Jobs in Edinburgh

Welcome to the Edinburgh jobs section of Scotcareers. Choose from hundreds of jobs in Edinburgh with our job search, a leading source of recruitment information in Scotland. You can find employment opportunities across all industry sectors for the Edinburgh area.

Why choose Edinburgh to search for jobs?
Edinburgh is an ideal place to work and to begin your job search in Scotland, as one of Scotland's most populated regions, Edinburgh and Lothians accounts for only two per cent of Scotland's land area but 15 per cent of its population, Edinburgh has a population of around 800,000, making it a busy and vibrant city yet still retaining the feel of a large town, Edinburgh is a relaxed and professional location to search for employment

Edinburgh also assist the job seeker with its travel connections as it has good road, rail, air and sea links to the rest of the UK and beyond.

What else does Edinburgh offer the Job Seeker
Edinburgh offers countless additional attractions to the job seeker on both a professional and personal level

Edinburgh is home to Scotland's most visited tourist attraction - Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, combining a medieval old town, Georgian terraces and breathtaking modern architecture. Quality of life once you have got your Edinburgh job is great, Edinburgh is consistently ranked as one of best locations to live and work in quality of life surveys.

What types of job does Edinburgh offer?
With Edinburgh being ranked as the second largest financial centre in the UK, after London, Edinburgh has many banking, Finance & insurance jobs which of course results in many It jobs and temp jobs to choose from.

With key Edinburgh employers including Sun Microsystems (IT), Tesco (Retail), Sky Television (IT, Temp, Finance), Johnston Press plc, Forth Ports Plc, Scottish Widows and AEGON UK. Retail is a growth sector for jobs in Edinburgh, fuelled by the development of new shopping malls around Edinburgh.

Edinburgh is the most prosperous UK city outside London, 34 per cent of Edinburgh's population hold degree level qualifications making the city's workforce one of the most highly qualified in the UK. Unemployment in Edinburgh currently stands at 2.2%, and has been consistently and significantly below the Scottish average for several years.

Jobs in Edinburgh are dominated by the service sector, particularly finance and IT and call centre jobs - Edinburgh is the UK's 2nd and Europe's sixth largest financial centre.

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    RESTAURANT MANAGER

    Stafffinders are working closely with a leading Scottish hotel based in Glasgow to recruit the services of an experienced Restaurant Manager for their prestigious restaurant. The Job: You will be responsible for developing the business and...

    Stafffinders | £25000 - £30000...

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  • Staff Nurse (RMN/RGN)

    Staff Nurse (RMN/RGN) - Edinburgh - up to £28,000 per annum (experience dependent) This is a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Nurse (RMN or RGN) to join one of Europe's most reputable rehabilitation hospitals based in beautiful...

    £21000 per year

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  • Marketing Executive

    Marketing Executive An experienced executive is sought to support and deliver marketing and business development initiatives with a Practice Area focus. This role will report to the Marketing Manager and also work closely with each Practice Area...

    £0 per year

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  • Business Travel Consultant FCm Travel - Edinburgh

    Business Travel Consultants When it comes to hiring business travel consultants we have to admit we're a little choosy. FCm Travel Solutions aims to employ people who are not only experienced, but also remarkably savvy when it comes to...

    £0 per year

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  • Python (Django, Javascript, CSS) Developer - Leading Company!

    **Python (Django, Javascript, CSS) Developer / Analyst / Programmer - Edinburgh - Excellent rates!!** **Python (Django, Javascript, CSS) Developer / Analyst / Programmer - Edinburgh - contract - Excellent rates!!** My market leading client is......

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  • Revenue Manager

    Great opportunity for a Revenue Manager to join a luxury boutique hotel. This five star property has over 100 rooms, meeting and event space and located centrally in Edinburgh competing within the five star sector. Excellent opportunity to join a...

    £30000 per year

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  • TSQL / T-SQL Developer - Market Leading Company!!

    **TSQL / T-SQL/ Transact SQL Developer / Programmer / Analyst - Edinburgh - Excellent rates!!** **TSQL / T-SQL/ Transact SQL Developer / Programmer / Analyst - Edinburgh - Contract - Excellent rates!!** This is an excellent opportunity to...

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  • Senior Project Manager - 3 Month Contract - Edinburgh

    Abrecco are recruiting a Project Manger on behalf of our market leading client based in Edinburgh. You will have a minimum of 10 years commercial experience within a large global organisation, with extensive experience across requirements...

    £0 per day

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  • Senior SQL Server DBA - 2 Months Contract - Edinburgh

    Abrecco are recruiting a Senior SQL Server DBA on behalf of our Edinburgh based client. The successful applicant will be responsible for merging and optimising a number of internal systems based on SQL Server 2005 / 2008. To be considered for this......

    £400 per day

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  • Consultant Radiologist (Nuclear Med)

    Grade: Consultant, Contract Type: Permanent, Hours: 40 Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Radiologist with a major interest in Nuclear Medicine including PET/CT. It is anticipated that applicants will have had 5th year training in......

    £74504 - £100446...

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