 2Kitchen and catering assistants443 a quarter↓ 5.3% on last year£24,200
  3. 3Chefs438 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£29,600
  4. 4Business development manager350 a quarter↑ 5.4% on last year£56,600
  5. 5Sales assistant339 a quarter↓ 18% on last year£25,200
  6. 6Business and financial project management professionals336 a quarter↑ 41% on last year£60,800
  7. 7IT support technician316 a quarter↓ 4.5% on last year£35,400
  8. 8Systems analyst311 a quarter↑ 6.8% on last year£49,600
  9. 9Other administrative occupations n.e.c.283 a quarter↓ 17% on last year£29,200
  10. 10Cleaner282 a quarter↓ 12% on last year£24,500
  11. 11Business sales executives279 a quarter↑ 23% on last year£36,200
  12. 12Delivery drivers and couriers238 a quarter↓ 5.9% on last year£27,100
  13. 13Financial adviser234 a quarter↓ 22% on last year£55,500
  14. 14Care worker227 a quarter↑ 0.2% on last year£30,200
  15. 15Customer service occupations n.e.c.223 a quarter↓ 15% on last year£28,100
  16. 16Receptionist215 a quarter↓ 10% on last year£24,100
  17. 16Maintenance fitter215 a quarter↑ 1.5% on last year£41,900
  18. 18Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks213 a quarter↑ 8.6% on last year£30,300
  19. 19Solicitor212 a quarter↓ 9.3% on last year£50,200
  20. 20IT managers184 a quarter↓ 20% on last year£54,200
  21. 21Records clerks and assistants182 a quarter↓ 4.4% on last year£29,400
  22. 22Bar staff175 a quarter↓ 11% on last year£24,900
  23. 23Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.166 a quarter↑ 1.6% on last year£28,300
  24. 24Advertising and marketing associate professionals165 a quarter↓ 18% on last year£28,900
  25. 25Human resource managers and directors165 a quarter↑ 1.4% on last year£50,400

What City of Edinburgh has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in City of Edinburgh than across the UK. Other researchers, unspecified discipline adverts are 6.4 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Jobs concentrated in City of Edinburgh
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Same as UK (1×)
Other researchers, unspecified discipline6.4×
Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.5.7×
Artists5.1×
Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.3.9×
Tailor3.2×
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers3.1×
Air travel assistants3.0×
Taxation experts2.2×
Sewing machinist2.2×
Events manager2.2×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in City of Edinburgh over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Scotland

Sources

Job adverts, what City of Edinburgh has more of
ONS, online job adverts by local authority (Textkernel), July 2025 to June 2026. An official statistic in development; counts are new online adverts, not every vacancy. Quarters ONS withheld are left out of averages.
Typical pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time employees

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.