Distributed Systems Contracts in Glasgow

Distributed Systems
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems 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 51 62 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Contract jobs citing Distributed Systems 28 20 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 3.51% 2.28% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.12% 7.22% -
Number of daily rates quoted 8 19 0
10th Percentile £459 £384 -
25th Percentile £462 £400 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £433 -
Median % change year-on-year +17.61% - -
75th Percentile £556 £453 -
90th Percentile £616 £460 -
Scotland median daily rate £509 £437 £750
% change year-on-year +16.66% -41.80% +66.67%

All Generic Skills
Glasgow

Distributed Systems 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%

Distributed Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing Distributed Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Distributed Systems in Glasgow

Distributed Systems
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Systems in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Distributed Systems in Glasgow

Distributed Systems
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

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

Daily rate histogram for Distributed Systems in Glasgow

Distributed Systems
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:

Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 18 (64.29%) Cloud Computing
2 6 (21.43%) AWS
2 6 (21.43%) Azure
3 5 (17.86%) IaaS
4 1 (3.57%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) MongoDB
2 1 (3.57%) DB2
2 1 (3.57%) NoSQL
2 1 (3.57%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (17.86%) Git
1 5 (17.86%) Jenkins
2 1 (3.57%) JUnit
General
1 25 (89.29%) Social Skills
2 22 (78.57%) Finance
3 12 (42.86%) Banking
3 12 (42.86%) Investment Banking
4 7 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (14.29%) Financial Institution
6 1 (3.57%) Front Office
6 1 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.57%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 13 (46.43%) Python Engineer
2 10 (35.71%) Architect
3 8 (28.57%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
3 8 (28.57%) JavaScript Engineer
4 7 (25.00%) Solutions Architect
5 4 (14.29%) Developer
5 4 (14.29%) Linux Engineer
5 4 (14.29%) Platform Engineer
5 4 (14.29%) VMware Engineer
6 3 (10.71%) Data Architect
6 3 (10.71%) Senior
6 3 (10.71%) Senior Architect
6 3 (10.71%) Senior Solutions Architect
7 2 (7.14%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
7 2 (7.14%) ServiceNow Architect
8 1 (3.57%) Analyst
8 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 1 (3.57%) Java Developer
8 1 (3.57%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) JMS
1 2 (7.14%) Spring
2 1 (3.57%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 13 (46.43%) Management Information System
2 7 (25.00%) Cloud Native
3 6 (21.43%) Virtual Team
4 3 (10.71%) CMDB
4 3 (10.71%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (10.71%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (3.57%) Data Structures
5 1 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (3.57%) Equities
5 1 (3.57%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (25.00%) Linux
2 5 (17.86%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (75.00%) Data Security
2 18 (64.29%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (53.57%) Artificial Intelligence
3 15 (53.57%) Community of Practice
4 14 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
5 12 (42.86%) Risk Management
6 11 (39.29%) Data Science
6 11 (39.29%) Decision-Making
6 11 (39.29%) Experimental Design
6 11 (39.29%) Machine Learning
6 11 (39.29%) Natural Language Processing
6 11 (39.29%) Statistical Analysis
7 10 (35.71%) Agile
7 10 (35.71%) Enterprise Architecture
8 9 (32.14%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 9 (32.14%) Task Automation
9 7 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
9 7 (25.00%) Event-Driven
10 5 (17.86%) Collaborative Working
10 5 (17.86%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 21 (75.00%) Python
2 16 (57.14%) Java
3 11 (39.29%) JavaScript
3 11 (39.29%) TypeScript
4 7 (25.00%) SQL
5 5 (17.86%) Erlang
5 5 (17.86%) Perl
5 5 (17.86%) Prolog
6 1 (3.57%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 6 (21.43%) AWS Certification
1 6 (21.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 6 (21.43%) Azure Certification
2 1 (3.57%) CISM
2 1 (3.57%) CISSP
2 1 (3.57%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (3.57%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (3.57%) Degree
2 1 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (3.57%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.57%) SSCP
2 1 (3.57%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (17.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (3.57%) CASB
Vendors
1 5 (17.86%) VMware
2 3 (10.71%) ServiceNow
3 2 (7.14%) Microsoft
3 2 (7.14%) Sybase
4 1 (3.57%) Forcepoint
4 1 (3.57%) Google