PRINCE2 Contracts in Scotland

PRINCE 2
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring PRINCE2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PRINCE2 over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 83 58
Rank change year-on-year -10 -25 +11
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 32 37 110
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.84% 1.94% 4.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 2.23% 4.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 20 79
10th Percentile £308 £187 £226
25th Percentile £377 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £436 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% -5.26% +18.75%
75th Percentile £525 £506 £625
90th Percentile £564 £589 £700
UK median daily rate £510 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +2.00% -1.96% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £65.00
UK median hourly rate £66.00 £32.68 £45.00
% change year-on-year +101.97% -27.38% +164.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

PRINCE2 falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,595 1,659 2,406
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 91.82% 86.95% 91.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 888 1,026 1,621
10th Percentile £263 £208 £250
25th Percentile £370 £357 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £600 £662 £626
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 59 56
10th Percentile £16.59 £12.30 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.25 £13.15
Median hourly rate £20.00 £19.59 £18.33
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% +6.90% -47.64%
75th Percentile £25.15 £40.94 £55.00
90th Percentile £28.19 £54.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.90% -4.71% +62.40%

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 2 August 2025.

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 2 August 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 +12 14 £425 -12.82% 11
Glasgow -14 14 £484 +1.84% 11
West Lothian -1 3 £188 -
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 3 (9.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (28.13%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) Power Platform
2 2 (6.25%) Power Automate
3 1 (3.13%) Asana
3 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) WAN
2 3 (9.38%) 4G
2 3 (9.38%) SD-WAN
3 2 (6.25%) Firewall
3 2 (6.25%) Internet
3 2 (6.25%) LAN
3 2 (6.25%) WLAN
4 1 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.50%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (9.38%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 17 (53.13%) Public Sector
2 14 (43.75%) Social Skills
3 13 (40.63%) Finance
4 8 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (9.38%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (9.38%) Telecoms
7 2 (6.25%) Banking
8 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 18 (56.25%) Project Manager
2 6 (18.75%) Analyst
3 4 (12.50%) Business Analyst
3 4 (12.50%) IT Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 3 (9.38%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
4 3 (9.38%) Security Manager
4 3 (9.38%) Security Project Manager
4 3 (9.38%) WAN Project Manager
5 2 (6.25%) IT Manager
5 2 (6.25%) IT Project Manager
5 2 (6.25%) Migration Manager
5 2 (6.25%) Migration Project Manager
5 2 (6.25%) PMO Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Release Manager
5 2 (6.25%) Senior
5 2 (6.25%) Senior Manager
5 2 (6.25%) Senior Project Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Lead
6 1 (3.13%) PMO Lead
Miscellaneous
1 9 (28.13%) Management Information System
2 5 (15.63%) PMI
3 4 (12.50%) Freedom of Information
4 3 (9.38%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (6.25%) Virtual Team
6 1 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (3.13%) Operational Technology
6 1 (3.13%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.50%) Unix
2 3 (9.38%) Windows
2 3 (9.38%) Windows Server
3 2 (6.25%) Linux
3 2 (6.25%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (81.25%) Project Management
2 14 (43.75%) Agile
3 11 (34.38%) ITIL
4 9 (28.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 9 (28.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (25.00%) Project Delivery
6 7 (21.88%) Risk Management
7 5 (15.63%) Business Analysis
7 5 (15.63%) PRINCE
7 5 (15.63%) Roadmaps
7 5 (15.63%) Service Management
7 5 (15.63%) Waterfall
8 4 (12.50%) Change Management
8 4 (12.50%) Contingency Planning
8 4 (12.50%) Data Protection
8 4 (12.50%) Line Management
8 4 (12.50%) Migration
8 4 (12.50%) Programme Management
8 4 (12.50%) Server Management
8 4 (12.50%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 16 (50.00%) Degree
2 9 (28.13%) PMI Certification
3 6 (18.75%) PMP
4 3 (9.38%) APMP
4 3 (9.38%) ISEB
5 2 (6.25%) HND
5 2 (6.25%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (6.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
6 1 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) PMO
2 3 (9.38%) Accessibility
2 3 (9.38%) Disclosure Scotland
2 3 (9.38%) GDPR
3 2 (6.25%) P3O
3 2 (6.25%) QA
4 1 (3.13%) COBIT
Vendors
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft
2 4 (12.50%) Oracle
3 3 (9.38%) BT
3 3 (9.38%) Cisco
3 3 (9.38%) ServiceNow
4 2 (6.25%) Avaya
4 2 (6.25%) Extreme Networks
4 2 (6.25%) Fortinet
4 2 (6.25%) Snow
5 1 (3.13%) Openreach