Data Network Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

Data Network Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Data Network Engineer salary in Scotland is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 127 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Network Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.032% 0.050% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% 0.056% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £32,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +56.25% -36.63% -12.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,940 1,770 5,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 89.17% 96.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,543 941 2,450
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £67,941 £74,145 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Data Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Data Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Data Network Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Data Network Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Data Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 25 March 2026, Data Network Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Data Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

Data Network 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%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto