Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Project Manager
West Lothian > Livingston

The median Project Manager daily rate in Livingston is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 11 9
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 0
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1 1 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Livingston 5.00% 3.33% 12.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% 3.85% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £400
25th Percentile £406 - £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £58 £468
Median % change year-on-year +611.21% -87.59% -1.58%
75th Percentile £419 - £500
90th Percentile - - £505
West Lothian median daily rate £413 £58 £468
% change year-on-year +611.21% -87.59% -1.58%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Livingston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Livingston. 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 Livingston with a recognized job title 18 26 49
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 86.67% 90.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 14 34
10th Percentile £69 £82 £120
25th Percentile £138 £130 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £178 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.49% -58.18% +3.03%
75th Percentile £350 £489 £522
90th Percentile £431 £578 £596
West Lothian median daily rate £188 £178 £425
% change year-on-year +5.49% -58.18% +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile £16.40 £13.21 -
25th Percentile £16.63 £14.43 £82.50
Median hourly rate £17.30 £15.80 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.49% -81.41% +545.90%
75th Percentile £18.75 £20.63 £87.50
90th Percentile £18.83 £26.70 -
West Lothian median hourly rate £17.30 £15.80 £85.00
% change year-on-year +9.49% -81.41% +545.90%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Livingston.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Livingston

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Livingston.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Livingston

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Livingston.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Livingston

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Livingston

For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Livingston region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Livingston 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT