Telecoms Contracts in Edinburgh

Telecommunications
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 69 94
Rank change year-on-year +11 +25 +30
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 11 9 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.68% 1.03% 0.59%
As % of the General category 2.15% 1.46% 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - - £353
25th Percentile - £138 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £333 £485
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -31.37% -25.46%
75th Percentile - £572 £563
90th Percentile - £634 £600
Scotland median daily rate £325 £366 £450
% change year-on-year -11.26% -18.61% +28.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £21.30
25th Percentile - - £21.36
Median hourly rate - - £21.47
75th Percentile - - £21.57
90th Percentile - - £21.63
Scotland median hourly rate £27.40 - £21.67
% change year-on-year - - +9.72%

All General Skills
Edinburgh

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 512 615 871
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 78.41% 70.45% 73.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 260 333 602
10th Percentile £205 £156 £232
25th Percentile £400 £340 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £534 £550 £545
90th Percentile £600 £653 £600
Scotland median daily rate £465 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +3.22% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 33 5
10th Percentile £16.55 £13.22 -
25th Percentile £19.77 £16.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.00 £18.27 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year +20.42% -14.06% -30.30%
75th Percentile £31.34 £60.75 £21.67
90th Percentile £45.80 - £33.27
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £18.00 £18.84
% change year-on-year +11.11% -4.46% -47.98%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Edinburgh

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in Edinburgh

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in Edinburgh

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) LAN
1 3 (27.27%) WAN
2 2 (18.18%) SDH
3 1 (9.09%) 4G
3 1 (9.09%) ADSL
3 1 (9.09%) MPLS
3 1 (9.09%) PSTN
3 1 (9.09%) Wireless
General
1 10 (90.91%) Electronics
2 7 (63.64%) Finance
2 7 (63.64%) Manufacturing
2 7 (63.64%) Marketing
2 7 (63.64%) Public Sector
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) RF Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Telecoms Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Fibre Planner
3 1 (9.09%) Field Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Field Telecoms Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Network Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Network Field Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Project Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Data Centre
1 3 (27.27%) Driving Licence
1 3 (27.27%) Fibre Optics
2 2 (18.18%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (63.64%) Digital Marketing
1 7 (63.64%) Feasibility Study
1 7 (63.64%) Programme Management
1 7 (63.64%) Prototyping
1 7 (63.64%) Schematic Capture
2 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (27.27%) Process Management
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
3 2 (18.18%) Project Management
4 1 (9.09%) Bill of Materials
4 1 (9.09%) Budgeting
4 1 (9.09%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 1 (9.09%) Cost Reduction
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
4 1 (9.09%) Inventory Management
4 1 (9.09%) Resource Allocation
4 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) SC Cleared
1 10 (90.91%) Security Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (18.18%) HNC
4 1 (9.09%) BC Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA
1 1 (9.09%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) SAP
2 3 (27.27%) Cisco
2 3 (27.27%) Nokia