Support Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Support Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £27,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 91 | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -6 | +57 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | 1.99% | 0.47% | 2.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.25% | 0.50% | 2.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 6 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £25,375 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,125 | £27,500 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,750 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.62% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £30,250 | £33,750 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £33,375 | £34,375 | £48,487 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £30,000 | £30,250 | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.83% | +4.31% | -17.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 845 | 1,210 | 984 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.30% | 94.90% | 96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 405 | 524 | 789 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £35,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,500 | £45,000 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,500 | £74,358 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £45,000 | £54,389 | £51,514 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.26% | +5.58% | -6.34% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support 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: