Radio Engineer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Radio Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Radio Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £360, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 113 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Radio Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.063% 0.056% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.061% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £313 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.20% - -
UK median daily rate £420 £375 £250
% change year-on-year +12.00% +50.00% -25.37%

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 1,439 1,642 2,240
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 91.68% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 843 976 1,418
10th Percentile £200 £190 £236
25th Percentile £360 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £572
90th Percentile £625 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 65 60
10th Percentile £16.84 £13.23 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.98 £14.73 £15.75
Median hourly rate £24.09 £18.38 £19.06
Median % change year-on-year +31.10% -3.57% +7.53%
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.18 £57.06
90th Percentile £64.60 £43.42 £74.18
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.39 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.74% -16.91% +55.71%

Radio Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Radio Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Radio Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Radio Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Radio Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Radio Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Radio 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 Radio Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) Java RMI
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

Radio 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Java RMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia