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.
If you would like to view the latest Edinburgh vacancies (in detail) please click on the results button below.
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.
