IT Engineer Job Trends in Edinburgh

IT Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median IT Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 89 88
Rank change year-on-year -5 -1 +32
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 11 7 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 1.03% 0.63% 1.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 0.67% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 11 5 20
10th Percentile £24,750 £25,200 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £25,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £27,500 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -18.52% +22.73%
75th Percentile £45,000 £33,750 £43,750
90th Percentile - £34,500 £72,433
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £33,750 £30,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

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 973 1,043 1,009
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 94.22% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 464 409 814
10th Percentile £26,000 £35,821 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -8.80% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £94,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -11.50%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in Edinburgh

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
1 7 (63.64%) Windows
2 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (36.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) A+ Certification
3 2 (18.18%) Active Directory
3 2 (18.18%) Azure
3 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
3 2 (18.18%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (18.18%) ITSM
3 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Programme Management
3 2 (18.18%) SAP
3 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) Service Delivery
3 2 (18.18%) SLA
4 1 (9.09%) Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Dell
4 1 (9.09%) DHCP
4 1 (9.09%) DNS
4 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
4 1 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (9.09%) Firewall
4 1 (9.09%) HP
4 1 (9.09%) ITIL

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 1 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2007
1 1 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2010
1 1 (9.09%) Exchange Server 2013
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Azure
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
2 1 (9.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) DHCP
1 1 (9.09%) DNS
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
1 1 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Electronics
3 2 (18.18%) Finance
3 2 (18.18%) Fire and Rescue
3 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 2 (18.18%) Marketing
3 2 (18.18%) Police
3 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (18.18%) Telecoms
4 1 (9.09%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Driving Licence
1 3 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (63.64%) Windows
2 1 (9.09%) Windows Server
2 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (36.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
2 2 (18.18%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (18.18%) ITSM
2 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (18.18%) Programme Management
2 2 (18.18%) Service Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) ITIL
3 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Server Virtualisation
3 1 (9.09%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) A+ Certification
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (18.18%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) SAP
3 1 (9.09%) Dell
3 1 (9.09%) HP