Project Manager Contracts in West Lothian

Project Manager
Scotland > West Lothian

The median Project Manager daily rate in West Lothian is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 13 9
Rank change year-on-year +2 -4 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 9 5 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Lothian 18.37% 9.80% 15.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.37% 10.20% 15.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 5
10th Percentile £196 - £370
25th Percentile £413 £500 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £513 £400
Median % change year-on-year -12.20% +28.13% +6.67%
75th Percentile £488 £539 £413
90th Percentile - £542 £435
Scotland median daily rate £475 £488 £470
% change year-on-year -2.56% +3.72% +13.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
Scotland median hourly rate - £65.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year - +62.50% -34.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Lothian

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in West Lothian. 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 West Lothian with a recognized job title 49 49 38
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 96.08% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 30 27
10th Percentile £98 £120 £243
25th Percentile £327 £130 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £500 £413
Median % change year-on-year -5.50% +21.21% +17.86%
75th Percentile £558 £614 £484
90th Percentile £589 £650 £500
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £464
% change year-on-year - +2.37% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 1
10th Percentile - £35.38 -
25th Percentile - £57.50 £17.25
Median hourly rate £48.00 £70.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.91% +261.54% +38.99%
75th Percentile - £82.75 £21.75
90th Percentile - £86.25 -
Scotland median hourly rate £31.50 £22.13 £29.93
% change year-on-year +42.37% -26.07% -20.20%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in West Lothian

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in West Lothian.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in West Lothian

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in West Lothian

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in West Lothian over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in West Lothian

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in West Lothian.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in West Lothian

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 13 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
Livingston +1 8 £463 -9.76% 1
Project Manager
Scotland

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Lothian region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Project Management
2 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 5 (55.56%) Finance
4 4 (44.44%) Agile
4 4 (44.44%) Agile Project Management
5 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
5 3 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
5 3 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (33.33%) ERP
5 3 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (33.33%) Financial Analysis
6 2 (22.22%) PRINCE
6 2 (22.22%) ITIL
6 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
6 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
6 2 (22.22%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
6 2 (22.22%) Project Delivery
6 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (22.22%) Degree
6 2 (22.22%) COBIT
6 2 (22.22%) Supplier Management
6 2 (22.22%) Resource Management
7 1 (11.11%) JIRA
7 1 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Finance
3 3 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) Agile Project Management
3 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 3 (33.33%) ERP
3 3 (33.33%) Financial Analysis
3 3 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 3 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (22.22%) ITIL
4 2 (22.22%) PRINCE
4 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
4 2 (22.22%) Project Delivery
4 2 (22.22%) Resource Management
4 2 (22.22%) Supplier Management
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) COBIT
2 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland