Project Management Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Project Management
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -30 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Project Management 32 78 91
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 4.42% 10.25% 10.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.06% 11.27% 11.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 55 67
10th Percentile £275 £321 £400
25th Percentile £306 £361 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £444 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% -11.20% +15.94%
75th Percentile £488 £500 £613
90th Percentile £606 £575 £688
Scotland median daily rate £431 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -4.17% -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £29.75 -
Scotland median hourly rate - £27.35 £78.00
% change year-on-year - -64.94% +243.84%

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 632 692 805
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 87.29% 90.93% 92.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 406 436 535
10th Percentile £295 £304 £350
25th Percentile £400 £363 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £541 £625
90th Percentile £628 £658 £700
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +2.78% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 14 17
10th Percentile £14.66 £16.75 £12.08
25th Percentile £16.17 £17.32 £15.42
Median hourly rate £23.75 £19.59 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.24% +22.44% -46.16%
75th Percentile £50.00 £26.86 £19.50
90th Percentile £62.12 £40.10 £36.70
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £23.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -13.04% +27.78% +1.58%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Glasgow over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Glasgow

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (34.38%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (3.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (6.25%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 7 (21.88%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (15.63%) Viva Engage
3 2 (6.25%) AWS
3 2 (6.25%) Azure
4 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) Internet
1 1 (3.13%) LAN
1 1 (3.13%) WAN
1 1 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.13%) Power BI
1 1 (3.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (15.63%) JIRA
General
1 17 (53.13%) Social Skills
2 12 (37.50%) Finance
3 7 (21.88%) Banking
4 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (12.50%) Public Sector
6 2 (6.25%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Investment Banking
7 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.13%) Marketing
7 1 (3.13%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 10 (31.25%) Analyst
1 10 (31.25%) Project Manager
2 5 (15.63%) Change Analyst
3 3 (9.38%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 2 (6.25%) Business Engagement Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Business Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Community Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Engagement Manager
4 2 (6.25%) IT Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) PMO Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Project Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Senior
4 2 (6.25%) Technical Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Technical Project Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Network Engineer
5 1 (3.13%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
5 1 (3.13%) Security Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Technical Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) CMDB
2 1 (3.13%) FMCG
2 1 (3.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 1 (3.13%) NHS
2 1 (3.13%) Operational Technology
2 1 (3.13%) PMI
2 1 (3.13%) SCADA
2 1 (3.13%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Agile
2 9 (28.13%) PRINCE2
3 8 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (21.88%) ITIL
4 7 (21.88%) Waterfall
5 6 (18.75%) Change Management
5 6 (18.75%) Project Delivery
5 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (15.63%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (12.50%) Asset Management
7 4 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (9.38%) Coaching
8 3 (9.38%) Customer Service
8 3 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (9.38%) DevOps
8 3 (9.38%) Impact Assessments
8 3 (9.38%) Migration
8 3 (9.38%) Project Planning
8 3 (9.38%) SDLC
8 3 (9.38%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) SQL
1 1 (3.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (18.75%) PMP
2 5 (15.63%) Degree
3 4 (12.50%) PMI Certification
4 2 (6.25%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (15.63%) PMO
2 1 (3.13%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 11 (34.38%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.63%) ServiceNow
3 2 (6.25%) IBM
4 1 (3.13%) Cisco
4 1 (3.13%) Meraki
4 1 (3.13%) Remedy