CIPD Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 75 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs citing CIPD 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.29% 0.13% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.14% 0.63% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £513 - £449
% change year-on-year - - -15.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Glasgow.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 175 160 261
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 25.77% 21.39% 29.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 85 154
10th Percentile £205 £263 £200
25th Percentile £358 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £455 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% -9.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £638 £675
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 4
10th Percentile - £16.75 -
25th Percentile £16.17 £18.06 -
Median hourly rate £16.25 £29.75 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.38% -60.33% +152.36%
75th Percentile £29.16 £48.13 -
90th Percentile £48.77 £70.46 -
Scotland median hourly rate £19.38 £23.00 £55.70
% change year-on-year -15.74% -58.71% +161.99%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

CIPD job vacancy trend in Glasgow

CIPD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Planning Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared