Product Manager Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Product Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Product Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 64 71
Rank change year-on-year -7 +7 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 2 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.28% 0.47% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.52% 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £527
25th Percentile £638 - £548
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £480 £589
Median % change year-on-year +40.63% -18.44% +19.49%
75th Percentile £713 - £623
90th Percentile - - £639
Scotland median daily rate £575 £480 £575
% change year-on-year +19.79% -16.52% +15.87%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 673 576 783
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.26% 90.71% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 295 408
10th Percentile £238 £273 £200
25th Percentile £405 £413 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £543 £538
90th Percentile £612 £615 £621
Scotland median daily rate £463 £463 £450
% change year-on-year - +2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 18 37
10th Percentile £15.81 - £13.58
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £42.51 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year +43.50% +132.66% +3.10%
75th Percentile £68.75 £64.06 £23.89
90th Percentile £70.63 £75.00 £36.51
Scotland median hourly rate £18.25 £20.00 £18.27
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.47% +3.10%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Product Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Product Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 19 September 2026, Product Manager 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 Edinburgh region featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (50.00%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 1 (50.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories

Product Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
1 1 (50.00%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
1 1 (50.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Salesforce