Portfolio Management Contracts in Scotland

Portfolio Management
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Portfolio Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Portfolio Management over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 158 166
Rank change year-on-year +45 +8 -18
Contract jobs citing Portfolio Management 16 9 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.73% 0.32% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.34% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 7 8
10th Percentile £293 £292 £238
25th Percentile £400 £371 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £525 £414
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +26.89% -2.65%
75th Percentile £500 £569 £453
90th Percentile £638 £635 £541
UK median daily rate £555 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -7.58% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Portfolio Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,954 2,625 3,275
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.74% 92.49% 93.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,182 1,886 2,317
10th Percentile £225 £260 £244
25th Percentile £400 £406 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year - +2.15% +9.41%
75th Percentile £588 £559 £550
90th Percentile £672 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £528
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.17% +8.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 96 55 47
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.32
25th Percentile £15.92 £11.78 £20.38
Median hourly rate £18.79 £17.21 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.18% -56.98% -
75th Percentile £40.94 £50.74 £49.15
90th Percentile £60.75 £65.94 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.58 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -1.18% +44.00% -

Portfolio Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Portfolio Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Portfolio Management in Scotland

Portfolio Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Management in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Portfolio Management in Scotland

Portfolio Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Management in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Portfolio Management in Scotland

Portfolio Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Management in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Portfolio Management in Scotland

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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 Portfolio Management within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Glasgow +14 8 £480 -12.13%
Edinburgh +41 4 £300 -19.46%
Lanarkshire - 2 £450 -
South Lanarkshire - 1 - -
Portfolio Management
UK

Portfolio Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (37.50%) Power Platform
2 5 (31.25%) Power Automate
3 4 (25.00%) PowerApps
4 1 (6.25%) Azure
4 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) Power BI
2 1 (6.25%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (6.25%) Power Query
2 1 (6.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (25.00%) JIRA
2 1 (6.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 10 (62.50%) Public Sector
2 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 5 (31.25%) Finance
4 3 (18.75%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Analyst
2 5 (31.25%) Data Analyst
3 3 (18.75%) Portfolio Manager
3 3 (18.75%) Senior
3 3 (18.75%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (18.75%) Senior Data Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Business Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Change Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Deskside Support
4 1 (6.25%) Desktop Support
4 1 (6.25%) Developer
4 1 (6.25%) Power BI Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow Developer
4 1 (6.25%) Software Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (12.50%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Product Ownership
2 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 1 (6.25%) Low-Code
2 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Project Delivery
2 5 (31.25%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (31.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (31.25%) Roadmaps
3 4 (25.00%) Analytics
3 4 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 4 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 4 (25.00%) Visualisation
4 3 (18.75%) Agile
4 3 (18.75%) Business Analysis
4 3 (18.75%) Business Case
4 3 (18.75%) Business Strategy
4 3 (18.75%) Coaching
4 3 (18.75%) Data Management
4 3 (18.75%) Project Management
4 3 (18.75%) Risk Management
4 3 (18.75%) Strategic Planning
5 2 (12.50%) Agile Project Management
5 2 (12.50%) Compatibility Testing
5 2 (12.50%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
3 2 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (37.50%) PMO
2 2 (12.50%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (12.50%) QA
3 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 8 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (25.00%) Atlassian
3 2 (12.50%) Oracle
4 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow