Microsoft Project Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Microsoft Project
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 109 96
Rank change year-on-year +21 -13 +53
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project 23 8 41
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 1.42% 0.45% 1.70%
As % of the Applications category 17.29% 4.76% 19.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 5 25
10th Percentile £109 £430 £209
25th Percentile £300 £463 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -7.37% +2.15% +50.00%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £500
90th Percentile £637 - £610
UK median daily rate £500 £501 £475
% change year-on-year -0.10% +5.37% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £34.22 £32.50 £39.93
% change year-on-year +5.28% -18.61% -25.71%

All Software Application Skills
Scotland

Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 133 168 207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 8.19% 9.49% 8.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 99 117
10th Percentile £172 £134 £152
25th Percentile £275 £191 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £350 £395
Median % change year-on-year +17.14% -11.39% +10.96%
75th Percentile £497 £453 £525
90th Percentile £579 £538 £631
UK median daily rate £425 £400 £413
% change year-on-year +6.25% -3.03% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 14
10th Percentile £16.15 £13.12 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.81 £13.85 £12.95
Median hourly rate £20.80 £18.98 £18.33
Median % change year-on-year +9.55% +3.59% +3.41%
75th Percentile £32.50 £26.09 £30.09
90th Percentile £58.00 £29.95 £49.88
UK median hourly rate £22.63 £22.09 £25.00
% change year-on-year +2.44% -11.64% +4.17%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Microsoft Project job vacancy trend in Scotland

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Project in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Project in Scotland

Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
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 Microsoft Project within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 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
Glasgow -5 10 £440 -9.74% 3
Edinburgh +5 7 £499 +5.00% 2
Fife - 3 £70 -
Microsoft Project
UK

Microsoft Project
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (13.04%) SharePoint
2 2 (8.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (34.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (13.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (4.35%) MS Visio
4 1 (4.35%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (4.35%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.35%) Azure
2 1 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.35%) Power Automate
2 1 (4.35%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Power BI
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (17.39%) JIRA
General
1 13 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 9 (39.13%) Finance
3 7 (30.43%) Public Sector
4 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (8.70%) Aerospace
5 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
5 2 (8.70%) Military
5 2 (8.70%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Banking
6 1 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Investment Banking
6 1 (4.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Project Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Cutover Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Analyst
3 4 (17.39%) Lead
4 3 (13.04%) Programme Manager
5 2 (8.70%) Business Change Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Change Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Engineering Manager
5 2 (8.70%) PMO Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (4.35%) PMO Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Portfolio Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Project Officer
6 1 (4.35%) Project Planner
6 1 (4.35%) Project Support Officer
6 1 (4.35%) Security Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Security Project Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Senior
6 1 (4.35%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) ADO
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (65.22%) Project Management
2 12 (52.17%) Change Management
3 9 (39.13%) Project Delivery
3 9 (39.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 6 (26.09%) ERP
4 6 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (21.74%) Agile
5 5 (21.74%) Data Migration
5 5 (21.74%) Migration
5 5 (21.74%) PRINCE2
6 4 (17.39%) Risk Management
7 3 (13.04%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 3 (13.04%) Matrix Organization
7 3 (13.04%) Mentoring
7 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (13.04%) Project Governance
7 3 (13.04%) Waterfall
8 2 (8.70%) Coaching
8 2 (8.70%) DevOps
8 2 (8.70%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 8 (34.78%) Degree
2 3 (13.04%) PMP
3 2 (8.70%) CCA
3 2 (8.70%) SC Cleared
3 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
4 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.35%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (34.78%) PMO
2 1 (4.35%) Accessibility
2 1 (4.35%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (4.35%) P3O
Vendors
1 13 (56.52%) Microsoft
2 6 (26.09%) SAP
3 1 (4.35%) Oracle
3 1 (4.35%) Planview