GLSL Job Trends in England

OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring GLSL skills. It covers permanent 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 611 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GLSL 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.009% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £40,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

All Programming Languages
England

GLSL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,599 19,371 19,161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 23.06% 32.23% 41.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7,842 11,499 15,779
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,574 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £111,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

GLSL
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GLSL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

GLSL job vacancy trend in England

GLSL
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing GLSL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing GLSL

GLSL
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GLSL within the England region over the 6 months to 19 November 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 1 £40,000 - 3
GLSL
UK

GLSL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 1 (100.00%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Graphics
1 1 (100.00%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared