IT Support
UK > Scotland
The median IT Support salary in Scotland is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 177 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -93 | +39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support | 23 | 100 | 164 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.78% | 1.50% | 3.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.87% | 1.54% | 3.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 83 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,200 | £17,000 | £23,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,510 | £24,000 | £24,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,000 | £27,500 | £28,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -3.51% | +14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £36,875 | £33,375 | £31,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,200 | £37,800 |
| UK median annual salary | £31,500 | £29,000 | £31,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.62% | -6.45% | +6.90% |
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 | 2,642 | 6,477 | 4,170 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.05% | 96.93% | 89.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,344 | 2,613 | 2,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £31,414 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.08% | +7.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -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 15 May 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 15 May 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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| West Lothian | +7 | 9 | £27,000 | -5.26% | |
| Glasgow | +171 | 4 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 10 |
| Highlands | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | |
| Edinburgh | -4 | 3 | £27,500 | -1.79% | 4 |
| Aberdeen | +23 | 1 | £29,000 | -3.33% | 1 |
| Lanarkshire | -8 | 1 | £27,500 | - | 2 |
| 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 15 May 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: