The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring NGN skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
NGN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Scotland.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
256
373
553
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland
10.08%
8.19%
20.27%
Number of salaries quoted
147
207
404
10th Percentile
-
£30,000
-
25th Percentile
£25,087
£38,625
£25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£26,968
£50,000
£35,000
Median % change year-on-year
-46.06%
+42.86%
-27.08%
75th Percentile
£49,750
£65,000
£57,813
90th Percentile
£71,250
£75,000
£77,715
UK median annual salary
£40,000
£50,000
£51,000
% change year-on-year
-20.00%
-1.96%
-2.86%
NGN Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing NGN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
NGN Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing NGN.
NGN Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, job vacancies citing NGN also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region with a requirement for NGN.
NGN 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:
