IT Support Technician Contract Job Trends in Scotland

IT Support Technician
UK > Scotland

The median IT Support Technician daily rate in Scotland is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 - 115
Rank change year-on-year - - +34
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Technician 8 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.36% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% - 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £123
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - £127
Median % change year-on-year - - -45.00%
75th Percentile - - £130
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £175 £148 £150
% change year-on-year +18.64% -1.67% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £13.21
UK median hourly rate £17.12 £19.45 £13.21
% change year-on-year -12.01% +47.24% -16.92%

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 2,075 1,543 1,787
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 91.63% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,102 893 1,102
10th Percentile £300 £242 £198
25th Percentile £381 £362 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% +2.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £539
90th Percentile £650 £600 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 64 81
10th Percentile £13.32 £16.02 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.97 £17.02 £14.73
Median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +77.57% +8.71% +2.31%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £40.94
90th Percentile £74.16 £60.88 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

IT Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

IT Support Technician job vacancy trend in Scotland

IT Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Scotland

IT Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Scotland

IT Support 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 IT Support Technician within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 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
Fife - 7 £150 - 1
IT Support Technician
UK

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, IT Support 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 IT Support Technician in the job title.

1 2 (25.00%) Degree
1 2 (25.00%) HCL Notes
1 2 (25.00%) ITIL
1 2 (25.00%) Lotus
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (25.00%) SCCM
1 2 (25.00%) VPN
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
1 2 (25.00%) Windows 10

IT Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Blackberry
1 2 (25.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
1 2 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (25.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Lotus
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft