Project Officer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Project Officer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Project Officer daily rate in Edinburgh is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

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

 6 months to
27 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 72 75
Rank change year-on-year +8 +3 +48
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 3 4 14
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.48% 0.53% 1.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.56% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 6
10th Percentile - £256 £190
25th Percentile £203 £264 £216
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £300 £281
Median % change year-on-year -31.67% +6.67% +2.27%
75th Percentile £208 £320 £298
90th Percentile - £323 £303
Scotland median daily rate £205 £300 £239
% change year-on-year -31.67% +25.65% +6.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 563 720 941
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 94.86% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 375 569
10th Percentile £271 £180 £213
25th Percentile £413 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £549 £524 £544
90th Percentile £611 £588 £603
Scotland median daily rate £455 £448 £475
% change year-on-year +1.56% -5.68% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 32 14
10th Percentile £28.73 £13.79 £13.20
25th Percentile £43.44 £16.37 £17.71
Median hourly rate £62.50 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +240.14% +3.70% -
75th Percentile £74.38 £24.18 £51.21
90th Percentile £75.00 - £62.20
Scotland median hourly rate £22.27 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +22.85% +2.31% -

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Project Officer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Project Officer 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 Project Officer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Data Entry
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Document Management
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) Planview
2 1 (33.33%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Smartsheet
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management

Project Officer 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Smartsheet
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Data Entry
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Document Management
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Planview
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
5 Project Officer jobs in Scotland