OpenGL Contracts in the UK excluding London

OpenGL
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for OpenGL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited OpenGL over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 372 459 506
Rank change year-on-year +87 +47 -90
Contract jobs citing OpenGL 23 6 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.025% 0.067%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.70% 0.13% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 0 0
10th Percentile £440 - -
25th Percentile £494 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile £800 - -
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £700
% change year-on-year - -17.86% +40.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile £72.75 £61.00 -
25th Percentile - £62.50 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £78.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £65.00 £36.25
% change year-on-year +15.38% +79.31% -34.09%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK excluding London

OpenGL is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,292 4,457 6,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.83% 18.29% 20.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,161 3,345 4,534
10th Percentile £324 £354 £358
25th Percentile £405 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.82%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £577
90th Percentile £689 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £528 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 90 154
10th Percentile £20.91 £22.22 £20.00
25th Percentile £43.00 £48.88 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £62.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% +27.55% +8.89%
75th Percentile £65.00 £74.31 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £79.19 £73.50
UK median hourly rate £46.18 £65.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -28.95% +32.65% +8.89%

OpenGL
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing OpenGL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for OpenGL in the UK excluding London

OpenGL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OpenGL in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for OpenGL in the UK excluding London

OpenGL
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OpenGL in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for OpenGL in the UK excluding London

OpenGL
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing OpenGL in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for OpenGL in the UK excluding London

OpenGL
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenGL within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
East of England +27 14 £550 - 12
South East +18 6 £600 - 3
South West +27 3 £500 -
OpenGL
UK

OpenGL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) Ethernet
1 3 (13.04%) Internet
1 3 (13.04%) RTSP
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) VTune
General
1 3 (13.04%) Automotive
1 3 (13.04%) Electronics
2 1 (4.35%) Games
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Architect
1 10 (43.48%) Software Architect
2 4 (17.39%) Graphics Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Python Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Software Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Android Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) C++ Android Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Computer Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Computer Vision Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) C Programmer
4 1 (4.35%) C/C++ Programmer
4 1 (4.35%) C++ Games Programmer
4 1 (4.35%) C++ Programmer
4 1 (4.35%) Games Programmer
4 1 (4.35%) Graphics Programmer
4 1 (4.35%) Graphics Software Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (86.96%) DirectX
1 20 (86.96%) Vulkan
2 19 (82.61%) OpenGL ES
3 4 (17.39%) TensorFlow
3 4 (17.39%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 3 (13.04%) Blazor
4 3 (13.04%) WebRTC
5 2 (8.70%) PyTorch
5 2 (8.70%) Unreal Engine
6 1 (4.35%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (47.83%) Ray Tracing
2 10 (43.48%) 3D Graphics
3 7 (30.43%) Algorithms
4 3 (13.04%) Animation
4 3 (13.04%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (13.04%) CUDA
4 3 (13.04%) Mixed Reality
5 2 (8.70%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 6 (26.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (56.52%) Problem-Solving
1 13 (56.52%) Software Architecture
2 5 (21.74%) Computer Science
3 4 (17.39%) Computer Vision
3 4 (17.39%) Machine Learning
3 4 (17.39%) Software Engineering
4 3 (13.04%) Android Development
4 3 (13.04%) Linear Algebra
4 3 (13.04%) Mathematics
5 2 (8.70%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (8.70%) Deep Learning
5 2 (8.70%) Generative AI
5 2 (8.70%) Image Processing
5 2 (8.70%) User Experience
6 1 (4.35%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (4.35%) Embedded Software Development
6 1 (4.35%) Memory Management
6 1 (4.35%) Multithreading
6 1 (4.35%) Performance Analysis
6 1 (4.35%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 17 (73.91%) C++
2 10 (43.48%) C
3 5 (21.74%) C#
4 4 (17.39%) Java
4 4 (17.39%) Python
5 3 (13.04%) Embedded C++
5 3 (13.04%) GLSL
5 3 (13.04%) HLSL
5 3 (13.04%) JavaScript
6 2 (8.70%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 15 (65.22%) Degree
2 12 (52.17%) Master's Degree
2 12 (52.17%) PhD
3 5 (21.74%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 3 (13.04%) NVIDIA