RIP Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring RIP skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 115 143
Rank change year-on-year - +28 +42
Contract jobs citing RIP 0 1 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland - 0.054% 0.32%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - 0.51% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £400
75th Percentile - - £410
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate - £581 £406
% change year-on-year - +43.08% -18.75%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Scotland

RIP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 146 195 323
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 9.24% 10.46% 12.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 124 186
10th Percentile £200 £171 £156
25th Percentile £361 £240 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% -10.53% +6.15%
75th Percentile £500 £538 £575
90th Percentile £580 £619 £681
UK median daily rate £478 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -5.43% +1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 11 21
10th Percentile - £12.00 £17.72
25th Percentile - £14.63 £18.93
Median hourly rate £17.30 £18.27 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% -66.78% +50.44%
75th Percentile - £18.89 £73.75
90th Percentile £33.38 £30.75 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £51.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -15.69% -9.72% +34.50%

RIP
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing RIP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for RIP in Scotland

RIP
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RIP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RIP

RIP
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RIP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing RIP