Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Edinburgh

Desktop Support Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 25 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 72 87 120
Rank change year-on-year +15 +33 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 2 23 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.25% 1.78% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 1.86% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 21 2
10th Percentile - - £172
25th Percentile - £160 £189
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £255 £230
Median % change year-on-year - +10.87% +84.00%
75th Percentile - £280 £284
90th Percentile - £293 £309
Scotland median daily rate £150 £255 £170
% change year-on-year -41.18% +50.00% +34.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £18.03 - -
25th Percentile £18.07 - £20.75
Median hourly rate £18.14 - £21.50
75th Percentile £18.20 - £22.25
90th Percentile £18.24 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £18.14 - £21.50
% change year-on-year - - +72.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 779 1,236 1,857
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.47% 95.59% 96.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 446 882 1,275
10th Percentile £200 £253 £230
25th Percentile £409 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £545 £550
90th Percentile £663 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £458
% change year-on-year - +3.83% +7.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 14 24
10th Percentile £16.08 £14.53 £12.30
25th Percentile £17.79 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £21.26 £23.75
Median % change year-on-year +135.18% -10.48% -58.70%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £66.00 £63.60 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £33.25 £23.18 £25.82
% change year-on-year +43.44% -10.21% -35.46%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer 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.

Daily rate trend for 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.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Support Engineer in Edinburgh

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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.

1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS X
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Data Centre

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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS X
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft