Break/Fix Contracts in Edinburgh

Break/Fix
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Break/Fix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Break/Fix over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 103 128
Rank change year-on-year +52 +25 -18
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 20 9 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.47% 0.70% 0.051%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.79% 0.74% 0.055%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 8 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £160 £100
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +60.00% -66.67%
75th Percentile £214 - -
90th Percentile £240 - -
Scotland median daily rate £198 £160 £100
% change year-on-year +23.44% +60.00% -66.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 0
10th Percentile £12.88 - -
25th Percentile £13.44 - -
Median hourly rate £16.00 £21.26 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.74% - -
75th Percentile £18.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £16.71 £21.26 -
% change year-on-year -21.43% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Break/Fix is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 716 1,219 1,825
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 88.29% 94.94% 93.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 416 870 1,255
10th Percentile £220 £250 £263
25th Percentile £409 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £570
90th Percentile £669 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £470
% change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 11 16
10th Percentile £13.48 £13.16 £16.27
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.72 £19.94
Median hourly rate £21.02 £21.26 £40.25
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% -47.18% -26.11%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile - £54.50 £54.03
Scotland median hourly rate £18.79 £16.86 £40.00
% change year-on-year +11.48% -57.86% -0.01%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Break/Fix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Break/Fix in Edinburgh

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Break/Fix in Edinburgh

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Break/Fix in Edinburgh

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 7 (35.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 7 (35.00%) DHCP
1 7 (35.00%) DNS
1 7 (35.00%) VPN
2 6 (30.00%) SAN
General
1 11 (55.00%) Public Sector
2 6 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (60.00%) IT Engineer
2 11 (55.00%) Field Engineer
2 11 (55.00%) Field Service Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) Desktop Support
4 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 2 (10.00%) Network Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 6 (30.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (35.00%) Windows
1 7 (35.00%) Windows 10
1 7 (35.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (45.00%) Customer Service
2 7 (35.00%) ITIL
2 7 (35.00%) Service Delivery
3 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (10.00%) Inventory Management
Qualifications
1 13 (65.00%) A+ Certification
2 7 (35.00%) SC Cleared
2 7 (35.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (30.00%) CCNA
3 6 (30.00%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (30.00%) MCSE
3 6 (30.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (30.00%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 7 (35.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (35.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (35.00%) Cisco
1 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (30.00%) Dell
3 2 (10.00%) ServiceNow