Network Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Field Network Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Field Network Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £270, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
21 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 - 66
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Field Engineer 9 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.86% - 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% - 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £376
25th Percentile - - £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 - £413
75th Percentile - - £453
90th Percentile - - £459
Scotland median daily rate £413 £450 £413
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

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 975 776 706
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 94.87% 93.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 547 494 507
10th Percentile £285 £288 £230
25th Percentile £358 £364 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £565
90th Percentile £675 £609 £638
Scotland median daily rate £460 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.22% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 17 26
10th Percentile £14.00 - £13.19
25th Percentile £20.55 £16.84 £16.76
Median hourly rate £40.32 £19.83 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +103.33% -51.56% +154.13%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £49.61
90th Percentile £77.50 £57.50 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.83 £18.00
% change year-on-year +76.50% +10.17% +1.58%

Network Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Network Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Network Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Network Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, Network Field 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 Network Field Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Cisco
1 9 (100.00%) LAN
1 9 (100.00%) MPLS
1 9 (100.00%) SDH
1 9 (100.00%) WAN
2 3 (33.33%) Java RMI
2 3 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 3 (33.33%) SLA
3 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (22.22%) Network Monitoring
3 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Cost Reduction
4 1 (11.11%) EMC
4 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) IP Telephony
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (11.11%) MIMO
4 1 (11.11%) Nokia
4 1 (11.11%) X.21

Network Field 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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 9 (100.00%) LAN
1 9 (100.00%) MPLS
1 9 (100.00%) SDH
1 9 (100.00%) WAN
2 1 (11.11%) IP Telephony
2 1 (11.11%) MIMO
2 1 (11.11%) X.21
General
1 9 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (22.22%) Network Monitoring
2 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Cost Reduction
3 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Cisco
2 1 (11.11%) EMC
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Nokia
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