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 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 53 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs citing Distributed Systems 32 21 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 4.16% 2.50% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.63% 7.98% -
Number of daily rates quoted 8 21 0
10th Percentile £415 £385 -
25th Percentile £459 £400 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £440 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.74% - -
75th Percentile £556 £453 -
90th Percentile £616 £475 -
Scotland median daily rate £509 £440 £750
% change year-on-year +15.74% -41.33% +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 301 263 357
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 39.14% 31.31% 40.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 160 229
10th Percentile £313 £205 £268
25th Percentile £405 £348 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £435 £488
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -10.77% +8.33%
75th Percentile £547 £500 £580
90th Percentile £585 £619 £702
Scotland median daily rate £464 £460 £488
% change year-on-year +0.82% -5.64% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 8 19
10th Percentile £15.65 £15.40 -
25th Percentile £18.28 £16.38 -
Median hourly rate £19.90 £18.00 £10.63
Median % change year-on-year +10.56% +69.33% -74.21%
75th Percentile £35.78 £54.69 £16.63
90th Percentile £64.23 £57.50 £37.55
Scotland median hourly rate £22.00 £18.13 £12.73
% change year-on-year +21.35% +42.42% -70.40%

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 20 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.13%) Apache
1 1 (3.13%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 19 (59.38%) Cloud Computing
2 7 (21.88%) IaaS
3 6 (18.75%) AWS
3 6 (18.75%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) MongoDB
2 1 (3.13%) DB2
2 1 (3.13%) NoSQL
2 1 (3.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (21.88%) Git
1 7 (21.88%) Jenkins
2 1 (3.13%) JUnit
General
1 28 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 25 (78.13%) Finance
3 14 (43.75%) Banking
3 14 (43.75%) Investment Banking
4 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (12.50%) Financial Institution
6 1 (3.13%) Front Office
6 1 (3.13%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 17 (53.13%) Python Engineer
2 10 (31.25%) Architect
2 10 (31.25%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 10 (31.25%) JavaScript Engineer
3 7 (21.88%) Solutions Architect
4 6 (18.75%) Linux Engineer
4 6 (18.75%) Platform Engineer
4 6 (18.75%) VMware Engineer
5 5 (15.63%) Developer
6 3 (9.38%) Data Architect
6 3 (9.38%) Senior
6 3 (9.38%) Senior Architect
6 3 (9.38%) Senior Solutions Architect
7 2 (6.25%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
7 2 (6.25%) Java Developer
7 2 (6.25%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.38%) Spring
2 2 (6.25%) JMS
3 1 (3.13%) AngularJS
3 1 (3.13%) Kafka
3 1 (3.13%) REST
3 1 (3.13%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 16 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 8 (25.00%) Cloud Native
2 8 (25.00%) Virtual Team
3 3 (9.38%) CMDB
3 3 (9.38%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (9.38%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.13%) Data Structures
4 1 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.13%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 9 (28.13%) Linux
2 7 (21.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (68.75%) Data Security
2 19 (59.38%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (53.13%) Artificial Intelligence
3 17 (53.13%) Community of Practice
4 16 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
5 13 (40.63%) Agile
5 13 (40.63%) Data Science
5 13 (40.63%) Decision-Making
5 13 (40.63%) Experimental Design
5 13 (40.63%) Machine Learning
5 13 (40.63%) Natural Language Processing
5 13 (40.63%) Risk Management
5 13 (40.63%) Statistical Analysis
6 11 (34.38%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 11 (34.38%) Task Automation
7 10 (31.25%) Enterprise Architecture
8 7 (21.88%) Architectural Patterns
8 7 (21.88%) Continuous Integration
8 7 (21.88%) Event-Driven
9 6 (18.75%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 25 (78.13%) Python
2 19 (59.38%) Java
3 13 (40.63%) JavaScript
3 13 (40.63%) TypeScript
4 10 (31.25%) SQL
5 7 (21.88%) Erlang
5 7 (21.88%) Perl
5 7 (21.88%) Prolog
6 1 (3.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 6 (18.75%) AWS Certification
1 6 (18.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 6 (18.75%) Azure Certification
2 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (3.13%) Degree
2 1 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.13%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) Data Quality
System Software
1 7 (21.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 7 (21.88%) VMware
2 3 (9.38%) ServiceNow
3 2 (6.25%) Sybase
4 1 (3.13%) Google
4 1 (3.13%) Microsoft