Production Planning Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Production Planning
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Production Planning skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 - 141
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Production Planning 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.12% - 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% - 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £509 - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile £541 - -
UK median daily rate £519 £623 £590
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.46% +2.65%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Production Planning 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 1,436 1,561 2,190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 89.41% 86.20% 91.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 810 918 1,394
10th Percentile £231 £213 £234
25th Percentile £386 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% -6.25% +1.05%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £575
90th Percentile £625 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 43 53
10th Percentile £15.01 £13.33 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.46 £13.28
Median hourly rate £20.00 £22.88 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.57% +14.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £56.40
90th Percentile £40.66 £40.90 £77.15
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.03 £43.90
% change year-on-year -28.20% -20.21% +25.43%

Production Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Production Planning job vacancy trend in Scotland

Production Planning
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Production Planning.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Production Planning

Production Planning
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Production Planning.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Production Planning

Production Planning
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 Production Planning within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 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
Dumfries and Galloway - 2 £525 - 5
Production Planning
UK

Production Planning
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP PP
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Issue Tracking
2 1 (50.00%) Order Management
2 1 (50.00%) Order to Cash
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft