Perl Developer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Perl Developer
UK > Scotland

As of 16 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Perl Developer daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 - 137
Rank change year-on-year - - +31
Contract jobs requiring a Perl Developer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.058% - 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% - 0.047%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £300
UK median daily rate £490 - £588
% change year-on-year - - -15.47%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,574 1,546 2,149
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 93.87% 94.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 840 932 1,321
10th Percentile £263 £256 £200
25th Percentile £381 £367 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £542 £588
90th Percentile £675 £610 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -3.29% -1.52% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 48 113
10th Percentile £12.60 £15.95 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.50 £17.30 £16.50
Median hourly rate £20.50 £22.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% -37.14% +58.19%
75th Percentile £55.00 £24.66 £60.75
90th Percentile £68.75 £36.67 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £30.79 £35.00
% change year-on-year +36.20% -12.02% -22.22%

Perl Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Perl Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Perl Developer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Perl Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Perl Developer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Perl Developer job vacancies in Scotland

Perl Developer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Perl Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow - 1 - -
Perl Developer
UK

Perl Developer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 16 April 2026, Perl Developer 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 Scotland region featuring Perl Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) BDD
1 1 (100.00%) ChatGPT
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Flow Diagram
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lineage
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) RDBMS
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Sybase
1 1 (100.00%) TDD

Perl Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) ChatGPT
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) RDBMS
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Derivative
1 1 (100.00%) Equity Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) BDD
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Flow Diagram
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lineage
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Sybase