IT Support Analyst Contracts in Scotland

IT Support Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median IT Support Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £185, 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 104 140 160
Rank change year-on-year +36 +20 -5
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Analyst 11 24 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.51% 0.90% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.94% 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 16 14
10th Percentile £164 £123 £131
25th Percentile £173 £156 £151
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 £178 £164
Median % change year-on-year +4.23% +8.40% +16.96%
75th Percentile £194 £250 £193
90th Percentile £196 - £250
UK median daily rate £190 £188 £180
% change year-on-year +1.33% +4.17% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.19 - -
Median hourly rate £18.38 - £11.91
75th Percentile £18.56 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £18.38 £25.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -26.50% +42.86% +14.75%

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 Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Analyst in Scotland

IT Support Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for IT Support Analyst in Scotland

IT Support Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Support Analyst in Scotland

IT Support Analyst
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 Support Analyst 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 +24 5 £185 +8.82% 3
Glasgow +15 4 £195 -22.00%
Lanarkshire - 1 £185 -
IT Support Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, IT Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft Office
1 9 (81.82%) ITIL
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 8 (72.73%) Active Directory
2 8 (72.73%) Windows
2 8 (72.73%) Windows 10
2 8 (72.73%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
3 5 (45.45%) Windows Server 2016
3 5 (45.45%) SCCM
3 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (36.36%) Citrix
4 4 (36.36%) OneDrive
4 4 (36.36%) Public Sector
5 3 (27.27%) Customer Service
5 3 (27.27%) Apple iOS
5 3 (27.27%) Skype for Business
5 3 (27.27%) CMDB
5 3 (27.27%) iPhone
5 3 (27.27%) ServiceNow
5 3 (27.27%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (27.27%) Skype
5 3 (27.27%) ITSM
5 3 (27.27%) Finance
5 3 (27.27%) Apple
6 2 (18.18%) SLA
6 2 (18.18%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (9.09%) IFS
7 1 (9.09%) Self-Awareness
7 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence

IT Support Analyst 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 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (27.27%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 8 (72.73%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (36.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) Skype
General
1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Public Sector
3 3 (27.27%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) CMDB
1 3 (27.27%) iPhone
2 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 8 (72.73%) Windows
1 8 (72.73%) Windows 10
2 5 (45.45%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (27.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) ITIL
2 3 (27.27%) Customer Service
2 3 (27.27%) ITSM
3 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
3 1 (9.09%) Self-Awareness
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Disclosure Scotland
1 2 (18.18%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (72.73%) Active Directory
2 1 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (45.45%) SCCM
2 3 (27.27%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 4 (36.36%) Citrix
3 3 (27.27%) Apple
3 3 (27.27%) ServiceNow
4 1 (9.09%) Cisco
4 1 (9.09%) IFS
4 1 (9.09%) VMware