Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Scotland> Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring OCR skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
OCR 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
667
604
769
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
91.12%
89.35%
91.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
413
433
517
10th Percentile
£300
£271
£338
25th Percentile
£370
£370
£411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-10.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£538
£558
£579
90th Percentile
£611
£675
£680
Scotland median daily rate
£465
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+3.33%
-5.26%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
13
25
10th Percentile
£14.32
£15.38
£12.05
25th Percentile
£16.84
£18.50
£12.13
Median hourly rate
£17.45
£24.15
£14.50
Median % change year-on-year
-27.76%
+66.55%
-61.26%
75th Percentile
£25.15
£34.50
£47.73
90th Percentile
£26.21
£58.81
£62.50
Scotland median hourly rate
£20.00
£20.94
£19.59
% change year-on-year
-4.48%
+6.88%
-10.95%
OCR Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing OCR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
OCR Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing OCR.
OCR Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing OCR 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 OCR.
OCR 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:
