Project Manager - Cybersecurity Contracts in Scotland

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
UK > Scotland

The median Project Manager - Cybersecurity daily rate in Scotland is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 127 -
Rank change year-on-year +15 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager - Cybersecurity 4 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.25% 0.090% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.095% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £478 - -
25th Percentile £508 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £581 - -
90th Percentile £593 - -
UK median daily rate £550 £613 £575
% change year-on-year -10.20% +6.52% +12.36%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,529 2,099 2,722
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 94.68% 95.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 920 1,281 1,953
10th Percentile £263 £205 £238
25th Percentile £370 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £553
90th Percentile £610 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 114 44
10th Percentile £15.98 £12.50 £12.86
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £16.91
Median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
Median % change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%
75th Percentile £24.66 £60.00 £59.41
90th Percentile £42.58 £66.00 £67.22
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager - Cybersecurity in Scotland

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager - Cybersecurity in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager - Cybersecurity in Scotland

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager - Cybersecurity in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager - Cybersecurity in Scotland

Project Manager - Cybersecurity
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager - Cybersecurity within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow - 4 £550 -
Project Manager - Cybersecurity
UK

Project Manager - Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Manager - Cybersecurity 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 Scotland region featuring Project Manager - Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Contingency Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (75.00%) PMI
2 3 (75.00%) PMI Certification
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE
2 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (75.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Business Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance

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

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (75.00%) PMI
2 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Contingency Planning
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Business Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft