Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT)
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Operational Acceptance Testing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 64 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Acceptance Testing | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 0.40% | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.44% | 0.33% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £424 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £441 | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | +5.26% | +6.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £504 | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £524 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £498 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.50% | -6.98% | +29.52% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Glasgow
Operational Acceptance Testing 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 | 676 | 613 | 742 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 91.23% | 89.10% | 91.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 411 | 433 | 499 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £261 | £342 |
| 25th Percentile | £373 | £356 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £671 | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £470 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 13 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.40 | £15.56 | £12.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.84 | £18.50 | £12.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.72 | £19.59 | £14.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.53% | +35.10% | -61.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.95 | £25.17 | £18.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £54.37 | £40.90 | £62.50 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.97 | £19.59 | £19.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.94% | +2.14% | -3.38% |
Operational Acceptance Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Operational Acceptance Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Operational Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Operational Acceptance Testing.
Operational Acceptance Testing
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: