Software Project Manager Contracts in Scotland

Software Project Manager
UK > Scotland

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Project Manager daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 - 162
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.062% - 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% - 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.85%
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £503 £500 £521
% change year-on-year +0.50% -4.03% +4.20%

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 1,529 2,099 2,722
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 94.68% 95.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 920 1,281 1,953
10th Percentile £263 £205 £238
25th Percentile £370 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £553
90th Percentile £610 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 114 44
10th Percentile £15.98 £12.50 £12.86
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £16.91
Median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
Median % change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%
75th Percentile £24.66 £60.00 £59.41
90th Percentile £42.58 £66.00 £67.22
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Project Manager in Scotland

Software Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Software Project Manager in Scotland

Software Project Manager
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 Software Project Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 - 1 - -
Software Project Manager
UK

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Project Manager 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 Software Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

Software Project Manager 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement