NEC Job Trends in Scotland

NEC
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the NEC Corporation.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 140 191
Rank change year-on-year - +51 -
Permanent jobs citing NEC 0 9 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.33% 0.10%
As % of the Vendors category - 1.14% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £60,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +24.68%

All Vendors
Scotland

NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,124 789 1,187
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 41.13% 29.18% 40.01%
Number of salaries quoted 429 371 796
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 -
25th Percentile £26,500 £37,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +17.65% -22.73%
75th Percentile £55,498 £68,114 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,900 £87,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -4.35%

NEC
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NEC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

NEC job vacancy trend in Scotland

NEC
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing NEC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing NEC