Help Desk Specialist
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Help Desk Specialist salary in Edinburgh is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
78 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Specialist |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.26% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.31% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£25,000 |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£25,000 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
643 |
1,188 |
1,070 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
83.72% |
94.81% |
96.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
259 |
588 |
861 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,625 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
-3.40% |
+0.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£91,000 |
£89,125 |
£87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£53,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.09% |
+0.95% |
-4.55% |
