Support Analyst Job Trends in Edinburgh

Support Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Support Analyst salary in Edinburgh is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 69 83
Rank change year-on-year +39 +14 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Analyst 37 10 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 3.51% 1.16% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.60% 1.34% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 27 8 5
10th Percentile £26,750 - £30,400
25th Percentile £27,875 £41,375 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £43,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +33.08% -5.19%
75th Percentile £47,500 £45,125 £34,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £48,688 £39,300
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £43,250 £32,250
% change year-on-year -30.64% +34.11% +3.20%

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 1,028 745 1,326
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.44% 86.33% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 665 350 997
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,929 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £44,346 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £68,750 £82,688 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £98,501 £88,000
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -9.09%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Support Analyst
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Analyst in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 19 July 2026, Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (67.57%) Azure
2 23 (62.16%) Microsoft
3 20 (54.05%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (54.05%) Windows
4 15 (40.54%) Active Directory
4 15 (40.54%) OneDrive
4 15 (40.54%) SharePoint
5 14 (37.84%) Entra ID
5 14 (37.84%) Mac OS
6 9 (24.32%) SQL
7 7 (18.92%) Mentoring
8 6 (16.22%) .NET
8 6 (16.22%) Collateral Management
8 6 (16.22%) Java
8 6 (16.22%) Migration
8 6 (16.22%) Oracle
8 6 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (13.51%) Service Delivery
10 4 (10.81%) Coaching
10 4 (10.81%) Cybersecurity
10 4 (10.81%) IT Strategy
10 4 (10.81%) Project Delivery
10 4 (10.81%) Technology Strategy
10 4 (10.81%) Windows Server
10 4 (10.81%) Workflow
11 3 (8.11%) Boomi
11 3 (8.11%) Broadband
11 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
11 3 (8.11%) ERP
11 3 (8.11%) iPaaS

Support Analyst 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 15 (40.54%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 3 (8.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 25 (67.57%) Azure
2 20 (54.05%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (40.54%) OneDrive
4 14 (37.84%) Entra ID
5 3 (8.11%) Boomi
5 3 (8.11%) iPaaS
5 3 (8.11%) Workato
6 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.11%) Broadband
General
1 12 (32.43%) Finance
2 9 (24.32%) Financial Institution
3 5 (13.51%) Social Skills
4 4 (10.81%) Legal
5 3 (8.11%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (16.22%) .NET
2 3 (8.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.70%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 20 (54.05%) Windows
2 14 (37.84%) Mac OS
3 4 (10.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (18.92%) Mentoring
2 6 (16.22%) Collateral Management
2 6 (16.22%) Migration
2 6 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (13.51%) Service Delivery
4 4 (10.81%) Coaching
4 4 (10.81%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (10.81%) IT Strategy
4 4 (10.81%) Project Delivery
4 4 (10.81%) Technology Strategy
4 4 (10.81%) Workflow
5 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (8.11%) ERP
5 3 (8.11%) Requirements Gathering
5 3 (8.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (5.41%) Customer Service
7 1 (2.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (2.70%) Document Management
7 1 (2.70%) ITIL
7 1 (2.70%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (24.32%) SQL
2 6 (16.22%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 15 (40.54%) Active Directory
2 3 (8.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 23 (62.16%) Microsoft
2 6 (16.22%) Oracle
3 1 (2.70%) Citrix
3 1 (2.70%) iManage
3 1 (2.70%) Intapp