Windows Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Windows Infrastructure Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Windows Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Windows Infrastructure Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £213 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - -
75th Percentile £238 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £330 £320 £575
% change year-on-year +3.13% -44.35% +27.78%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,301 1,407 2,158
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.97% 90.89% 94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 748 834 1,323
10th Percentile £220 £201 £250
25th Percentile £365 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £498
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -9.55% +4.74%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £588
90th Percentile £626 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 50 72
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.83 £14.01
25th Percentile £19.23 £18.77 £16.50
Median hourly rate £23.75 £23.00 £46.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.26% -50.54% +162.42%
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £60.59 £35.30 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -18.46% -23.53% +28.79%

Windows Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Windows Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Windows Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Windows Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Windows Infrastructure Engineer
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 Windows Infrastructure Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 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
Glasgow - 5 - - 1
West Lothian - 1 £225 -
Windows Infrastructure Engineer
UK

Windows Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Windows Infrastructure 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 Windows Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (83.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (83.33%) PowerShell
3 4 (66.67%) Azure
3 4 (66.67%) Python
4 3 (50.00%) Agile
4 3 (50.00%) AWS
4 3 (50.00%) Refactoring
5 2 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
5 2 (33.33%) DevOps
5 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
6 1 (16.67%) Azure Certification
6 1 (16.67%) Citrix
6 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
6 1 (16.67%) Degree
6 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
6 1 (16.67%) ITIL
6 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
6 1 (16.67%) SCCM
6 1 (16.67%) Security Management
6 1 (16.67%) Task Automation
6 1 (16.67%) VMware
6 1 (16.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (16.67%) Windows Server

Windows Infrastructure 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Azure
2 3 (50.00%) AWS
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Refactoring
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
4 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Security Management
4 1 (16.67%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) PowerShell
2 4 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Azure Certification
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Citrix
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) VMware