ICT Technician Contract Job Trends in Scotland

ICT Technician
UK > Scotland

The median ICT Technician daily rate in Scotland is £167, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an ICT Technician 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.064% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £167 - -
UK median daily rate £176 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,429 1,548 2,255
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.20% 94.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 803 917 1,389
10th Percentile £222 £205 £252
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £573 £550 £588
90th Percentile £675 £627 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 44 100
10th Percentile £13.47 £15.03 £12.30
25th Percentile £17.23 £18.88 £16.44
Median hourly rate £24.09 £22.94 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.02% -42.66% +113.33%
75th Percentile £55.31 £24.18 £60.75
90th Percentile £64.24 £32.52 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.77% -5.00% -2.78%

ICT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

ICT Technician job vacancy trend in Scotland

ICT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ICT Technician job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ICT Technician job vacancies in Scotland

ICT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for ICT Technician job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for ICT Technician job vacancies in Scotland

ICT Technician
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 ICT Technician within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 February 2026. 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 £167 -
ICT Technician
UK

ICT Technician Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, ICT Technician 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 Scotland region featuring ICT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

ICT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft