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%
IT Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured IT Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
IT Support Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support Engineer in Edinburgh.
IT Support Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support Engineer in Edinburgh.
IT Support Engineer Skill Set Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 IT Support Engineer in the job title.
IT 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:
