Network Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Network Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Network Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 94 91
Rank change year-on-year +9 -3 +30
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 34 31 68
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.06% 1.46% 2.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.18% 1.55% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 16 44
10th Percentile £362 - £327
25th Percentile £370 £240 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £340 £475
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -28.42% +4.40%
75th Percentile £456 £426 £500
90th Percentile £488 £456 £538
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £463
% change year-on-year - +2.70% +2.78%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,557 2,005 2,546
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 94.53% 95.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 889 1,238 1,778
10th Percentile £256 £200 £222
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £453 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.66% -4.63% +1.06%
75th Percentile £538 £563 £550
90th Percentile £600 £638 £638
UK median daily rate £504 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.05% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 124 44
10th Percentile £15.81 £12.30 £12.44
25th Percentile £16.78 £16.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £18.62 £20.57 £19.88
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% +3.47% -46.89%
75th Percentile £24.66 £58.13 £58.82
90th Percentile £44.01 £66.00 £68.09
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -25.33% -16.67% +87.50%

Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Network Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Network Engineer in Scotland

Network Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Network Engineer in Scotland

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Network Engineer in Scotland

Network Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Network Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Network Engineer in Scotland

Network 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 Network Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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 -12 13 £399 -5.56% 13
Edinburgh +9 11 £450 +87.50% 13
Aberdeen - 5 £456 - 19
Lanarkshire +3 1 - - 1
Aberdeenshire - 1 £325 - 4
Network Engineer
UK

Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Network Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Network Engineer in the job title.

1 25 (73.53%) Cisco
2 22 (64.71%) Firewall
3 20 (58.82%) WAN
4 18 (52.94%) LAN
4 18 (52.94%) Palo Alto
5 17 (50.00%) VPN
6 15 (44.12%) Network Security
7 14 (41.18%) Data Centre
7 14 (41.18%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (41.18%) Wireless
8 13 (38.24%) Network Monitoring
9 11 (32.35%) Cisco Nexus
10 10 (29.41%) OSPF
10 10 (29.41%) BGP
10 10 (29.41%) SD-WAN
11 9 (26.47%) CCNP
12 8 (23.53%) IPsec
12 8 (23.53%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (23.53%) F5
12 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
13 7 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
14 6 (17.65%) High Availability
14 6 (17.65%) Azure
14 6 (17.65%) TCP/IP
14 6 (17.65%) Unix
14 6 (17.65%) Linux
15 5 (14.71%) ITIL
15 5 (14.71%) CCNA
15 5 (14.71%) EIGRP
15 5 (14.71%) Project Management

Network Engineer Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.65%) Azure
2 4 (11.76%) AWS
3 2 (5.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 1 (2.94%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 22 (64.71%) Firewall
2 20 (58.82%) WAN
3 18 (52.94%) LAN
4 17 (50.00%) VPN
5 15 (44.12%) Network Security
6 14 (41.18%) Wireless
7 11 (32.35%) Cisco Nexus
8 10 (29.41%) BGP
8 10 (29.41%) OSPF
8 10 (29.41%) SD-WAN
9 8 (23.53%) IPsec
9 8 (23.53%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (17.65%) TCP/IP
11 5 (14.71%) Cisco Firepower
11 5 (14.71%) EIGRP
11 5 (14.71%) Unified Communications
12 4 (11.76%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (8.82%) Cisco Wireless
13 3 (8.82%) Internet
13 3 (8.82%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 4 (11.76%) Finance
2 4 (11.76%) Public Sector
3 3 (8.82%) Legal
4 2 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.88%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.94%) Banking
5 1 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Electronics
5 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.94%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) 802.1X
1 1 (2.94%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (41.18%) Data Centre
2 3 (8.82%) Driving Licence
3 2 (5.88%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (5.88%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.88%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.94%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (2.94%) Mainframe
4 1 (2.94%) Public Cloud
4 1 (2.94%) SCADA
4 1 (2.94%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.65%) Linux
1 6 (17.65%) Unix
2 2 (5.88%) Windows
3 1 (2.94%) Solaris
3 1 (2.94%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.94%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (38.24%) Network Monitoring
2 7 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (17.65%) High Availability
4 5 (14.71%) ITIL
4 5 (14.71%) Load Balancing
4 5 (14.71%) Network Design
4 5 (14.71%) Project Management
5 4 (11.76%) OO
5 4 (11.76%) Platform Engineering
5 4 (11.76%) Project Delivery
6 3 (8.82%) Capacity Management
6 3 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (8.82%) Migration
6 3 (8.82%) Roadmaps
7 2 (5.88%) Capacity Planning
7 2 (5.88%) Change Management
7 2 (5.88%) Cost Reduction
7 2 (5.88%) Data Protection
7 2 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 1 (2.94%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.76%) Perl
1 4 (11.76%) Python
2 1 (2.94%) JCL
2 1 (2.94%) REXX
Qualifications
1 14 (41.18%) Cisco Certification
2 9 (26.47%) CCNP
3 5 (14.71%) CCNA
4 4 (11.76%) Degree
5 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
5 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
6 1 (2.94%) BC Cleared
6 1 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.94%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.88%) QA
2 1 (2.94%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.94%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (2.94%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Firmware
1 1 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.94%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (11.76%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.94%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (2.94%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (2.94%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 25 (73.53%) Cisco
2 18 (52.94%) Palo Alto
3 8 (23.53%) F5
4 5 (14.71%) Fortinet
4 5 (14.71%) Meraki
5 4 (11.76%) Juniper
5 4 (11.76%) ServiceNow
6 2 (5.88%) SolarWinds
7 1 (2.94%) Aruba
7 1 (2.94%) Avaya
7 1 (2.94%) CheckPoint
7 1 (2.94%) Extreme Networks
7 1 (2.94%) IBM
7 1 (2.94%) Nokia
7 1 (2.94%) Oracle
7 1 (2.94%) Riverbed
7 1 (2.94%) VMware