Project Management Contracts in Glasgow

Project Management
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow 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 22 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 -3
Contract jobs citing Project Management 72 88 89
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 9.02% 10.03% 9.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.64% 10.92% 10.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 63 71
10th Percentile £313 £288 £269
25th Percentile £409 £356 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £461 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £538
90th Percentile £576 £675 £588
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 0
10th Percentile £20.85 - -
25th Percentile £22.50 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 £40.94 -
Median % change year-on-year -35.27% - -
75th Percentile £46.38 - -
90th Percentile £57.55 - -
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
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 747 806 862
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 93.61% 91.90% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 515 629
10th Percentile £311 £280 £325
25th Percentile £393 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £600
90th Percentile £603 £675 £701
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 40 27
10th Percentile £16.18 £13.75 -
25th Percentile £16.75 £16.00 £10.63
Median hourly rate £19.83 £21.13 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.14% +56.50% -66.24%
75th Percentile £65.00 £44.14 £35.00
90th Percentile £76.83 £63.75 £59.47
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 Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in Glasgow

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Daily rate trend for Project Management in Glasgow

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

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

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Glasgow

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in Glasgow

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in Glasgow

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 10 (13.89%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.78%) CICS
2 2 (2.78%) Confluence
3 1 (1.39%) CMS
3 1 (1.39%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 14 (19.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (13.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 10 (13.89%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (5.56%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 9 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (9.72%) Azure
2 7 (9.72%) Yammer
3 3 (4.17%) IaaS
4 2 (2.78%) Asana
4 2 (2.78%) AWS
4 2 (2.78%) Power Automate
4 2 (2.78%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.39%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.39%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.17%) DHCP
1 3 (4.17%) DNS
1 3 (4.17%) WAN
2 2 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.39%) 4G
3 1 (1.39%) BGP
3 1 (1.39%) Firewall
3 1 (1.39%) LAN
3 1 (1.39%) Network Security
3 1 (1.39%) OSPF
3 1 (1.39%) SD-WAN
3 1 (1.39%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.39%) VPN
3 1 (1.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.78%) Data Lake
2 1 (1.39%) OLAP
2 1 (1.39%) Power BI
2 1 (1.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (11.11%) JIRA
2 1 (1.39%) GoCD
2 1 (1.39%) Jenkins
General
1 42 (58.33%) Finance
2 34 (47.22%) Social Skills
3 18 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (25.00%) Banking
4 16 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (19.44%) Public Sector
6 7 (9.72%) Investment Banking
7 4 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (5.56%) Telecoms
8 3 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.78%) Local Government
10 1 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.39%) Legal
10 1 (1.39%) Marketing
10 1 (1.39%) Retail
Job Titles
1 33 (45.83%) Project Manager
2 12 (16.67%) Analyst
3 7 (9.72%) Change Analyst
4 5 (6.94%) Senior
5 4 (5.56%) Business Change Analyst
5 4 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 4 (5.56%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
5 4 (5.56%) Release Manager
5 4 (5.56%) Security Manager
5 4 (5.56%) Security Project Manager
5 4 (5.56%) Senior Manager
5 4 (5.56%) Senior Project Manager
6 3 (4.17%) Lead
6 3 (4.17%) Programme Manager
6 3 (4.17%) Scrum Master
6 3 (4.17%) Technical Manager
6 3 (4.17%) Technical Project Manager
7 2 (2.78%) CICS Engineer
7 2 (2.78%) Infrastructure Manager
7 2 (2.78%) Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.78%) Middleware
2 1 (1.39%) REST
2 1 (1.39%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.72%) PMI
2 5 (6.94%) Data Centre
2 5 (6.94%) Management Information System
3 3 (4.17%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.78%) Clustering
4 2 (2.78%) Mainframe
4 2 (2.78%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.39%) IBM Mainframe
5 1 (1.39%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.39%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.39%) Robotics
5 1 (1.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.17%) Linux
2 2 (2.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (50.00%) Agile
2 21 (29.17%) Waterfall
3 18 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 15 (20.83%) PRINCE2
5 14 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (16.67%) Change Management
7 11 (15.28%) Budget Management
8 9 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (12.50%) Scrum
9 8 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (11.11%) Risk Management
9 8 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (9.72%) Investment Management
10 7 (9.72%) Project Planning
10 7 (9.72%) Roadmaps
10 7 (9.72%) Wealth Management
11 6 (8.33%) Business Case
11 6 (8.33%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.39%) Groovy
1 1 (1.39%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (16.67%) Degree
1 12 (16.67%) PMI Certification
2 8 (11.11%) PMP
3 3 (4.17%) APMP
3 3 (4.17%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.78%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (2.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (1.39%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 1 (1.39%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.39%) CCNP
5 1 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.39%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.39%) HND
5 1 (1.39%) ISEB
5 1 (1.39%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.72%) PMO
1 7 (9.72%) QA
2 1 (1.39%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.39%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (1.39%) GDPR
2 1 (1.39%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (4.17%) Virtual Servers
2 1 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.39%) EMC NetWorker
1 1 (1.39%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 23 (31.94%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.56%) Cisco
2 4 (5.56%) Pega
3 3 (4.17%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.78%) BT
5 1 (1.39%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.39%) Blue Prism
5 1 (1.39%) CA Agile Central
5 1 (1.39%) Citrix
5 1 (1.39%) IBM
5 1 (1.39%) Juniper
5 1 (1.39%) Openreach
5 1 (1.39%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.39%) Snow
5 1 (1.39%) Spotify
5 1 (1.39%) VMware