Senior Project Planner Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Senior Project Planner
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Senior Project Planner daily rate in Aberdeen is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
8 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Planner 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 6.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £428 - -
25th Percentile £450 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 39 23 25
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.78% 95.83% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 16 17
10th Percentile £201 £166 £256
25th Percentile £353 £256 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -22.73% +168.29%
75th Percentile £538 £491 £588
90th Percentile £580 £500 £633
Scotland median daily rate £460 £463 £450
% change year-on-year -0.54% +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 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 - £42.69
90th Percentile - - £45.88
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.13
% change year-on-year +77.57% +8.71% +2.31%

Senior Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Project Planner' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Senior Project Planner job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Senior Project Planner Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, Senior Project Planner contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Aberdeen region featuring Senior Project Planner in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Business Case
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Line Management
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure

Senior Project Planner Skill Set
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
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%) Project Planning
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
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