Java Scala Developer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Scala Java Developer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Scala Java Developer daily rate in Glasgow is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - 61
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Scala Developer 1 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.11% - 1.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - £750
Scotland median daily rate £300 - £750
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51.25
Median hourly rate - - £52.50
75th Percentile - - £53.75
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate - - £52.50

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 826 723 760
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 95.63% 94.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 449 517
10th Percentile £305 £300 £260
25th Percentile £363 £368 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £600 £550 £568
90th Percentile £675 £600 £623
Scotland median daily rate £470 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +4.33% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 15 35
10th Percentile £16.11 - £11.85
25th Percentile £17.60 £16.84 £16.00
Median hourly rate £60.91 £19.83 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +207.16% -51.56% +182.34%
75th Percentile £61.84 £41.86 £55.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £62.00 £70.00
Scotland median hourly rate £23.84 £19.37 £19.34
% change year-on-year +23.08% +0.16% +2.63%

Java Scala Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Java Scala Developer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Java Scala Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Scala Developer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Scala Developer job vacancies in Glasgow

Java Scala Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 13 June 2026, Java Scala Developer 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 Java Scala Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scala
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Java Scala Developer 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 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Spark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Computing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Scala