Control Systems Engineer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Control Systems Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Control Systems Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £801, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
4 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.090% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £800 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £801 - -
75th Percentile £801 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £801 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 1,037 686 645
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.17% 93.97% 93.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 594 410 459
10th Percentile £282 £267 £229
25th Percentile £363 £362 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £574 £538 £565
90th Percentile £675 £600 £657
Scotland median daily rate £463 £455 £450
% change year-on-year +1.65% +1.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 17 16
10th Percentile £15.01 - £11.78
25th Percentile £35.00 £16.84 £14.34
Median hourly rate £55.00 £23.75 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +131.58% +21.24% +35.10%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £46.16
90th Percentile £77.50 £59.50 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £20.00 £18.13
% change year-on-year +75.00% +10.31% +2.31%

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Control Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Control Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 4 September 2026, Control Systems Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) ODBC
1 1 (100.00%) TETRA

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) TETRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Control Systems Engineer jobs