Lead Product Owner Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Lead Product Owner
UK > Scotland

As of 27 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Product Owner daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Product Owner 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.062% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £675
% change year-on-year -4.00% -7.41% -12.90%

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 1,446 1,599 2,261
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.98% 91.74% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 855 936 1,421
10th Percentile £207 £192 £250
25th Percentile £358 £360 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -6.25% +1.05%
75th Percentile £540 £539 £580
90th Percentile £625 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 61 61
10th Percentile £17.30 £13.64 £12.26
25th Percentile £20.00 £15.22 £16.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £19.59 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +28.38% +0.46% +10.05%
75th Percentile £46.61 £24.18 £59.03
90th Percentile £65.00 £28.38 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +48.33%

Lead Product Owner
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Product Owner' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Lead Product Owner job vacancy trend in Scotland

Lead Product Owner
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 Lead Product Owner within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 November 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
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Lead Product Owner
UK

Lead Product Owner Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, Lead Product Owner 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 Lead Product Owner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Personalization
1 1 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

Lead Product Owner 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Personalization
1 1 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories