PRINCE2 Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

PRINCE 2
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring PRINCE2 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 62 68
Rank change year-on-year +6 +6 +8
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 13 12 33
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.04% 1.46% 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 1.71% 3.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 25
10th Percentile £403 £419 £208
25th Percentile £408 £463 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +5.56% +3.15%
75th Percentile £473 £500 £500
90th Percentile £484 £523 £538
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £488
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +12.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

PRINCE2 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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 601 701 969
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 94.20% 85.49% 91.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 368 616
10th Percentile £307 £220 £225
25th Percentile £413 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -5.26% -1.04%
75th Percentile £547 £538 £538
90th Percentile £600 £629 £600
Scotland median daily rate £465 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +3.33% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 23 6
10th Percentile - £13.27 £12.41
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.50 £20.18
Median hourly rate £17.87 £22.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.77% -53.68% +152.32%
75th Percentile £42.90 £24.18 £53.74
90th Percentile £61.00 £48.84 £58.13
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £20.94 £19.59
% change year-on-year -4.48% +6.88% -10.95%

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing PRINCE2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for PRINCE2 in Edinburgh

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing PRINCE2.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing PRINCE2

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing PRINCE2.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing PRINCE2

PRINCE2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (15.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (7.69%) Power Automate
2 1 (7.69%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Firewall
1 1 (7.69%) Internet
1 1 (7.69%) LAN
1 1 (7.69%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Oracle Reports
1 2 (15.38%) Power BI
General
1 8 (61.54%) Public Sector
1 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Banking
3 2 (15.38%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Project Manager
2 4 (30.77%) Analyst
2 4 (30.77%) Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) IT Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Migration Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Migration Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Integration Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) PMO Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Project Officer
4 1 (7.69%) Project Support Officer
4 1 (7.69%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Technical Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Technical Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Transformation Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Support Officer
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Transformation Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Transformation Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Freedom of Information
1 3 (23.08%) Management Information System
2 2 (15.38%) Virtual Team
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (7.69%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Linux
1 2 (15.38%) Solaris
1 2 (15.38%) Unix
2 1 (7.69%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Project Management
2 8 (61.54%) Agile
3 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (30.77%) Business Analysis
4 4 (30.77%) Migration
4 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
5 3 (23.08%) Business Case
5 3 (23.08%) Data Protection
5 3 (23.08%) ITIL
5 3 (23.08%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) Information Governance
6 2 (15.38%) Programme Management
6 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
6 2 (15.38%) Server Management
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (15.38%) Time Management
6 2 (15.38%) Virtual Team Management
6 2 (15.38%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) HND
2 2 (15.38%) Numerate Degree
2 2 (15.38%) PMP
3 1 (7.69%) ISEB
3 1 (7.69%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) Disclosure Scotland
1 3 (23.08%) GDPR
2 2 (15.38%) PMO
3 1 (7.69%) Accessibility
3 1 (7.69%) P3O
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Oracle
3 1 (7.69%) Avaya
3 1 (7.69%) Extreme Networks
3 1 (7.69%) Fortinet
3 1 (7.69%) Planview
3 1 (7.69%) SAP