IT Engineer Contracts in Scotland

IT Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 130 147
Rank change year-on-year +52 +17 0
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 37 34 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.73% 1.27% 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.82% 1.34% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 17 14
10th Percentile £105 £116 £112
25th Percentile £154 - £132
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £130 £155
Median % change year-on-year +53.85% -16.13% -22.50%
75th Percentile £204 £173 £423
90th Percentile £215 £256 £488
UK median daily rate £200 £190 £213
% change year-on-year +5.26% -10.59% +19.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 8 3
10th Percentile £12.88 £13.16 -
25th Percentile £15.13 £16.57 -
Median hourly rate £17.10 £17.72 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% +1.26% +24.73%
75th Percentile £18.75 - £18.75
90th Percentile £19.50 - £19.50
UK median hourly rate £17.72 £17.72 £17.50
% change year-on-year - +1.26% +10.34%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,029 2,543 3,259
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 95.17% 95.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,241 1,767 2,315
10th Percentile £200 £230 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £558 £550 £550
90th Percentile £638 £632 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 50 52
10th Percentile £12.31 £12.71 £16.35
25th Percentile £15.73 £14.25 £17.86
Median hourly rate £19.34 £18.84 £37.43
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -49.67% +16.97%
75th Percentile £57.50 £57.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £66.00 £66.78 £55.98
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for IT Engineer in Scotland

IT Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +41 18 £110 -56.44% 2
Glasgow +26 14 £200 +70.21% 12
West Lothian +5 2 £188 -
Renfrewshire - 2 - - 1
South Lanarkshire - 1 £575 -
IT Engineer
UK

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, IT Engineer 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 Scotland region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 21 (56.76%) Break/Fix
2 14 (37.84%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (35.14%) Public Sector
4 12 (32.43%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (27.03%) Microsoft
6 9 (24.32%) Data Centre
6 9 (24.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (24.32%) Customer Service
7 8 (21.62%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (21.62%) Windows
8 7 (18.92%) MCSE
8 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Exchange
8 7 (18.92%) Dell
8 7 (18.92%) SAN
8 7 (18.92%) CCNA
8 7 (18.92%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (18.92%) A+ Certification
8 7 (18.92%) SC Cleared
8 7 (18.92%) Security Cleared
8 7 (18.92%) Network+ Certification
8 7 (18.92%) Windows 10
9 6 (16.22%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (16.22%) Microsoft Intune
9 6 (16.22%) Azure
10 5 (13.51%) ServiceNow
10 5 (13.51%) Proactive Monitoring
10 5 (13.51%) Active Directory
11 4 (10.81%) Entra ID
12 3 (8.11%) Inventory Management

IT Engineer 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (5.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 8 (21.62%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (16.22%) Azure
3 4 (10.81%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (18.92%) SAN
2 6 (16.22%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (5.41%) Firewall
3 2 (5.41%) Internet
3 2 (5.41%) LAN
3 2 (5.41%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) Oracle Reports
General
1 13 (35.14%) Public Sector
2 12 (32.43%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.11%) Finance
3 3 (8.11%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.70%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 9 (24.32%) Analytical Mindset
1 9 (24.32%) Data Centre
2 2 (5.41%) iPhone
2 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.70%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.70%) iPad
3 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (21.62%) Windows
2 7 (18.92%) Windows 10
3 2 (5.41%) Linux
3 2 (5.41%) Mac OS X
3 2 (5.41%) Unix
3 2 (5.41%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.70%) Android
4 1 (2.70%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.70%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (56.76%) Break/Fix
2 14 (37.84%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (24.32%) Customer Service
4 5 (13.51%) Proactive Monitoring
5 3 (8.11%) Inventory Management
6 2 (5.41%) Application Packaging
6 2 (5.41%) Incident Management
6 2 (5.41%) ITIL
6 2 (5.41%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 2 (5.41%) PRINCE2
6 2 (5.41%) Project Management
6 2 (5.41%) Server Management
6 2 (5.41%) Service Delivery
6 2 (5.41%) Service Management
7 1 (2.70%) Agile
7 1 (2.70%) Data Entry
7 1 (2.70%) ITSM
7 1 (2.70%) Performance Management
7 1 (2.70%) Programme Management
7 1 (2.70%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 7 (18.92%) A+ Certification
1 7 (18.92%) CCNA
1 7 (18.92%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (18.92%) MCSE
1 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Certification
1 7 (18.92%) Network+ Certification
1 7 (18.92%) SC Cleared
1 7 (18.92%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (5.41%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) Accessibility
1 2 (5.41%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (2.70%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (13.51%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (27.03%) Microsoft
2 7 (18.92%) Dell
3 5 (13.51%) ServiceNow
4 3 (8.11%) HP
5 2 (5.41%) Apple
5 2 (5.41%) Avaya
5 2 (5.41%) Extreme Networks
5 2 (5.41%) Fortinet
5 2 (5.41%) Oracle
5 2 (5.41%) Samsung
6 1 (2.70%) Citrix
6 1 (2.70%) VMware