The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring VLAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VLAN over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
VLAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
67
112
138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
10.21%
12.83%
11.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
29
66
95
10th Percentile
£160
£178
£163
25th Percentile
£250
£202
£263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£388
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+9.68%
-18.42%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£519
£556
£548
90th Percentile
£535
£634
£608
Scotland median daily rate
£425
£420
£465
% change year-on-year
+1.19%
-9.58%
+3.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
15
1
10th Percentile
-
£12.50
-
25th Percentile
-
£14.88
-
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£18.27
£21.26
Median % change year-on-year
-5.31%
-14.06%
-55.24%
75th Percentile
£23.00
£43.38
-
90th Percentile
£23.33
£60.75
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£17.30
£18.27
£16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.31%
+10.73%
-67.61%
VLAN Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing VLAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
VLAN Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VLAN in Edinburgh.
VLAN Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VLAN also mentioned 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for VLAN.
VLAN 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:
