IT Engineer Contracts in Edinburgh

IT Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £110 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 94 117
Rank change year-on-year +35 +23 -8
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 16 10 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.98% 0.77% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.07% 0.81% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 2
10th Percentile - £167 £130
25th Percentile £105 £189 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £110 £230 £143
Median % change year-on-year -52.17% +61.40% -72.33%
75th Percentile £131 £261 £148
90th Percentile £169 £277 £149
Scotland median daily rate £200 £165 £190
% change year-on-year +21.21% -13.16% +1.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 3
10th Percentile £13.45 - -
25th Percentile £15.10 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 £17.72 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.24% +1.26% -
75th Percentile £18.75 - £18.75
90th Percentile - - £19.50
Scotland median hourly rate £17.50 £17.72 £17.65
% change year-on-year -1.24% +0.40% +17.67%

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 773 1,234 1,867
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.43% 95.51% 96.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 441 885 1,284
10th Percentile £200 £260 £230
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £545 £550
90th Percentile £663 £625 £635
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £460
% change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 13 24
10th Percentile £16.10 - £12.30
25th Percentile £17.86 £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 £64.90 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £29.43 £25.82
% change year-on-year +18.93% +14.00% -35.46%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in Edinburgh

IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for IT Engineer in Edinburgh

IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for IT Engineer in Edinburgh

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (68.75%) Break/Fix
2 10 (62.50%) Public Sector
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (43.75%) Data Centre
4 6 (37.50%) Customer Service
5 5 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (31.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (31.25%) Network+ Certification
5 5 (31.25%) Dell
5 5 (31.25%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (31.25%) A+ Certification
5 5 (31.25%) SAN
5 5 (31.25%) MCSE
5 5 (31.25%) CCNA
6 3 (18.75%) Windows
7 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (12.50%) Mac OS X
7 2 (12.50%) Apple
7 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
7 2 (12.50%) ServiceNow
7 2 (12.50%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (6.25%) Multi-Factor Authentication
8 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
8 1 (6.25%) Inventory Management
8 1 (6.25%) Accessibility
8 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (6.25%) Finance
8 1 (6.25%) Incident Management

IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (31.25%) SAN
2 2 (12.50%) Remote Desktop
General
1 10 (62.50%) Public Sector
2 5 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Data Centre
2 5 (31.25%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (18.75%) Windows
2 2 (12.50%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) Break/Fix
2 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (37.50%) Customer Service
4 1 (6.25%) Incident Management
4 1 (6.25%) Inventory Management
4 1 (6.25%) Multi-Factor Authentication
Qualifications
1 5 (31.25%) A+ Certification
1 5 (31.25%) CCNA
1 5 (31.25%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (31.25%) MCSE
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (31.25%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) Accessibility
1 1 (6.25%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Active Directory
1 1 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) Dell
2 2 (12.50%) Apple
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 1 (6.25%) Citrix
3 1 (6.25%) VMware