Windows Support Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Windows Support Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Windows Support Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £126 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 126 153 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Windows Support Engineer 3 13 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.14% 0.46% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.48% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 11 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £126 £270 -
Median % change year-on-year -53.33% - -
UK median daily rate £175 £255 £200
% change year-on-year -31.37% +27.50% -28.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £18.27 - -
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £30.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -41.67% +71.43% +40.00%

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 2,071 2,688 3,388
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 95.32% 95.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,253 1,924 2,411
10th Percentile £201 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
75th Percentile £586 £555 £550
90th Percentile £659 £650 £623
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 44 52
10th Percentile £12.33 £12.86 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.13 £15.93 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.29 £22.13 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year +9.79% -17.60% -28.40%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.82 £48.19
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.22 £54.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -18.89% +91.49% +4.44%

Windows Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Windows Support Engineer in Scotland

Windows Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Windows Support Engineer in Scotland

Windows Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Windows Support Engineer in Scotland

Windows Support 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 Windows Support Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Edinburgh +24 1 - -
Windows Support Engineer
UK

Windows Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Windows Support 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 Windows Support Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Mac OS X
1 3 (100.00%) Apple
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 2 (66.67%) SLA
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft

Windows Support 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Mac OS X
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Apple
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft