The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow requiring Lean Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Lean Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Lean 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
714
696
827
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
92.37%
90.63%
93.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
459
467
564
10th Percentile
£300
£263
£352
25th Percentile
£376
£363
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+3.33%
-10.00%
+9.29%
75th Percentile
£550
£551
£581
90th Percentile
£600
£620
£675
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£453
£475
% change year-on-year
+2.10%
-4.63%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
33
37
10th Percentile
£16.49
£11.68
-
25th Percentile
£16.84
£16.00
£10.63
Median hourly rate
£19.83
£40.94
£14.25
Median % change year-on-year
-51.56%
+187.30%
-61.93%
75th Percentile
£26.21
£57.50
£18.93
90th Percentile
£59.00
£72.50
£58.75
Scotland median hourly rate
£20.00
£20.62
£15.99
% change year-on-year
-2.98%
+28.92%
-57.28%
Lean Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Lean Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Lean Thinking Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lean Thinking in Glasgow.
Lean Thinking Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Lean Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for Lean Thinking.
Lean Thinking 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:
