The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring IPv4 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IPv4 over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
IPv4 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 Scotland.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
192
216
368
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland
11.08%
10.58%
13.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
100
131
233
10th Percentile
£200
£178
£160
25th Percentile
£356
£229
£331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£438
£420
£463
Median % change year-on-year
+4.17%
-9.19%
-
75th Percentile
£519
£575
£550
90th Percentile
£550
£634
£613
UK median daily rate
£488
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-2.50%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
15
25
10th Percentile
-
£12.50
-
25th Percentile
-
£14.63
£10.63
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£18.27
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
-5.31%
+3.10%
-65.22%
75th Percentile
£18.73
£28.38
£35.00
90th Percentile
£33.35
£60.75
£59.03
UK median hourly rate
£46.25
£40.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+15.63%
+14.29%
+21.74%
IPv4 Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing IPv4 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
IPv4 Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IPv4 in Scotland.
IPv4 Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing IPv4 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 Scotland region with a requirement for IPv4.
IPv4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
