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.
-
GP in Medicines Management Team
Grade: General Practitioner, Contract Type: Permanent, Hours: 20 The Medicines Management Team is a multi-disciplinary team responsible for promoting excellent prescribing of medicines in Lothian. The team is looking for a GP who is an...
-
Power Electronics Systems Engineer
Based in Edinburgh this role will focus on Power Electronics Design for state-of-the-art motor control components. The successful candidate will support on-going developments in this product family and will help define next generation integrated...
-
Senior Digital ASIC Design Engineer - Scotland
Our Edinburgh-based client seeks a digital ASIC design engineer with the following skill set: digital, ASIC, IC, SoC, FPGA, RTL, VHDL, Verilog, verification, synthesis, architecture, analog, mixed signal, power management, power...
-
Senior Analog/Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer - Scotland
Semiconductor company seeks Analog/Mixed Signal IC designer. Power Management, charge pumps, op-amps, power output stages, linear regulators and ADC's, digital design, FPGA prototyping, Cadence tools, Encounter. Our client currently seeks an...
-
Electrical Sales Manager
A major electrical engineering company requires a field based Sales Manager to cover Glasgow / Edinburgh. A great career opportunity for a progressive thinking, proactive candidate with a minimum 2 years sales experience within the...
-
Regional Account Executive
Regional Account Executive Scotland - Home Based Circa 40K base + car allowance + OTE of £90K Job Vacancy: Our Client is seeking e.learning or SaaS professional salespeople with a history of over-performance in quota attainment,...
-
Travel Consultant - Edinburgh
Travel Agent Do you want to turn your passion for sales into an exciting travel career? Flight Centre is the UK's leading travel group, and we're looking for enthusiastic Sales Consultants to join our Forrest Road store. At Flight...
-
Bar Staff -Temporary
We require Temp Bar Staff for a variety of assignments around the Edinburgh area. These will include large weddings, corporate dinners, stadium concerts and sporting events. You must have previous experience of working in similar environments, be......
-
Temporary Chefs - All levels
We are looking for temp chefs throughout the East of Scotland, Edinburgh & Lothians and are able to pay excellent rates of pay and offer a variety of assignments. These will include hotels, restaurants, corporate events, schools, colleges and...
-
Catering Assistants - Termporary
You must have experience of working in a similar environment , be efficient and have good communication skills. Ideally you will also will have experience within the UK, although this is not essential and be able to provide references. Due to some......
-
Upload your CV
Employers search our database every day.
-
Get jobs by email
We'll send you the latest jobs, relevant to you.
-
Jobs by RSS
Get the latest jobs in your RSS feed reader.