Project Planner Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Project Planner
UK > Scotland

The median Project Planner daily rate in Scotland is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.090% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £420 - -
25th Percentile £431 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £531 - -
90th Percentile £550 - -
UK median daily rate £513 £550 £450
% change year-on-year -6.82% +22.22% +9.76%

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 2,089 1,557 1,796
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 91.70% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,102 901 1,115
10th Percentile £289 £240 £199
25th Percentile £381 £358 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £459 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.81% +2.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £556 £538 £545
90th Percentile £650 £600 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 64 81
10th Percentile £13.36 £16.02 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.97 £17.02 £14.73
Median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +77.57% +8.71% +2.31%
75th Percentile £60.91 £26.21 £40.94
90th Percentile £74.16 £60.88 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Project Planner job vacancy trend in Scotland

Project Planner
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Project Planner
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Project Planner
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 Planner within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 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
Aberdeen - 2 £475 - 1
Project Planner
UK

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 2 August 2026, Project Planner 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 Planner in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure

Project Planner 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) SAP