Product Lead Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Product Leader
UK > Scotland

The median Product Leader daily rate in Scotland is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 - 113
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
Contract jobs requiring a Product Lead 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.044% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £550 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £370
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.48%
75th Percentile £650 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £550
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -3.51%

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 2,144 1,451 1,739
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 90.63% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,151 811 1,064
10th Percentile £263 £222 £198
25th Percentile £375 £357 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £552 £531 £550
90th Percentile £650 £588 £660
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 67 70
10th Percentile £13.45 £16.02 £12.30
25th Percentile £14.74 £17.30 £14.73
Median hourly rate £35.00 £20.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% +17.65% -4.06%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £24.18
90th Percentile £74.16 £60.50 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +1.18%

Product Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Product Lead job vacancy trend in Scotland

Product Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Lead job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Lead job vacancies in Scotland

Product Lead
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 Product Lead within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Glasgow - 1 £600 - 3
Product Lead
UK

Product Lead Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 29 August 2026, Product Lead 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 Product Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Product Lead 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%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management