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.
Project Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 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.
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 |
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| Glasgow | - | 2 | £325 | - | 8 |
| Edinburgh | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Project Engineer UK |
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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.
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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: