Executive Assistant Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Executive Assistant
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Executive Assistant daily rate in Glasgow is £287, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Executive Assistant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £285 - -
25th Percentile £286 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £287 - -
75th Percentile £289 - -
90th Percentile £289 - -
Scotland median daily rate £287 £213 -
% change year-on-year +35.06% - -

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 643 686 857
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 90.86% 96.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 424 569
10th Percentile £275 £278 £313
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £560 £538 £600
90th Percentile £650 £625 £700
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +0.89% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 15 23
10th Percentile £16.17 £11.78 £11.50
25th Percentile £22.39 £15.99 £15.42
Median hourly rate £26.09 £19.59 £16.70
Median % change year-on-year +33.18% +17.31% -0.30%
75th Percentile £49.15 £25.97 £19.50
90th Percentile £61.71 £39.30 £75.00
Scotland median hourly rate £22.88 £22.88 £45.00
% change year-on-year - -49.17% +153.95%

Executive Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Executive Assistant job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Executive Assistant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 29 January 2026, Executive Assistant 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 Executive Assistant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Document Management
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Executive Assistant 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Document Management
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft