Project Planning Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Project Planning
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Project Planning skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Project Planning 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 6.38% - 3.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.34% - 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £428 - -
25th Percentile £450 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £575
75th Percentile £563 - £588
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £339 £465 £475
% change year-on-year -27.07% -2.21% -13.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Aberdeen

Project Planning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29 24 26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 61.70% 92.31% 96.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 16 18
10th Percentile £214 £179 £256
25th Percentile £366 £280 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £455 £513
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -11.22% +18.84%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £584
90th Percentile £585 - £632
Scotland median daily rate £451 £467 £450
% change year-on-year -3.53% +3.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £19.39 - £28.23
25th Percentile £25.71 - £31.19
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £36.75
Median % change year-on-year +49.11% -31.56% +110.42%
75th Percentile £38.75 £26.55 £42.69
90th Percentile - £27.39 £45.88
Scotland median hourly rate £17.12 £20.00 £19.59
% change year-on-year -14.40% +2.09% +2.14%

Project Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Planning relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Project Planning job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Project Planning
Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Project Planning.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Project Planning

Project Planning
Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Project Planning.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Project Planning

Project Planning
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Project Planner
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Project Planner
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Case
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Line Management
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) SAP