Support Engineer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Support Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 80 70
Rank change year-on-year +49 -10 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 41 5 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 3.89% 0.58% 1.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.99% 0.66% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 30 5 20
10th Percentile £21,250 - £24,250
25th Percentile £25,813 £27,500 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £27,750
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -13.95%
75th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £34,813
90th Percentile £65,000 £47,200 £41,900
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%

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 1,027 753 1,341
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.35% 87.25% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 624 325 1,067
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,929 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £83,738 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £98,474 £90,822
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +7.84% -7.27%

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 job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Engineer in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, 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.

1 12 (29.27%) Microsoft
2 11 (26.83%) Windows
3 9 (21.95%) Active Directory
3 9 (21.95%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (19.51%) Azure
4 8 (19.51%) Entra ID
4 8 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (17.07%) Coaching
5 7 (17.07%) Customer Service
6 5 (12.20%) Dell
6 5 (12.20%) DHCP
6 5 (12.20%) DNS
6 5 (12.20%) Exchange Server 2007
6 5 (12.20%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (12.20%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (12.20%) Firewall
6 5 (12.20%) HP
6 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (12.20%) SaaS
6 5 (12.20%) Server Virtualisation
6 5 (12.20%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (12.20%) Windows Server
6 5 (12.20%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (12.20%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (12.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (9.76%) Mac OS
8 3 (7.32%) A+ Certification
8 3 (7.32%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (7.32%) Line Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (12.20%) Exchange Server 2007
1 5 (12.20%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (12.20%) Exchange Server 2013
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Markit EDM
Cloud Services
1 9 (21.95%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (19.51%) Azure
2 8 (19.51%) Entra ID
3 5 (12.20%) SaaS
4 2 (4.88%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (4.88%) dbt
4 2 (4.88%) Snowflake
5 1 (2.44%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.20%) DHCP
1 5 (12.20%) DNS
1 5 (12.20%) Firewall
1 5 (12.20%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (4.88%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) Data Warehouse
General
1 11 (26.83%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.95%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Retail
5 2 (4.88%) Finance
6 1 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (17.07%) Driving Licence
3 4 (9.76%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 2 (4.88%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.44%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 11 (26.83%) Windows
2 5 (12.20%) Windows Server
2 5 (12.20%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (12.20%) Windows Server 2012
2 5 (12.20%) Windows Server 2016
3 4 (9.76%) Mac OS
4 2 (4.88%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (17.07%) Coaching
2 7 (17.07%) Customer Service
3 5 (12.20%) Server Virtualisation
4 3 (7.32%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (7.32%) Line Management
5 2 (4.88%) Agile
5 2 (4.88%) Asset Management
5 2 (4.88%) Batch Processing
5 2 (4.88%) CI/CD
5 2 (4.88%) Data Modelling
5 2 (4.88%) DevOps
5 2 (4.88%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (4.88%) ETL
5 2 (4.88%) Incident Management
5 2 (4.88%) Performance Tuning
5 2 (4.88%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (4.88%) Time Management
5 2 (4.88%) Validation
6 1 (2.44%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.88%) PowerShell
1 2 (4.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (7.32%) A+ Certification
1 3 (7.32%) Security Cleared
1 3 (7.32%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.32%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (21.95%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (29.27%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.20%) Dell
2 5 (12.20%) HP
3 2 (4.88%) Ab Initio
3 2 (4.88%) IBM