Field Telecoms Engineer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Field Telecommunications Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Field Telecommunications Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 86 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Telecoms Engineer 11 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 1.07% 0.12% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% 0.13% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £325 -
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% - -
75th Percentile £206 £338 -
90th Percentile £218 - -
Scotland median daily rate £200 £325 -
% change year-on-year -38.46% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 960 780 722
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 95.12% 94.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 491 513
10th Percentile £290 £300 £250
25th Percentile £358 £368 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £605 £636
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.78% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 18 31
10th Percentile £13.67 - £11.50
25th Percentile £17.85 £16.84 £16.19
Median hourly rate £40.32 £19.90 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +102.61% -51.39% +182.34%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £55.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £59.75 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £36.25 £19.90 £18.27
% change year-on-year +82.16% +8.92% +3.10%

Field Telecoms Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Field Telecoms Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Field Telecoms Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Field Telecoms Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Telecoms Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Telecoms Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Field Telecoms Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 15 July 2026, Field Telecoms 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 Glasgow region featuring Field Telecoms Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Cisco
1 11 (100.00%) LAN
1 11 (100.00%) MPLS
1 11 (100.00%) SDH
1 11 (100.00%) WAN
2 4 (36.36%) IP Telephony
2 4 (36.36%) Project Delivery
2 4 (36.36%) SLA
3 3 (27.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (27.27%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (9.09%) Java RMI
4 1 (9.09%) Network Monitoring
4 1 (9.09%) Nokia
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving

Field Telecoms Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Communications & Networking
1 11 (100.00%) LAN
1 11 (100.00%) MPLS
1 11 (100.00%) SDH
1 11 (100.00%) WAN
2 4 (36.36%) IP Telephony
General
1 11 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Project Delivery
2 3 (27.27%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (9.09%) Network Monitoring
3 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) SLA
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Cisco
2 1 (9.09%) Nokia
Field Telecoms Engineer jobs