Network Specialist
UK > Scotland
The median Network Specialist daily rate in Scotland is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 August 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 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 116 | 113 | 151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +38 | +27 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Network Specialist | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.18% | 0.054% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.057% | 0.083% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -18.18% | +29.41% |
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 | 1,539 | 1,753 | 2,422 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.28% | 94.15% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 860 | 1,085 | 1,608 |
| 10th Percentile | £237 | £200 | £232 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £340 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -5.26% | +1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £650 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 65 | 81 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.40 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.08 | £14.73 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.37 | £18.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.58% | +1.58% | -10.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.21 | £34.50 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.75 | £52.50 | £62.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +3.61% | +61.60% |
Network Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Network Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Network Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Network Specialist in Scotland.
Network Specialist
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 Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 August 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +2 | 3 | £425 | - | 2 |
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Network Specialist Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 18 August 2025, Network Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Network Specialist 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:
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