Project Management Contracts in Edinburgh

Project Management
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 24 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 -1 -11
Contract jobs citing Project Management 57 51 120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 9.12% 6.26% 9.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.60% 7.08% 9.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 24 80
10th Percentile £209 £296 £208
25th Percentile £303 £413 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £481 £450
Median % change year-on-year -11.69% +6.94% +5.88%
75th Percentile £504 £542 £500
90th Percentile £564 £663 £615
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.32 - -
Median hourly rate £27.35 - -
75th Percentile £28.38 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £27.35 £40.94 £65.00
% change year-on-year -33.19% -37.02% +96.97%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Project Management 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 594 720 1,240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 95.04% 88.34% 95.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 333 422 884
10th Percentile £214 £233 £254
25th Percentile £403 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £484 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +1.79% -
75th Percentile £541 £575 £545
90th Percentile £630 £663 £625
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 31 11
10th Percentile - £15.10 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.44 £22.87 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +7.57% -46.85%
75th Percentile £25.59 £60.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £42.35 - £54.50
Scotland median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
% change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in Edinburgh

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in Edinburgh

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Edinburgh

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in Edinburgh

Project Management
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 9 (15.79%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.26%) Confluence
3 2 (3.51%) CMS
3 2 (3.51%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (8.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (7.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (7.02%) MS Visio
3 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (14.04%) Azure
2 4 (7.02%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (7.02%) Power Platform
3 3 (5.26%) Alation
3 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (3.51%) AWS
4 2 (3.51%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.75%) Asana
5 1 (1.75%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.75%) iPaaS
5 1 (1.75%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.75%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.26%) LAN
1 3 (5.26%) WAN
2 2 (3.51%) SDH
3 1 (1.75%) 4G
3 1 (1.75%) ADSL
3 1 (1.75%) Firewall
3 1 (1.75%) Internet
3 1 (1.75%) MPLS
3 1 (1.75%) PSTN
3 1 (1.75%) SD-WAN
3 1 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.75%) Wireless
3 1 (1.75%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.02%) Power BI
2 3 (5.26%) IBM InfoSphere
3 2 (3.51%) OLAP
3 2 (3.51%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.75%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (10.53%) JIRA
2 1 (1.75%) GCC
General
1 30 (52.63%) Public Sector
2 22 (38.60%) Social Skills
3 20 (35.09%) Finance
4 12 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.77%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (7.02%) Banking
7 3 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (3.51%) Electronics
8 2 (3.51%) Financial Institution
8 2 (3.51%) Marketing
8 2 (3.51%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.75%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.75%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (1.75%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.75%) Retail
9 1 (1.75%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 19 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 9 (15.79%) Analyst
2 9 (15.79%) Senior
3 7 (12.28%) Business Analyst
4 5 (8.77%) Lead
5 4 (7.02%) IT Engineer
5 4 (7.02%) Senior Manager
6 3 (5.26%) Data Governance Analyst
6 3 (5.26%) Data Governance Manager
6 3 (5.26%) Data Manager
6 3 (5.26%) Governance Manager
6 3 (5.26%) IT Manager
6 3 (5.26%) IT Project Manager
6 3 (5.26%) IT Support
6 3 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Project Governance Manager
6 3 (5.26%) Senior Project Manager
6 3 (5.26%) Support Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Technical Manager
7 2 (3.51%) Telecoms Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) XML
2 1 (1.75%) EDI
2 1 (1.75%) HTML
2 1 (1.75%) Java RMI
2 1 (1.75%) Middleware
2 1 (1.75%) REST
2 1 (1.75%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.77%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (7.02%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.51%) Data Centre
3 2 (3.51%) Driving Licence
3 2 (3.51%) Fibre Optics
3 2 (3.51%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.75%) Digital Media
4 1 (1.75%) Educational Technology
4 1 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.75%) Mainframe
4 1 (1.75%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.75%) SCADA
4 1 (1.75%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.02%) Windows
2 1 (1.75%) Linux
2 1 (1.75%) Solaris
2 1 (1.75%) Unix
2 1 (1.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (36.84%) Agile
2 15 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (24.56%) Project Delivery
4 11 (19.30%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (17.54%) Risk Management
6 9 (15.79%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (12.28%) Coaching
7 7 (12.28%) Line Management
7 7 (12.28%) Mentoring
8 6 (10.53%) Data Protection
8 6 (10.53%) DevOps
9 5 (8.77%) Business Analysis
9 5 (8.77%) Migration
9 5 (8.77%) SDLC
9 5 (8.77%) Waterfall
10 4 (7.02%) Asset Management
10 4 (7.02%) Business Intelligence
10 4 (7.02%) PRINCE2
10 4 (7.02%) Scrum
10 4 (7.02%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (26.32%) Degree
2 3 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (5.26%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.51%) HNC
3 2 (3.51%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.75%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.75%) BC Cleared
4 1 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.75%) ISEB
4 1 (1.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.53%) Disclosure Scotland
2 4 (7.02%) PMO
3 3 (5.26%) Accessibility
3 3 (5.26%) GDPR
3 3 (5.26%) QA
4 2 (3.51%) ISO 20022
5 1 (1.75%) Basel III
5 1 (1.75%) P3O
5 1 (1.75%) SLA
5 1 (1.75%) WCAG
Vendors
1 11 (19.30%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.26%) Dell
2 3 (5.26%) IBM
2 3 (5.26%) Informatica
3 2 (3.51%) Cisco
3 2 (3.51%) Nokia
4 1 (1.75%) Avaya
4 1 (1.75%) BT
4 1 (1.75%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (1.75%) Fiserv
4 1 (1.75%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.75%) Google
4 1 (1.75%) Oracle
4 1 (1.75%) Pega
4 1 (1.75%) Planview
4 1 (1.75%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.75%) Snow