Support Officer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Support Officer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Support Officer salary in Edinburgh is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 92 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Officer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.13% 0.079% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.083% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,500 £33,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £35,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.86% - -
75th Percentile £27,500 £36,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £27,000 £27,500 -
% change year-on-year -1.82% - -

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 636 1,199 1,031
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.36% 95.23% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 266 569 838
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £45,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £57,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -12.17% -3.40% -
75th Percentile £72,258 £74,145 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £87,419
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.09% +0.95% -4.55%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Support Officer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Support Officer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Support Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, Support Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding

Support Officer 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft