Project Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Project Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Project Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 114 158
Rank change year-on-year -5 +44 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Project Engineer 3 4 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.17% 0.20% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.21% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £453
25th Percentile £313 - £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £563
Median % change year-on-year - - +40.63%
75th Percentile £338 - £631
90th Percentile - - £673
UK median daily rate £425 £375 £388
% change year-on-year +13.33% -3.23% +3.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,588 1,877 2,580
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 94.23% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 909 1,167 1,755
10th Percentile £236 £200 £233
25th Percentile £358 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -5.26% +0.53%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £600 £648 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £536
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.02% -0.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 85 65
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.50 £12.20
25th Percentile £16.96 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.83 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% +2.31% -52.66%
75th Percentile £25.73 £40.94 £53.75
90th Percentile £59.50 £59.45 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.94 £43.75
% change year-on-year -38.57% -6.42% +70.37%

Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Project Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Project Engineer in Scotland

Project Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Project Engineer in Scotland

Project Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Engineer in Scotland

Project Engineer
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 Project Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 July 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 - 2 £325 - 8
Edinburgh - 1 - - 1
Project Engineer
UK

Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 24 July 2025, Project Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Project Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Nokia
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 3 (100.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Process Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (33.33%) HNC
3 1 (33.33%) ADSL
3 1 (33.33%) LAN
3 1 (33.33%) PSTN
3 1 (33.33%) SDH
3 1 (33.33%) WAN
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving

Project Engineer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 1 (33.33%) ADSL
2 1 (33.33%) LAN
2 1 (33.33%) PSTN
2 1 (33.33%) SDH
2 1 (33.33%) WAN
General
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 3 (100.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (33.33%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Bill of Materials
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Process Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) HNC
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Nokia