Network Design Engineer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Network Design Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 7 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Network Design Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Design Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £380 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 728 594 778
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 91.81% 94.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 395 304 425
10th Percentile £322 £265 £172
25th Percentile £406 £413 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £600 £594 £638
Scotland median daily rate £460 £463 £450
% change year-on-year -0.54% +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 15 39
10th Percentile £15.81 - £13.45
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £27.35 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +123.03% +51.94% +1.58%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.13 £20.05
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 £51.00
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.13
% change year-on-year +77.57% +8.71% +2.31%

Network Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Network Design Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Network Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Network Design Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Design Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Network Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 7 August 2026, Network Design Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Network Design Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Prime
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds Orion

Network Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Prime
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia