Hybrid/Remote GLSL Contract Job Trends

OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring GLSL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 393
Rank change year-on-year - - +159
Contract jobs citing GLSL 0 0 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.011%
As % of the Programming Languages category - - 0.034%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - £422
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £41.25
Median hourly rate - - £42.50
75th Percentile - - £43.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £42.50
% change year-on-year - - -35.11%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

GLSL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,638 4,241 5,915
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.46% 35.04% 32.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,418 2,819 4,365
10th Percentile £350 £329 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £741 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 52 148
10th Percentile £31.25 £21.87 £36.36
25th Percentile £52.00 £35.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £48.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +34.02% -22.40% -1.19%
75th Percentile £67.00 £66.50 £76.94
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.50 £90.00
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £60.50
% change year-on-year - +3.31% +0.83%

GLSL
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GLSL and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

GLSL job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

GLSL
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GLSL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GLSL