Influencing Skills Contracts in Glasgow

Influencing Skills
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 64 55
Rank change year-on-year -4 -9 +16
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 12 12 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.57% 1.42% 3.97%
As % of the General category 2.24% 2.58% 5.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 31
10th Percentile £234 £463 £388
25th Percentile £265 £490 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £500 £538 £600
90th Percentile £505 £600 £700
Scotland median daily rate £479 £475 £508
% change year-on-year +0.84% -6.40% +12.78%

All General Skills
Glasgow

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 535 466 603
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 70.03% 55.15% 68.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 319 456
10th Percentile £300 £213 £328
25th Percentile £386 £353 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £482
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -1.35% +7.00%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £600
90th Percentile £600 £678 £713
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.58% - +2.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 17 13
10th Percentile £14.61 £11.50 £13.13
25th Percentile £17.34 £12.38 £14.50
Median hourly rate £19.83 £18.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.17% -48.57% -6.49%
75th Percentile £42.49 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £72.28 £75.00 £65.36
Scotland median hourly rate £22.00 £19.17 £21.26
% change year-on-year +14.76% -9.83% -20.82%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in Glasgow

Influencing Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Influencing Skills in Glasgow

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in Glasgow over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Influencing Skills in Glasgow

Influencing Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for Influencing Skills in Glasgow

Influencing Skills
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 (8.33%) Confluence
1 1 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (8.33%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 3 (25.00%) Azure
3 2 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 1 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (33.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Finance
3 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (16.67%) Banking
5 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (8.33%) Legal
5 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Technical Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Test Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Vulnerability Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Data Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Lead
3 1 (8.33%) Project Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Risk Officer
3 1 (8.33%) Security Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Test Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Linux
1 2 (16.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 2 (16.67%) Unix
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Information Security
3 3 (25.00%) Agile
3 3 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (25.00%) Change Management
3 3 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (16.67%) Business Strategy
4 2 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 2 (16.67%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (16.67%) Identity Access Management
4 2 (16.67%) ITIL
4 2 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (16.67%) User Experience
4 2 (16.67%) Visualisation
4 2 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
4 2 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) CISM
2 2 (16.67%) CISSP
3 1 (8.33%) ACCA
3 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (8.33%) CIMA
3 1 (8.33%) ICAEW
3 1 (8.33%) ISACA
3 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (8.33%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (8.33%) QA
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) RACF
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) CyberArk
2 2 (16.67%) Qualys