Help Desk Technician
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Help Desk Technician salary in Edinburgh is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
78 |
93 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+15 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Technician |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.12% |
0.27% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.13% |
0.28% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£26,250 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£31,000 |
£27,500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.73% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£28,750 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£31,000 |
£27,500 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.73% |
- |
- |
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 |
746 |
1,437 |
1,558 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
86.44% |
96.06% |
94.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
349 |
967 |
944 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,929 |
£35,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£44,128 |
£45,000 |
£42,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+0.80% |
+3.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,751 |
£71,250 |
£76,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£99,000 |
£89,250 |
£87,293 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£51,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.94% |
-6.36% |
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