Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Network Engineer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Aberdeen is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Aberdeen 22.58% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 23.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £334 - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £470 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £425 £388 £475
% change year-on-year +9.68% -18.42% +5.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 30 33 34
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.77% 100.00% 91.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 17 23
10th Percentile £200 £395 £130
25th Percentile £310 £463 £149
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £550 £190
Median % change year-on-year -19.09% +189.47% -53.09%
75th Percentile £500 £600 £500
90th Percentile - £638 £614
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - £28.23 £17.26
25th Percentile - £31.19 £17.34
Median hourly rate £25.15 £36.75 £17.47
Median % change year-on-year -31.56% +110.42% -1.44%
75th Percentile - £42.69 £17.59
90th Percentile - £45.88 £17.67
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £18.20 £17.72
% change year-on-year +9.89% +2.71% -5.87%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Aberdeen

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Aberdeen

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Engineer in Aberdeen

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Network Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Network 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 Aberdeen region featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 5 (71.43%) OSPF
2 5 (71.43%) BGP
2 5 (71.43%) VLAN
3 4 (57.14%) WAN
3 4 (57.14%) Firewall
4 3 (42.86%) LAN
4 3 (42.86%) CCNP
4 3 (42.86%) Network Design
4 3 (42.86%) EIGRP
4 3 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (42.86%) Information Security
4 3 (42.86%) Network Security
4 3 (42.86%) Palo Alto
5 2 (28.57%) Proactive Monitoring
5 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Network Monitoring
5 2 (28.57%) CCIE
5 2 (28.57%) Degree
5 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
5 2 (28.57%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (14.29%) Cost Reduction
6 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
6 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
6 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
6 1 (14.29%) SCADA
6 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
6 1 (14.29%) Life Science
6 1 (14.29%) Intrusion Detection

Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) BGP
1 5 (71.43%) OSPF
1 5 (71.43%) VLAN
2 4 (57.14%) Firewall
2 4 (57.14%) WAN
3 3 (42.86%) EIGRP
3 3 (42.86%) LAN
3 3 (42.86%) Network Security
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (14.29%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (14.29%) TACACS
5 1 (14.29%) VPN
5 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
1 1 (14.29%) Life Science
1 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 1 (14.29%) Public Cloud
1 1 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (14.29%) SCADA
1 1 (14.29%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Information Security
1 3 (42.86%) Network Design
2 2 (28.57%) Network Monitoring
2 2 (28.57%) Proactive Monitoring
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (14.29%) Compliance Management
3 1 (14.29%) Cost Reduction
3 1 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) Data Flow Diagram
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) High Availability
3 1 (14.29%) Minimum Viable Product
3 1 (14.29%) Network Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 1 (14.29%) SIEM
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) CCNP
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (28.57%) CCIE
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) GRC
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 3 (42.86%) Palo Alto
3 1 (14.29%) Aruba
3 1 (14.29%) HP
3 1 (14.29%) Meraki
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Riverbed
3 1 (14.29%) Rockwell
3 1 (14.29%) SolarWinds