The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Innovative Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Glasgow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
662
616
726
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
89.58%
89.28%
91.32%
Number of daily rates quoted
410
416
488
10th Percentile
£300
£279
£341
25th Percentile
£386
£356
£412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£454
£440
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+3.18%
-12.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£538
£550
£590
90th Percentile
£613
£674
£700
Scotland median daily rate
£469
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+4.17%
-5.26%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
12
20
10th Percentile
£15.09
£15.39
£11.85
25th Percentile
£16.84
£18.11
£12.13
Median hourly rate
£18.00
£19.59
£14.50
Median % change year-on-year
-8.12%
+35.10%
-61.26%
75th Percentile
£26.21
£26.76
£17.72
90th Percentile
£57.50
£41.70
£62.50
Scotland median hourly rate
£20.00
£19.94
£18.93
% change year-on-year
+0.31%
+5.32%
+0.16%
Innovative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Innovative Thinking Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Innovative Thinking also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking 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:
