Telecoms Contracts in Scotland

Telecommunications
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 95 121
Rank change year-on-year +9 +26 +11
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 32 26 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.86% 1.25% 1.29%
As % of the General category 2.55% 1.97% 1.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 22
10th Percentile £263 £148 £139
25th Percentile £303 £188 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £313 £459
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -31.88% +26.55%
75th Percentile £422 £563 £542
90th Percentile £457 £675 £575
UK median daily rate £475 £468 £486
% change year-on-year +1.60% -3.86% -2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £21.34
25th Percentile £26.85 - £21.47
Median hourly rate £27.40 £16.92 £21.67
Median % change year-on-year +61.94% -21.92% +9.72%
75th Percentile £27.95 - £54.59
90th Percentile - - £74.33
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £46.78 £52.50
% change year-on-year -50.83% -10.90% +81.03%

All General Skills
Scotland

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,257 1,322 1,843
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 72.95% 63.68% 66.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 708 795 1,285
10th Percentile £228 £175 £225
25th Percentile £365 £317 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.22% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £600 £638 £636
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 73 35
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.06 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.40 £13.25 £13.14
Median hourly rate £19.97 £17.50 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.11% -5.41% -47.14%
75th Percentile £25.44 £30.75 £53.24
90th Percentile £45.08 £60.75 £64.16
UK median hourly rate £27.17 £31.97 £30.00
% change year-on-year -15.02% +6.57% +25.00%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Scotland

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in Scotland

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Scotland over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in Scotland

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in Scotland

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 July 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 -11 12 £325 +4.00% 15
Edinburgh +14 11 £350 +5.26% 27
Aberdeen - 2 £168 - 4
Lanarkshire - 1 - - 10
Moray - 1 - - 2
Highlands - 1 - - 3
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
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:

Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (15.63%) WAN
2 4 (12.50%) LAN
3 3 (9.38%) SDH
4 2 (6.25%) 4G
4 2 (6.25%) Ethernet
5 1 (3.13%) ADSL
5 1 (3.13%) MPLS
5 1 (3.13%) PSTN
5 1 (3.13%) Wireless
General
1 13 (40.63%) Electronics
2 11 (34.38%) Finance
2 11 (34.38%) Public Sector
3 10 (31.25%) Manufacturing
3 10 (31.25%) Marketing
4 6 (18.75%) Social Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.13%) Back Office
6 1 (3.13%) German Language
6 1 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (21.88%) RF Engineer
2 6 (18.75%) Field Engineer
3 5 (15.63%) Telecoms Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Delivery Manager
4 3 (9.38%) Project Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Project Manager
5 2 (6.25%) Field Telecoms Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Network Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
6 1 (3.13%) 2nd Line Support
6 1 (3.13%) Administrator
6 1 (3.13%) Architect
6 1 (3.13%) Desktop Support
6 1 (3.13%) Fibre Planner
6 1 (3.13%) IT Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) IT Support
6 1 (3.13%) Network Field Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Security Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.13%) WAN Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 11 (34.38%) Driving Licence
2 6 (18.75%) Data Centre
3 3 (9.38%) Fibre Optics
4 2 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (6.25%) SCADA
5 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) Android
1 1 (3.13%) Windows
1 1 (3.13%) Windows 10
1 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (31.25%) Business Intelligence
1 10 (31.25%) Digital Marketing
1 10 (31.25%) Programme Management
2 7 (21.88%) Feasibility Study
2 7 (21.88%) Prototyping
2 7 (21.88%) Schematic Capture
3 6 (18.75%) Project Management
4 5 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (12.50%) Project Delivery
6 3 (9.38%) Migration
6 3 (9.38%) PRINCE2
6 3 (9.38%) Process Management
7 2 (6.25%) Asset Management
7 2 (6.25%) Break/Fix
7 2 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (6.25%) Order Management
7 2 (6.25%) Project Planning
7 2 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (6.25%) Strategic Planning
7 2 (6.25%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 13 (40.63%) SC Cleared
1 13 (40.63%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.38%) APMP
2 3 (9.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (9.38%) HNC
2 3 (9.38%) PMI Certification
2 3 (9.38%) PMP
3 2 (6.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (3.13%) BC Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) CISM
4 1 (3.13%) CISSP
4 1 (3.13%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) SLA
2 1 (3.13%) NEBOSH
2 1 (3.13%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (31.25%) Cisco
1 10 (31.25%) SAP
2 7 (21.88%) Nokia
3 1 (3.13%) Apple
3 1 (3.13%) Ariba
3 1 (3.13%) Dell
3 1 (3.13%) HP
3 1 (3.13%) Openreach
3 1 (3.13%) Oracle
3 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow