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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title
556
754
1,051
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
90.55%
94.60%
94.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
273
406
672
10th Percentile
£272
£170
£219
25th Percentile
£406
£305
£393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£438
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+8.45%
-7.79%
-
75th Percentile
£530
£538
£538
90th Percentile
£575
£631
£600
Scotland median daily rate
£450
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
-
-5.26%
+1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
16
36
12
10th Percentile
-
£13.57
£13.61
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.37
£17.72
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£18.07
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+93.74%
+1.95%
-
75th Percentile
£62.19
£19.61
£46.24
90th Percentile
£73.75
£52.50
£53.75
Scotland median hourly rate
£19.97
£17.00
£17.72
% change year-on-year
+17.47%
-4.06%
-5.87%
Support Specialist Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Support Specialist Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Support Specialist Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Specialist job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Support Specialist Skill Set Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Support Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
Support Specialist 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:
