Support Engineer Contracts in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 June 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
4 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 48 78
Rank change year-on-year -10 +30 +38
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 9 29 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.42% 3.34% 2.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 3.53% 2.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 22 20
10th Percentile £149 £126 -
25th Percentile £150 £161 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £340 £258
Median % change year-on-year -55.88% +32.04% +10.75%
75th Percentile £175 - £280
90th Percentile £220 - £293
Scotland median daily rate £280 £325 £175
% change year-on-year -13.85% +85.71% -5.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile - - £18.10
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.00 £18.69
Median hourly rate £22.00 £18.07 £19.69
Median % change year-on-year +21.78% -8.23% +12.49%
75th Percentile £23.00 £18.17 £20.68
90th Percentile - £18.23 £21.27
Scotland median hourly rate £22.00 £18.07 £19.69
% change year-on-year +21.78% -8.23% -1.58%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 588 822 1,141
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 94.81% 95.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 465 790
10th Percentile £245 £178 £218
25th Percentile £400 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.89% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £550 £538
90th Percentile £620 £648 £600
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 64 9
10th Percentile - £15.45 £12.63
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.37 £17.70
Median hourly rate £22.00 £45.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -51.11% +153.95% -11.40%
75th Percentile £27.45 £60.75 £21.26
90th Percentile £50.06 £66.00 £28.09
Scotland median hourly rate £18.51 £19.50 £18.50
% change year-on-year -5.08% +5.41% -50.57%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Daily rate trend for Support Engineer in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 4 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Engineer in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Hourly rate trend for Support Engineer in Edinburgh

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 4 June 2025, 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Windows
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 6 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 5 (55.56%) Customer Experience
3 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
3 5 (55.56%) Task Automation
3 5 (55.56%) Remote Desktop
3 5 (55.56%) ITIL
3 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (55.56%) A+ Certification
3 5 (55.56%) Device Driver
3 5 (55.56%) PowerShell
4 3 (33.33%) QA
4 3 (33.33%) Time Management
4 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
4 3 (33.33%) Project Management
4 3 (33.33%) Dell
4 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (33.33%) Ticket Management
5 2 (22.22%) Windows 10
5 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
6 1 (11.11%) Azure
6 1 (11.11%) Citrix
6 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
6 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (11.11%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Remote Desktop
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
2 2 (22.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (55.56%) Customer Experience
2 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 5 (55.56%) ITIL
2 5 (55.56%) Task Automation
3 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 3 (33.33%) Project Management
3 3 (33.33%) Ticket Management
3 3 (33.33%) Time Management
4 1 (11.11%) Multi-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) A+ Certification
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) Dell
3 1 (11.11%) Citrix