IT Engineer Contracts in Scotland

IT Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 89 129 137
Rank change year-on-year +40 +8 0
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 39 39 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.74% 1.36% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 1.43% 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 22 17
10th Percentile £105 £105 £125
25th Percentile £125 £130 £148
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £165 £190
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -13.16% +1.33%
75th Percentile - £173 £200
90th Percentile £215 £271 £351
UK median daily rate £200 £200 £198
% change year-on-year - +1.27% +16.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 4 5
10th Percentile £15.55 - £16.89
25th Percentile £16.00 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 £17.72 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.24% +1.26% +16.67%
75th Percentile £19.50 - £17.80
90th Percentile - - £19.12
UK median hourly rate £17.86 £17.72 £17.50
% change year-on-year +0.79% +1.26% +13.09%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,119 2,729 3,441
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 95.15% 96.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,300 1,963 2,447
10th Percentile £200 £250 £208
25th Percentile £378 £402 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £451
Median % change year-on-year - +5.44% +6.00%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £541
90th Percentile £663 £650 £615
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 43 56
10th Percentile £12.50 £12.83 £12.46
25th Percentile £16.31 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £23.86 £25.55
Median % change year-on-year +46.69% -6.60% -36.14%
75th Percentile £60.56 £61.78 £47.97
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.50 £54.03
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -22.22% +95.65% -

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +18 18 £200 +60.00% 5
Edinburgh +36 15 £110 -52.17% 4
West Lothian 0 2 £188 - 2
Renfrewshire -3 2 - -
Aberdeen -7 1 - - 1
Dundee - 1 £166 -
South Lanarkshire - 1 £575 -
IT Engineer
UK

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 23 (58.97%) Break/Fix
2 14 (35.90%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (30.77%) Public Sector
4 11 (28.21%) Customer Service
5 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
6 9 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (23.08%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (17.95%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (17.95%) Windows
8 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
8 6 (15.38%) SC Cleared
8 6 (15.38%) Security Cleared
8 6 (15.38%) Remote Desktop
8 6 (15.38%) Data Centre
9 5 (12.82%) Windows 10
9 5 (12.82%) ServiceNow
9 5 (12.82%) Microsoft Intune
9 5 (12.82%) Azure
9 5 (12.82%) Proactive Monitoring
10 4 (10.26%) Inventory Management
10 4 (10.26%) Entra ID
10 4 (10.26%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (10.26%) Dell
10 4 (10.26%) SAN
10 4 (10.26%) CCNA
10 4 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (10.26%) A+ Certification
10 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Office

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (17.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 9 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (12.82%) Azure
3 4 (10.26%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.38%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (10.26%) SAN
3 2 (5.13%) Firewall
3 2 (5.13%) Internet
3 2 (5.13%) LAN
3 2 (5.13%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) Oracle Reports
General
1 12 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
1 12 (30.77%) Public Sector
2 3 (7.69%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.56%) Finance
3 1 (2.56%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 9 (23.08%) Analytical Mindset
2 6 (15.38%) Data Centre
3 2 (5.13%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.56%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.56%) iPhone
4 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (17.95%) Windows
2 5 (12.82%) Windows 10
3 2 (5.13%) Linux
3 2 (5.13%) Mac OS X
3 2 (5.13%) Unix
3 2 (5.13%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.56%) Android
4 1 (2.56%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (58.97%) Break/Fix
2 14 (35.90%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (28.21%) Customer Service
4 5 (12.82%) Proactive Monitoring
5 4 (10.26%) Inventory Management
6 2 (5.13%) Application Packaging
6 2 (5.13%) Incident Management
6 2 (5.13%) ITIL
6 2 (5.13%) PRINCE2
6 2 (5.13%) Project Management
6 2 (5.13%) Server Management
6 2 (5.13%) Service Delivery
6 2 (5.13%) Service Management
7 1 (2.56%) Agile
7 1 (2.56%) Customer Requirements
7 1 (2.56%) ITSM
7 1 (2.56%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 1 (2.56%) Performance Management
7 1 (2.56%) Programme Management
7 1 (2.56%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 6 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 6 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.26%) A+ Certification
2 4 (10.26%) CCNA
2 4 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (10.26%) MCSE
2 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (10.26%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (7.69%) Degree
4 2 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.13%) Accessibility
1 2 (5.13%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (12.82%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) ServiceNow
3 4 (10.26%) Dell
4 3 (7.69%) Apple
5 2 (5.13%) Avaya
5 2 (5.13%) Extreme Networks
5 2 (5.13%) Fortinet
5 2 (5.13%) Oracle
6 1 (2.56%) Cisco
6 1 (2.56%) Citrix
6 1 (2.56%) Mitel
6 1 (2.56%) Progress
6 1 (2.56%) VMware