IT Support
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median IT Support daily rate in Edinburgh is £203, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
62 |
46 |
91 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
+45 |
+15 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Support |
5 |
32 |
13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.79% |
3.72% |
1.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.87% |
3.94% |
1.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
21 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£162 |
- |
£153 |
| 25th Percentile |
£177 |
£151 |
£162 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£203 |
£155 |
£200 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.65% |
-22.50% |
+33.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£227 |
£156 |
£231 |
| 90th Percentile |
£241 |
£193 |
£240 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£164 |
£156 |
£184 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.99% |
-15.12% |
+18.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
5 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£15.20 |
£17.70 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£18.19 |
£17.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£18.38 |
£17.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+3.75% |
+0.57% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£18.56 |
£17.72 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£17.72 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£16.67 |
£18.38 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.31% |
+3.70% |
+0.62% |
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 |
577 |
813 |
1,129 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.73% |
94.43% |
95.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
304 |
446 |
762 |
| 10th Percentile |
£227 |
£178 |
£219 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£340 |
£393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£468 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.89% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£534 |
£539 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£642 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
+0.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
15 |
44 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£13.54 |
£14.07 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£16.37 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.00 |
£18.13 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.35% |
+2.31% |
-11.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62.50 |
£38.75 |
£21.67 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74.00 |
£60.75 |
£51.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.83 |
£18.00 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.17% |
+1.58% |
-52.66% |
