Algorithms
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Algorithms in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Algorithms over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 75 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -27 | +31 |
| Contract jobs citing Algorithms | 22 | 7 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 2.76% | 0.80% | 3.94% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 7.17% | 2.53% | 9.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £329 | £403 | £625 |
| 25th Percentile | £397 | £406 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £413 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.03% | -45.00% | +46.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £419 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £450 | £423 | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £425 | £413 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | -45.00% | +46.63% |
All Generic Skills
Glasgow
Algorithms falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Glasgow.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 307 | 277 | 372 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 38.47% | 31.58% | 40.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 158 | 163 | 238 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £214 | £267 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £356 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £440 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.57% | -9.74% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £589 | £675 | £750 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.68% | -2.56% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.65 | £15.42 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.28 | £15.86 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.29 | £18.00 | £10.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.72% | +69.33% | -51.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.64 | £28.06 | £22.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.58 | £57.13 | £41.37 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.14 | £12.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.31% | +47.44% | -71.40% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Algorithms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Algorithms in Glasgow.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Algorithms in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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: