The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Big Data skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Big Data over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Big Data falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Glasgow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
178
177
193
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
22.31%
20.18%
21.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
112
137
146
10th Percentile
£288
£303
£376
25th Percentile
£372
£381
£420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£465
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-3.23%
-7.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£550
£533
£638
90th Percentile
£589
£645
£750
Scotland median daily rate
£471
£475
£495
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.04%
+4.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
5
10th Percentile
£20.16
-
£24.95
25th Percentile
£21.01
£51.25
-
Median hourly rate
£23.05
£52.50
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
-56.10%
+50.00%
-25.53%
75th Percentile
£25.71
£53.75
£66.56
90th Percentile
£26.93
-
£67.88
Scotland median hourly rate
£26.50
£37.07
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-28.51%
+5.91%
+34.62%
Big Data Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Big Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Big Data Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Big Data in Glasgow.
Big Data Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Big Data 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 contract job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for Big Data.
Big Data 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:
