Project Officer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Project Officer
UK > Scotland

The median Project Officer daily rate in Scotland is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 111 116
Rank change year-on-year -5 +5 +50
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 3 4 20
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.19% 0.22% 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.24% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 10
10th Percentile - £256 £164
25th Percentile £203 £264 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £300 £239
Median % change year-on-year -31.67% +25.65% +6.11%
75th Percentile £208 £320 £292
90th Percentile - £323 £301
UK median daily rate £225 £313 £325
% change year-on-year -28.00% -3.85% +27.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £25.11 £25.34 £30.00
% change year-on-year -0.91% -15.53% +53.85%

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 1,443 1,652 2,219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.19% 91.83% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 834 971 1,406
10th Percentile £206 £190 £250
25th Percentile £360 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £448 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% -5.68% -
75th Percentile £538 £535 £563
90th Percentile £625 £638 £658
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 65 58
10th Percentile £16.84 £12.39 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £22.27 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +22.85% +2.31% -
75th Percentile £36.03 £24.18 £55.74
90th Percentile £64.80 £43.42 £75.03
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £39.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -36.73% -10.67% +61.82%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Project Officer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Scotland

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Scotland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Scotland

Project Officer
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 Officer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 October 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 +8 3 £205 -31.67% 2
Project Officer
UK

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Project Officer 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 Project Officer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Data Entry
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Document Management
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) Planview
2 1 (33.33%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Smartsheet
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management

Project Officer 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Smartsheet
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Data Entry
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Document Management
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Planview
1 1 (33.33%) SAP