Financial Services Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Project Manager - Financial Services
UK > Scotland

The median Project Manager - Financial Services daily rate in Scotland is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Services Project Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.067% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 £575 £625
% change year-on-year -8.70% -8.00% +8.70%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,346 1,481 2,190
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.76% 92.04% 94.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 760 877 1,333
10th Percentile £220 £205 £250
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -6.25% +1.05%
75th Percentile £564 £538 £588
90th Percentile £654 £638 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 47 91
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.30 £12.30
25th Percentile £17.64 £17.63 £16.50
Median hourly rate £20.50 £23.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.87% -48.89% +153.95%
75th Percentile £43.30 £24.18 £60.75
90th Percentile £61.75 £37.70 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £39.55
% change year-on-year -15.38% -17.83% +13.00%

Financial Services Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Financial Services Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Financial Services Project Manager job vacancy trend in Scotland

Financial Services Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Project Manager job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Project Manager job vacancies in Scotland

Financial Services Project Manager
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 Financial Services Project Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 January 2026. 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
Edinburgh - 1 £525 -
Financial Services Project Manager
UK

Financial Services Project Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 January 2026, Financial Services Project Manager 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 Scotland region featuring Financial Services Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Financial Services Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft