PRINCE2 Contracts in Scotland

PRINCE 2
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for PRINCE2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PRINCE2 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 73 87 58
Rank change year-on-year +14 -29 +17
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 58 84 130
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.63% 2.94% 3.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.97% 3.18% 3.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 64 115
10th Percentile £188 £231 £208
25th Percentile £281 £373 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% +8.47%
75th Percentile £475 £538 £469
90th Percentile £500 £646 £538
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +2.50% +5.26% +7.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
UK median hourly rate £33.07 £45.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -26.52% +28.57% +31.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

PRINCE2 is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,956 2,645 3,270
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.63% 92.68% 92.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,192 1,903 2,321
10th Percentile £230 £261 £244
25th Percentile £400 £407 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £588 £554 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 55 49
10th Percentile £12.36 £10.63 £14.94
25th Percentile £16.00 £11.78 £17.50
Median hourly rate £19.34 £17.72 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.11% -46.30% -21.43%
75th Percentile £40.94 £54.13 £48.75
90th Percentile £60.75 £67.13 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing PRINCE2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for PRINCE2 in Scotland

PRINCE2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for PRINCE2 in Scotland

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PRINCE2 in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PRINCE2 in Scotland

PRINCE2
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for PRINCE2 in Scotland

PRINCE2
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 PRINCE2 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +24 19 £425 - 7
South Lanarkshire - 13 - -
Glasgow -15 7 £450 - 5
Dundee +11 6 £288 -50.00%
West Lothian +1 5 £188 -59.46%
Aberdeen +3 3 £600 -
Lanarkshire 0 1 £400 -20.00% 3
Fife - 1 - - 1
PRINCE2
UK

PRINCE2
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (22.41%) Confluence
2 1 (1.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (17.24%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (12.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (10.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.17%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.72%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.45%) Firewall
1 2 (3.45%) Internet
1 2 (3.45%) LAN
1 2 (3.45%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.17%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (24.14%) JIRA
General
1 50 (86.21%) Public Sector
2 20 (34.48%) Social Skills
3 16 (27.59%) Finance
4 13 (22.41%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (10.34%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (5.17%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Back Office
8 1 (1.72%) Legal
8 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (39.66%) Project Manager
2 15 (25.86%) Senior
3 14 (24.14%) Delivery Manager
4 13 (22.41%) Senior Delivery Manager
4 13 (22.41%) Senior Manager
5 8 (13.79%) Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Business Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) IT Analyst
7 3 (5.17%) Business IT Analyst
7 3 (5.17%) Coordinator
7 3 (5.17%) IT Business Analyst
7 3 (5.17%) Programme Manager
8 2 (3.45%) Digital Programme Manager
8 2 (3.45%) IT Engineer
8 2 (3.45%) Junior
8 2 (3.45%) Lead
8 2 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
9 1 (1.72%) Migration Manager
9 1 (1.72%) Network Communications Engineer
9 1 (1.72%) PRINCE2 Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.52%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.17%) Onboarding
2 3 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.45%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (1.72%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.72%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.72%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.45%) Unix
1 2 (3.45%) Windows
1 2 (3.45%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.72%) Linux
2 1 (1.72%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (70.69%) Agile
2 39 (67.24%) Project Management
3 15 (25.86%) Scrum
4 13 (22.41%) Software Delivery
5 11 (18.97%) ITIL
5 11 (18.97%) Project Delivery
6 10 (17.24%) Business Analysis
7 8 (13.79%) Business Case
8 7 (12.07%) Risk Management
8 7 (12.07%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (10.34%) Business Process Modelling
9 6 (10.34%) Change Management
9 6 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (10.34%) Time Management
10 5 (8.62%) SDLC
11 4 (6.90%) Budget Management
11 4 (6.90%) Programme Management
11 4 (6.90%) Service Delivery
11 4 (6.90%) UML
11 4 (6.90%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 14 (24.14%) Security Cleared
2 13 (22.41%) SC Cleared
3 8 (13.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 7 (12.07%) Degree
5 6 (10.34%) PMP
6 3 (5.17%) APMG
6 3 (5.17%) APMP
6 3 (5.17%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (5.17%) PMI Certification
7 2 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (3.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (1.72%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.72%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (22.41%) Disclosure Scotland
2 4 (6.90%) PMO
3 3 (5.17%) QA
4 2 (3.45%) COBIT
4 2 (3.45%) P3O
5 1 (1.72%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.72%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 10 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.90%) Oracle
3 3 (5.17%) SAP
4 2 (3.45%) Avaya
4 2 (3.45%) Extreme Networks
4 2 (3.45%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.72%) Ariba