LAN/WAN Engineer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Local & Wide Area Network Engineer (LAN/WAN Engineer)
UK > Scotland

As of 27 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Local & Wide Area Network Engineer (LAN/WAN Engineer) daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a LAN/WAN Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.052% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - £350
% change year-on-year - - -26.32%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,772 1,508 1,987
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 94.37% 94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 888 885 1,231
10th Percentile £290 £256 £200
25th Percentile £400 £368 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -2.17% -3.16%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £571
90th Percentile £675 £600 £646
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 134 53 118
10th Percentile £12.63 £15.68 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.63 £16.06
Median hourly rate £20.95 £19.37 £24.27
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% -20.22% +22.10%
75th Percentile £61.50 £24.66 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £40.63 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.53 £36.50
% change year-on-year +54.38% -24.58% -18.89%

LAN/WAN Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'LAN/WAN Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

LAN/WAN Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

LAN/WAN Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for LAN/WAN Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for LAN/WAN Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

LAN/WAN Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for LAN/WAN Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for LAN/WAN Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

LAN/WAN Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN/WAN Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow - 1 - -
LAN/WAN Engineer
UK

LAN/WAN Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 27 May 2026, LAN/WAN 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 Scotland region featuring LAN/WAN Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

LAN/WAN Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 (100.00%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia