{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/edinburgh/talent-and-salaries",
  "title": "Edinburgh office talent and salary benchmarks",
  "description": "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Edinburgh Class A office space.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Edinburgh indexes 85/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with among the deepest fintech and asset management talent pools in the uk regions.",
  "tldr": [
    "Talent index: 85/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).",
    "Corporate tax: 25%.",
    "Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "Edinburgh",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "EMEA",
    "classARentLocal": "£42/sqft/yr · ≈ $53.3 PSF/yr USD",
    "classARentUsd": "$53/sqft/yr",
    "vacancy": "8.4%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 10,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 18,
    "submarkets": 5,
    "primeYieldPct": "5.4%"
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Is Edinburgh a deep talent market for tech/finance?",
      "answer": "Among the deepest fintech and asset management talent pools in the UK regions. University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt anchor the regional pipeline. Strong AI talent (Edinburgh's AI4ER programme) drives the post-2020 tech absorption pipeline."
    }
  ],
  "pageType": "city-topic",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/edinburgh/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}