IT Support
UK > Scotland
The median IT Support salary in Scotland is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 152 | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -63 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support | 29 | 113 | 137 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.90% | 1.72% | 3.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 1.77% | 3.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 92 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,350 | £17,350 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,755 | £24,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,500 | £27,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,000 | £31,125 | £37,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,650 | £38,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £31,000 | £28,500 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.77% | -9.52% | +8.62% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,671 | 6,374 | 3,795 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.31% | 97.00% | 90.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,243 | 2,909 | 2,093 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £39,750 | £41,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,148 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
IT Support
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Scotland.
IT Support
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Support in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
IT Support
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Glasgow | +124 | 10 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 14 |
| West Lothian | +9 | 10 | £27,000 | -5.26% | 3 |
| Highlands | +4 | 4 | £40,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
| Edinburgh | +4 | 2 | £25,020 | -11.43% | 13 |
| Aberdeen | +33 | 1 | £29,000 | -3.33% | |
| Dundee | +8 | 1 | £35,000 | +201.18% | 5 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 1 | £27,500 | - | 5 |
| IT Support UK |
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IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, IT Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring IT Support in the job title.
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IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: