IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Fife

IT Engineer
Scotland > Fife

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Fife is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Fife 9.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - -
Scotland median daily rate £178 £188 £200
% change year-on-year -5.33% -6.25% +21.21%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Fife

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Fife. 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 Fife with a recognized job title 11 9 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 90.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £150 £331
25th Percentile - £202 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £294 £420
Median % change year-on-year -48.89% -30.12% +140.00%
75th Percentile - £391 £431
90th Percentile - £446 £437
Scotland median daily rate £460 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.22% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £18.51 £21.64
Median % change year-on-year - -14.46% -63.34%
Scotland median hourly rate £21.95 £20.94 £24.29
% change year-on-year +4.82% -13.79% +9.79%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Fife

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Fife

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Fife.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Fife

IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Fife

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Fife.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Fife

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, IT Engineer 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 Fife region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) HCL Notes
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Lotus
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Lotus
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow