Storage and Backup Specialist Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Storage and Backup Specialist
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Storage and Backup Specialist daily rate in Edinburgh is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026.

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

 6 months to
9 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Storage and Backup Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £408 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 - -
75th Percentile £423 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £415 - -

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 636 554 770
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 90.23% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 278 407
10th Percentile £238 £263 £192
25th Percentile £400 £413 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £440
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +7.95% -7.37%
75th Percentile £538 £546 £525
90th Percentile £612 £600 £594
Scotland median daily rate £463 £460 £450
% change year-on-year +0.54% +2.22% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 14 33
10th Percentile £15.81 £17.30 £13.53
25th Percentile £16.25 £20.48 £16.37
Median hourly rate £55.00 £51.26 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% +178.95% +3.70%
75th Percentile £61.50 £70.63 £23.89
90th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £48.84
Scotland median hourly rate £19.33 £20.00 £18.07
% change year-on-year -3.35% +10.71% +1.95%

Storage and Backup Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Storage and Backup Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Storage and Backup Specialist job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Storage and Backup Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 9 October 2026, Storage and Backup Specialist 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 Storage and Backup Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Storage Management
2 1 (33.33%) ADO
2 1 (33.33%) Avamar
2 1 (33.33%) NetBackup
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Storage and Backup Specialist 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Enterprise Storage
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Avamar
1 1 (33.33%) NetBackup
Storage and Backup Specialist jobs