The median Security Check Clearance Network Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
62
66
-
Rank change year-on-year
+4
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Network Engineer
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
546
620
891
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
90.85%
94.80%
95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted
279
318
535
10th Percentile
£230
£211
£213
25th Percentile
£413
£380
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£453
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+4.97%
-4.74%
-
75th Percentile
£550
£538
£550
90th Percentile
£625
£650
£623
Scotland median daily rate
£454
£450
£490
% change year-on-year
+0.89%
-8.16%
+3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted
13
26
17
10th Percentile
£23.60
£16.37
£13.23
25th Percentile
£30.50
£18.55
£17.72
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£23.30
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+157.57%
-33.44%
+76.32%
75th Percentile
£75.00
£24.18
£60.00
90th Percentile
-
-
£62.50
Scotland median hourly rate
£25.15
£20.94
£19.75
% change year-on-year
+20.11%
+6.03%
+11.46%
SC Cleared Network Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SC Cleared Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
SC Cleared Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.
SC Cleared Network Engineer Skill Set Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, SC Cleared Network 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 SC Cleared Network Engineer in the job title.
SC Cleared Network 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:
