Support Engineer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Support Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Support Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 91 82
Rank change year-on-year +12 -9 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 10 4 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 1.17% 0.32% 2.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% 0.34% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 18
10th Percentile £25,650 £25,850 £24,500
25th Percentile £25,750 £27,875 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £28,750 £34,375 £31,500
90th Percentile £29,050 £34,750 £42,500
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £33,750 £29,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.38% -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 718 1,192 974
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.88% 95.44% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 317 535 792
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £71,532 £74,144 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £88,617
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.09% +6.00% -9.09%

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 Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 7 November 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.

1 9 (90.00%) Active Directory
1 9 (90.00%) Azure
1 9 (90.00%) ITIL
2 8 (80.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 8 (80.00%) Change Management
2 8 (80.00%) DevOps
2 8 (80.00%) Entra ID
2 8 (80.00%) SaaS
2 8 (80.00%) SQL
3 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (20.00%) Windows
4 1 (10.00%) Degree
4 1 (10.00%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) User Experience

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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (90.00%) Azure
2 8 (80.00%) Entra ID
2 8 (80.00%) SaaS
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (80.00%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Client/Server
2 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) ITIL
2 8 (80.00%) Change Management
2 8 (80.00%) DevOps
3 2 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 8 (80.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
1 1 (10.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 9 (90.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft