Data Analysis Contracts in Glasgow

Data Analysis
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Data Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Analysis 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 48 64 64
Rank change year-on-year +16 0 -5
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 32 18 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 4.01% 2.05% 2.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.28% 2.23% 2.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 7 15
10th Percentile £287 £350 £378
25th Percentile £306 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £440 £450
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -2.22% +16.88%
75th Percentile £473 £476 £577
90th Percentile £500 £503 £590
Scotland median daily rate £425 £525 £495
% change year-on-year -19.05% +6.06% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £27.88 -
Scotland median hourly rate - £22.87 £14.15
% change year-on-year - +61.68% -64.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Data Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 747 806 862
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 93.61% 91.90% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 515 629
10th Percentile £311 £280 £325
25th Percentile £393 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £600
90th Percentile £603 £675 £701
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 40 27
10th Percentile £16.18 £13.75 -
25th Percentile £16.75 £16.00 £10.63
Median hourly rate £19.83 £21.13 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.14% +56.50% -66.24%
75th Percentile £65.00 £44.14 £35.00
90th Percentile £76.83 £63.75 £59.47
Scotland median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
% change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing Data Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analysis in Glasgow

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Data Analysis in Glasgow

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Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in Glasgow

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analysis in Glasgow

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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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (15.63%) Confluence
2 3 (9.38%) SAS
3 2 (6.25%) Jupyter
Applications
1 6 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (18.75%) MS Visio
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.13%) Azure
2 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) Network Security
1 4 (12.50%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.50%) Power BI
2 2 (6.25%) Tableau
3 1 (3.13%) DB2
3 1 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (21.88%) JIRA
2 2 (6.25%) Toad
General
1 19 (59.38%) Social Skills
2 10 (31.25%) Finance
3 8 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (18.75%) Banking
5 4 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Investment Banking
6 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (56.25%) Analyst
2 13 (40.63%) Business Analyst
3 4 (12.50%) Python Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Architect
4 3 (9.38%) Data Analyst
4 3 (9.38%) Data Architect
4 3 (9.38%) Data Modeller
4 3 (9.38%) Developer
4 3 (9.38%) ITSM Analyst
4 3 (9.38%) ITSM Architect
4 3 (9.38%) SAS Analyst
4 3 (9.38%) SAS Architect
4 3 (9.38%) SAS Data Analyst
4 3 (9.38%) SAS Modeller
5 2 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Python Developer
5 2 (6.25%) Report Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Security Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Technical Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.25%) REST
2 1 (3.13%) J2EE
2 1 (3.13%) Kafka
2 1 (3.13%) SOAP
2 1 (3.13%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 4 (12.50%) Linux Command Line
2 4 (12.50%) Mainframe
3 3 (9.38%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (6.25%) Data Structures
4 2 (6.25%) Mobile App
4 2 (6.25%) Product Ownership
4 2 (6.25%) Security Posture
5 1 (3.13%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.13%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (3.13%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.75%) Linux
2 5 (15.63%) Windows
3 1 (3.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (40.63%) Agile
2 11 (34.38%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (21.88%) User Stories
4 6 (18.75%) Data Modelling
4 6 (18.75%) ITSM
4 6 (18.75%) Requirements Gathering
4 6 (18.75%) Workshop Facilitation
5 5 (15.63%) Backlog Management
5 5 (15.63%) Data Protection
5 5 (15.63%) DevOps
6 4 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 4 (12.50%) Data Encryption
6 4 (12.50%) Data Extraction
6 4 (12.50%) Decision-Making
6 4 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
6 4 (12.50%) Inventory Management
6 4 (12.50%) IT Asset Management
6 4 (12.50%) Time Management
6 4 (12.50%) Visualisation
7 3 (9.38%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 12 (37.50%) SQL
2 7 (21.88%) Python
3 3 (9.38%) PL/SQL
4 2 (6.25%) Perl
4 2 (6.25%) R
5 1 (3.13%) Java
5 1 (3.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (3.13%) ISACA
2 1 (3.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.25%) QA
2 1 (3.13%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (3.13%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.13%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 5 (15.63%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (15.63%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 4 (12.50%) ServiceNow
2 1 (3.13%) CA Agile Central
2 1 (3.13%) DocuSign