Help Desk Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Help Desk Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 28 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Analyst daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Analyst 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.28% - 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £150
Scotland median daily rate - £225 £150
% change year-on-year - +50.00% +15.38%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 666 583 772
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 92.98% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 344 327 439
10th Percentile £250 £210 £204
25th Percentile £406 £400 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% -2.63% -
75th Percentile £550 £539 £575
90th Percentile £642 £638 £663
Scotland median daily rate £460 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.22% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 25 55
10th Percentile £20.80 £17.30 £16.10
25th Percentile £50.00 £18.54 £17.86
Median hourly rate £61.00 £23.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +165.22% -54.00% +135.18%
75th Percentile £72.00 £24.66 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £41.19 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £22.00 £21.80 £33.25
% change year-on-year +0.94% -34.45% +39.35%

Help Desk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Help Desk Analyst job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Help Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Help Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Help Desk Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 28 April 2026, Help Desk Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Help Desk Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Chat Support
1 2 (100.00%) Citrix
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) Disclosure Scotland
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (100.00%) Runbook
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

Help Desk Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) DNS
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (100.00%) Italian Language
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Chat Support
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Runbook
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Citrix
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft