Network+ Certification Contract Job Trends in Scotland

CompTIA Network+ (CompTIA N+)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Network+ Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 - 134
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
Contract jobs citing Network+ Certification 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.068% - 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.29% - 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - £102
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £104
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.91%
75th Percentile £338 - £105
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £375 £538 £345
% change year-on-year -30.23% +55.80% +142.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £16.25
Median hourly rate - - £17.50
75th Percentile - - £18.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £30.00 £30.00

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

Network+ Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Scotland.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 341 345 687
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 23.21% 22.20% 30.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 203 375
10th Percentile £193 £175 £196
25th Percentile £358 £356 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £568 £547 £600
90th Percentile £644 £666 £691
UK median daily rate £523 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.48% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 23 34
10th Percentile £17.23 £17.10 £19.25
25th Percentile £19.23 £20.94 £45.00
Median hourly rate £19.38 £23.00 £57.72
Median % change year-on-year -15.74% -60.15% +154.42%
75th Percentile £25.15 £28.07 £61.13
90th Percentile £43.50 £64.50 £77.10
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -36.33% -21.00% +11.11%

Network+ Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Network+ Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Network+ Certification job vacancy trend in Scotland

Network+ Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Network+ Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Network+ Certification

Network+ Certification
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+ Certification within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
South Ayrshire - 1 £325 - 1
Network+ Certification
UK

Network+ Certification
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Printing
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Enablement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco