Technical Support Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Technical Support
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Technical Support daily rate in Edinburgh is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 69 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.27% 0.15% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £205 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - -
75th Percentile £215 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £210 £275 £175
% change year-on-year -23.64% +57.14% +40.00%

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 710 590 764
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 90.91% 94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 386 300 415
10th Percentile £288 £277 £170
25th Percentile £405 £413 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £475 £440
Median % change year-on-year -3.68% +7.95% -7.37%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £600 £588 £636
Scotland median daily rate £463 £463 £450
% change year-on-year - +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 15 36
10th Percentile £15.81 - £13.57
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £27.35 £18.07
Median % change year-on-year +123.03% +51.40% +1.95%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.13 £19.61
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 £52.50
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.37 £18.00
% change year-on-year +80.74% +7.58% +1.58%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Technical Support job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Technical Support
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Edinburgh

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Edinburgh

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 18 August 2026, Technical Support 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 Technical Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10

Technical Support 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow