Desktop Support Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 70 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +18 | +36 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.80% | 0.25% | 1.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.86% | 0.26% | 1.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | - | £255 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.87% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £280 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £293 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £150 | £150 | £255 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -41.18% | +45.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.03 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £18.07 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £18.14 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.83% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.84 | £18.20 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £24.04 | £18.24 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £23.00 | £18.14 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +26.83% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 581 | 778 | 1,245 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.96% | 95.46% | 95.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 329 | 441 | 887 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £206 | £247 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £479 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.34% | +0.84% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £625 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +4.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 55 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.10 | £13.62 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.86 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.44 | £50.00 | £21.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.13% | +135.18% | -10.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.59 | £60.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.35 | £66.00 | £54.43 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.94 | £33.25 | £23.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.02% | +43.44% | -10.53% |
Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Edinburgh.
Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in Edinburgh.
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Desktop 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 Edinburgh region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
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: