Help Desk Specialist Contracts in Scotland

Help Desk Specialist
UK > Scotland

As of 25 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Specialist daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.060% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,561 1,962 2,556
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 94.65% 94.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 877 1,202 1,758
10th Percentile £231 £200 £250
25th Percentile £358 £343 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +1.06%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £600 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 122 54
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.31 £12.58
25th Percentile £16.84 £15.13 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.97 £18.79 £18.72
Median % change year-on-year +6.28% +0.40% -50.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £54.69 £52.25
90th Percentile £57.50 £66.00 £64.40
UK median hourly rate £27.13 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -27.67% -12.79% +68.63%

Help Desk Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Help Desk Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Help Desk Specialist in Scotland

Help Desk Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Help Desk Specialist in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Help Desk Specialist in Scotland

Help Desk Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Help Desk Specialist
UK

Help Desk Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Help Desk 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 Scotland region featuring Help Desk Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
1 1 (100.00%) Slack
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Help Desk Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Slack
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple