IT Support Job Trends in Edinburgh

IT Support
Scotland > Edinburgh

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

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 79 87
Rank change year-on-year +4 +8 +16
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 31 21 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 2.97% 1.81% 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.26% 1.92% 2.20%
Number of salaries quoted 17 9 22
10th Percentile £25,000 £20,672 £24,250
25th Percentile £26,750 £21,840 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £27,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -3.45%
75th Percentile £33,250 £33,750 £33,563
90th Percentile £34,000 £35,300 £42,500
Scotland median annual salary £31,500 £31,500 £28,500
% change year-on-year - +10.53% -1.72%

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 950 1,092 999
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 94.30% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 455 421 804
10th Percentile £26,000 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £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 £96,096
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,528
% change year-on-year -18.18% +6.74% -8.00%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

IT Support
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 6 January 2026, IT Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 24 (77.42%) Microsoft
2 23 (74.19%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (61.29%) Azure
4 13 (41.94%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (35.48%) Customer Service
5 11 (35.48%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (35.48%) Windows
6 9 (29.03%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (19.35%) Active Directory
7 6 (19.35%) Preventative Maintenance
8 5 (16.13%) Broadband
8 5 (16.13%) Cisco
8 5 (16.13%) Entra ID
8 5 (16.13%) Mentoring
8 5 (16.13%) Meraki
8 5 (16.13%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (12.90%) DHCP
9 4 (12.90%) DNS
9 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
9 4 (12.90%) Mobile Device Management
10 3 (9.68%) Android
10 3 (9.68%) Apple
10 3 (9.68%) Data Protection
10 3 (9.68%) GDPR
10 3 (9.68%) Hyper-V
10 3 (9.68%) ITIL
10 3 (9.68%) PCI DSS
10 3 (9.68%) SharePoint
10 3 (9.68%) Windows Server
11 2 (6.45%) A+ Certification

IT Support 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 3 (9.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 23 (74.19%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (61.29%) Azure
3 5 (16.13%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (16.13%) Broadband
2 4 (12.90%) DHCP
2 4 (12.90%) DNS
General
1 10 (32.26%) Finance
2 9 (29.03%) Social Skills
3 7 (22.58%) Financial Institution
4 4 (12.90%) Retail
5 2 (6.45%) Electronics
5 2 (6.45%) Fire and Rescue
5 2 (6.45%) Manufacturing
5 2 (6.45%) Marketing
5 2 (6.45%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (6.45%) Police
5 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
5 2 (6.45%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Law
6 1 (3.23%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 4 (12.90%) Driving Licence
3 3 (9.68%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.23%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 11 (35.48%) Windows
2 3 (9.68%) Android
2 3 (9.68%) Windows Server
3 1 (3.23%) Apple iOS
3 1 (3.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (41.94%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (35.48%) Customer Service
3 6 (19.35%) Preventative Maintenance
4 5 (16.13%) Mentoring
5 4 (12.90%) Mobile Device Management
6 3 (9.68%) Data Protection
6 3 (9.68%) ITIL
7 2 (6.45%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (6.45%) Digital Marketing
7 2 (6.45%) ITSM
7 2 (6.45%) Programme Management
7 2 (6.45%) Server Management
7 2 (6.45%) Service Delivery
7 2 (6.45%) Virtual Environments
7 2 (6.45%) Wealth Management
8 1 (3.23%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (3.23%) Document Management
8 1 (3.23%) Multi-Factor Authentication
8 1 (3.23%) Two-Factor Authentication
8 1 (3.23%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 11 (35.48%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (6.45%) A+ Certification
2 2 (6.45%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.23%) Degree
3 1 (3.23%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) GDPR
1 3 (9.68%) PCI DSS
2 2 (6.45%) SLA
3 1 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (19.35%) Active Directory
2 5 (16.13%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (9.68%) Hyper-V
4 2 (6.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (29.03%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (77.42%) Microsoft
2 5 (16.13%) Cisco
2 5 (16.13%) Meraki
3 3 (9.68%) Apple
4 2 (6.45%) Avaloq
4 2 (6.45%) SAP
4 2 (6.45%) VMware
5 1 (3.23%) Dell
5 1 (3.23%) iManage