Lead Designer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Lead Designer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Lead Designer daily rate in Glasgow is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Designer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
Scotland median daily rate £563 £534 -
% change year-on-year +5.34% - -

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 680 750 888
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 91.46% 96.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 474 589
10th Percentile £290 £300 £313
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £550 £600
90th Percentile £663 £625 £696
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 10 34
10th Percentile £16.17 £16.60 £11.73
25th Percentile £19.94 £17.46 £15.75
Median hourly rate £28.09 £21.87 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.44% +21.50% -44.62%
75th Percentile £52.50 £26.86 £40.94
90th Percentile £61.84 £44.75 £69.75
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year +4.74% -43.82% +92.57%

Lead Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Lead Designer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Lead Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Designer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Designer job vacancies in Glasgow

Lead Designer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, Lead Designer 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 Lead Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

Lead Designer 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity