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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 106 121
Rank change year-on-year +55 +15 -11
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 19 9 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.37% 0.70% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.67% 0.74% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 8 2
10th Percentile - - £124
25th Percentile £105 - £159
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £160 £238
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% -32.63% -20.83%
75th Percentile £214 - £334
90th Percentile £240 - £381
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 711 1,219 1,833
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 88.65% 94.94% 93.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 867 1,262
10th Percentile £228 £250 £263
25th Percentile £410 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £570
90th Percentile £674 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £470
% change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 11 16
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.16 £16.27
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.72 £19.94
Median hourly rate £19.17 £21.26 £40.25
Median % change year-on-year -9.83% -47.18% -26.11%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile - £54.50 £54.03
Scotland median hourly rate £18.41 £17.21 £40.00
% change year-on-year +6.97% -56.98% -

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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 6 (31.58%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 6 (31.58%) DHCP
1 6 (31.58%) DNS
1 6 (31.58%) SAN
1 6 (31.58%) VPN
General
1 11 (57.89%) Public Sector
2 6 (31.58%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (63.16%) IT Engineer
2 11 (57.89%) Field Engineer
2 11 (57.89%) Field Service Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) Desktop Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) Desktop Support
3 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
4 2 (10.53%) Network Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (31.58%) Analytical Mindset
1 6 (31.58%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (31.58%) Windows
1 6 (31.58%) Windows 10
1 6 (31.58%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (47.37%) Customer Service
2 6 (31.58%) ITIL
2 6 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (31.58%) Service Delivery
3 2 (10.53%) Inventory Management
Qualifications
1 12 (63.16%) A+ Certification
2 6 (31.58%) CCNA
2 6 (31.58%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (31.58%) MCSE
2 6 (31.58%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (31.58%) Network+ Certification
2 6 (31.58%) SC Cleared
2 6 (31.58%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 6 (31.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (31.58%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (31.58%) Cisco
1 6 (31.58%) Dell
1 6 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) ServiceNow