The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring DSL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited DSL over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
DSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Glasgow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
63
63
141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
8.04%
8.26%
15.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
56
41
72
10th Percentile
£273
£200
£332
25th Percentile
£368
£250
£378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£428
£450
£465
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-3.12%
+12.61%
75th Percentile
£500
£575
£550
90th Percentile
£543
£613
£586
Scotland median daily rate
£425
£420
£465
% change year-on-year
+1.19%
-9.68%
+1.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
19
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£52.50
-
-
Median hourly rate
£55.00
-
£10.63
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-80.31%
75th Percentile
£57.50
-
£18.33
90th Percentile
-
-
£49.93
Scotland median hourly rate
£19.65
£18.27
£14.83
% change year-on-year
+7.55%
+23.20%
-70.89%
DSL Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing DSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
DSL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DSL in Glasgow.
DSL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DSL in Glasgow.
DSL Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing DSL also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for DSL.
DSL 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:
