IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

IT Support Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 67 74
Rank change year-on-year -5 +7 +28
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 4 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.49% 0.45% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.49% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £238 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £250 -
75th Percentile £263 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £178 £250 £200
% change year-on-year -29.00% +25.00% +21.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £18.27
Scotland median hourly rate - - £18.27
% change year-on-year - - +3.10%

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 775 612 838
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 92.59% 95.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 323 460
10th Percentile £344 £226 £178
25th Percentile £409 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £468 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +3.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £534 £543
90th Percentile £633 £600 £646
Scotland median daily rate £463 £454 £450
% change year-on-year +1.87% +0.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 15 49
10th Percentile £19.33 - £13.61
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% +20.42% +3.10%
75th Percentile £68.75 £62.50 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £74.00 £60.80
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.27
% change year-on-year +77.57% +7.88% +3.10%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, IT Support Engineer 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 IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (50.00%) Apple
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (50.00%) Meraki
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (50.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (50.00%) VMware
1 2 (50.00%) VPN
1 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (50.00%) Windows

IT Support Engineer 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) VPN
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Apple
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco
1 2 (50.00%) Meraki
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) VMware