IT Support Contracts in Scotland

IT Support
UK > Scotland

The median IT Support daily rate in Scotland is £156, 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 64 115 117
Rank change year-on-year +51 +2 +12
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 52 49 59
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.43% 1.83% 1.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.56% 1.93% 1.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 34 35
10th Percentile £144 £130 £103
25th Percentile £151 £137 £119
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £156 £173 £135
Median % change year-on-year -9.58% +27.78% -3.57%
75th Percentile £200 £214 £174
90th Percentile £215 £250 £195
UK median daily rate £190 £190 £185
% change year-on-year - +2.98% +11.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile - £11.22 £13.03
25th Percentile £18.19 £12.30 £14.71
Median hourly rate £18.38 £14.35 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +28.05% -18.00% +96.41%
75th Percentile £18.56 £16.15 £17.61
90th Percentile - £17.08 £17.68
UK median hourly rate £15.00 £20.30 £17.50
% change year-on-year -26.11% +16.00% +24.03%

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
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.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Scotland

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Scotland

IT Support
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

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

Daily rate histogram for IT Support in Scotland

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Scotland

IT Support
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 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 +39 26 £155 -14.48% 6
Glasgow +21 13 £200 -20.00% 6
South Ayrshire +7 6 £144 -
Perthshire - 3 £475 - 1
Dundee +3 1 - -
Lanarkshire +2 1 £185 +12.12% 2
IT Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Scotland region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 28 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 26 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 25 (48.08%) Microsoft
3 25 (48.08%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (36.54%) Windows
5 13 (25.00%) Active Directory
5 13 (25.00%) Windows 10
6 10 (19.23%) Microsoft Exchange
7 9 (17.31%) Microsoft Excel
7 9 (17.31%) Microsoft Office
7 9 (17.31%) ITIL
8 8 (15.38%) Degree
9 6 (11.54%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (9.62%) Disclosure Scotland
10 5 (9.62%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (9.62%) SCCM
10 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Intune
10 5 (9.62%) OneDrive
10 5 (9.62%) Entra ID
10 5 (9.62%) Azure
11 4 (7.69%) Apple iOS
11 4 (7.69%) BitLocker
11 4 (7.69%) Security Cleared
11 4 (7.69%) McAfee
11 4 (7.69%) Apple
11 4 (7.69%) Citrix
11 4 (7.69%) Customer Service
12 3 (5.77%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (5.77%) Proactive Monitoring
12 3 (5.77%) Onboarding

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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (19.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (5.77%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (17.31%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (17.31%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.92%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 25 (48.08%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (9.62%) Azure
2 5 (9.62%) Entra ID
2 5 (9.62%) OneDrive
3 3 (5.77%) OCI
3 3 (5.77%) Oracle Service Cloud
4 1 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (11.54%) Remote Desktop
2 3 (5.77%) Skype
3 1 (1.92%) Firewall
3 1 (1.92%) Internet
3 1 (1.92%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.77%) Oracle Database
1 3 (5.77%) Oracle Reports
General
1 28 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 26 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 3 (5.77%) Finance
4 2 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.77%) CMDB
1 3 (5.77%) iPhone
1 3 (5.77%) Legacy Systems
1 3 (5.77%) Onboarding
1 3 (5.77%) Tandem
2 2 (3.85%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.92%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (1.92%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 19 (36.54%) Windows
2 13 (25.00%) Windows 10
3 5 (9.62%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (7.69%) Apple iOS
5 3 (5.77%) Linux
5 3 (5.77%) Windows Server
6 1 (1.92%) Android
6 1 (1.92%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.92%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (17.31%) ITIL
2 4 (7.69%) Customer Service
3 3 (5.77%) Break/Fix
3 3 (5.77%) ITSM
3 3 (5.77%) Proactive Monitoring
4 2 (3.85%) Asset Management
4 2 (3.85%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (3.85%) Self-Awareness
4 2 (3.85%) Service Management
5 1 (1.92%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (1.92%) Incident Management
5 1 (1.92%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (15.38%) Degree
2 4 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 3 (5.77%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.62%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (3.85%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (7.69%) BitLocker
3 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (9.62%) SCCM
2 3 (5.77%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 25 (48.08%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.69%) Apple
2 4 (7.69%) Citrix
2 4 (7.69%) McAfee
3 3 (5.77%) Oracle
3 3 (5.77%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.92%) Cisco
4 1 (1.92%) IFS
4 1 (1.92%) VMware