Incident Engineer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Incident Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Incident Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £299, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Incident Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.088% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £272 - -
25th Percentile £279 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £299 - -
75th Percentile £310 - -
90th Percentile £312 - -
UK median daily rate £313 - £325
% change year-on-year - - -7.14%

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 2,121 1,479 1,752
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 90.85% 93.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,135 844 1,069
10th Percentile £269 £227 £193
25th Percentile £375 £356 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £558 £528 £550
90th Percentile £656 £582 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 62 78
10th Percentile £13.45 £16.02 £12.35
25th Percentile £14.74 £16.90 £14.73
Median hourly rate £35.00 £19.60 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +78.59% +8.88% +1.58%
75th Percentile £60.91 £25.97 £29.75
90th Percentile £74.16 £61.13 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% -

Incident Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Incident Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Incident Engineer
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 Incident Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 August 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
Glasgow - 2 £299 - 1
Incident Engineer
UK

Incident Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 August 2026, Incident 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 Scotland region featuring Incident Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SLA

Incident Engineer 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft