Structured Cabling Job Trends in Scotland

Structured Cabling
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Structured Cabling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 140 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Structured Cabling 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.027% 0.12% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.30% 1.22% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 - -
75th Percentile £36,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £32,500 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -23.53% +13.33% -8.54%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Scotland

Structured Cabling 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 337 246 406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 9.22% 9.69% 8.59%
Number of salaries quoted 139 141 243
10th Percentile £25,750 £23,504 £28,750
25th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £30,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.67% -40.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £59,375 £52,761 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,802
UK median annual salary £47,620 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% -20.00% -3.05%

Structured Cabling
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Structured Cabling job vacancy trend in Scotland

Structured Cabling
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Structured Cabling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Structured Cabling

Structured Cabling
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Structured Cabling within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Dundee - 1 £35,500 -
Structured Cabling
UK

Structured Cabling
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Data Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops