IT Support Contracts in Edinburgh

IT Support
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median IT Support daily rate in Edinburgh is £155 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 78 104
Rank change year-on-year +27 +26 +1
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 24 21 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.81% 1.78% 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.96% 1.87% 1.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 13 17
10th Percentile - £136 £119
25th Percentile £151 £156 £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £175 £150
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% +16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £156 £194 £175
90th Percentile £163 £228 £217
Scotland median daily rate £156 £170 £135
% change year-on-year -8.25% +26.39% -3.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
Median hourly rate £18.27 £14.35 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +27.32% -18.00% -
Scotland median hourly rate £18.27 £14.35 £17.50
% change year-on-year +27.32% -18.00% +96.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 812 1,126 1,816
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.97% 95.67% 95.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 466 786 1,243
10th Percentile £185 £221 £230
25th Percentile £340 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £566
90th Percentile £650 £610 £638
Scotland median daily rate £453 £475 £470
% change year-on-year -4.63% +1.06% +10.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 8 17
10th Percentile £15.22 £12.36 -
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.57 £17.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £17.72 £20.19
Median % change year-on-year +153.95% -12.21% -64.90%
75th Percentile £60.75 £21.36 £40.75
90th Percentile £66.00 £31.29 £50.97
Scotland median hourly rate £20.57 £19.88 £37.43
% change year-on-year +3.47% -46.89% +7.71%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Edinburgh

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Edinburgh

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Edinburgh

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, IT Support contract 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 contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 21 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 17 (70.83%) Public Sector
3 12 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 12 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
5 8 (33.33%) Degree
6 4 (16.67%) Windows
7 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
7 3 (12.50%) OneDrive
7 3 (12.50%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (8.33%) Windows 10
8 2 (8.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (8.33%) SCCM
8 2 (8.33%) ITIL
8 2 (8.33%) .NET
8 2 (8.33%) Active Directory
9 1 (4.17%) Mac OS X
9 1 (4.17%) Apple
9 1 (4.17%) Internet
9 1 (4.17%) Service Management
9 1 (4.17%) Disaster Recovery
9 1 (4.17%) Firewall
9 1 (4.17%) Identity Management
9 1 (4.17%) Management Information System
9 1 (4.17%) Migration
9 1 (4.17%) Android
9 1 (4.17%) Apple iOS
9 1 (4.17%) SLA
9 1 (4.17%) Structured Cabling

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (12.50%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.17%) Firewall
1 1 (4.17%) Internet
1 1 (4.17%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (4.17%) Structured Cabling
General
1 21 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 17 (70.83%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.17%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (4.17%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (16.67%) Windows
2 2 (8.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (8.33%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (4.17%) Android
3 1 (4.17%) Apple iOS
3 1 (4.17%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (8.33%) ITIL
2 1 (4.17%) Asset Management
2 1 (4.17%) Customer Service
2 1 (4.17%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (4.17%) Identity Management
2 1 (4.17%) Migration
2 1 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (4.17%) Self-Awareness
2 1 (4.17%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 8 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (4.17%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (8.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) SCCM
2 1 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.17%) Apple
2 1 (4.17%) Okta