Open Source Contract Job Trends in Glasgow
Open Source
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow citing Open Source skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 55 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +12 | -31 |
| Contract jobs citing Open Source | 19 | 24 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 1.53% | 3.08% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.79% | 3.51% | 1.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £542 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £550 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +18.56% | -13.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £881 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £546 | £1,058 | £605 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £524 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.24% | +5.00% | -9.91% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow
Open Source falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Glasgow.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,059 | 684 | 649 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 85.20% | 87.69% | 88.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 590 | 436 | 427 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £384 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.27% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £540 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £625 | £667 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £463 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.70% | +2.78% | -6.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 19 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.27 | £14.94 | £17.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.70 | £16.84 | £19.32 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.83 | £18.00 | £21.87 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.51% | -17.70% | +46.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.96 | £26.21 | £29.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.25 | £58.50 | £41.70 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £16.75 | £20.00 | £22.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.25% | -12.57% | +17.31% |
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Open Source relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Open Source Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Open Source.
Open Source Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test Automation | 68.4% | 13 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 63.2% | 12 |
| 2 | Configuration Management | 63.2% | 12 |
| 2 | Infrastructure as Code | 63.2% | 12 |
| 5 | Infrastructure Engineering | 57.9% | 11 |
| 5 | Release Automation | 57.9% | 11 |
| 5 | Secure Coding | 57.9% | 11 |
| 5 | Validation | 57.9% | 11 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Remediation | 57.9% | 11 |
| 10 | Manual Testing | 42.1% | 8 |
| 11 | DevOps | 36.8% | 7 |
| 12 | Asset Management | 31.6% | 6 |
| 12 | Load Balancing | 31.6% | 6 |
| 12 | Problem-Solving | 31.6% | 6 |
| 15 | Continuous Integration | 26.3% | 5 |
| 15 | Platform Engineering | 26.3% | 5 |
| 15 | Risk Management | 26.3% | 5 |
| 15 | Strategic Planning | 26.3% | 5 |
| 15 | Vulnerability Management | 26.3% | 5 |
| 20 | High Availability | 21.1% | 4 |