Project Manager Jobs in Edinburgh

Project Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

As of 10 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Project Manager salary in Edinburgh.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 62 116
Rank change year-on-year -16 +54 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 13 51 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.40% 3.39% 1.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 3.54% 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 0 23 24
10th Percentile - £43,817 £34,750
25th Percentile - £46,750 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile - £58,750 £64,654
90th Percentile - £76,250 £72,750
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year +10.00% -2.44% -4.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 854 1,441 1,949
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 95.81% 95.03%
Number of salaries quoted 415 1,019 1,161
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £35,733
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £93,000 £89,852
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,462
% change year-on-year +4.76% -5.34% +5.64%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Edinburgh

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Edinburgh

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Project Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Project Management
2 12 (92.31%) Social Skills
3 11 (84.62%) Degree
4 7 (53.85%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (53.85%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (30.77%) Smartsheet
5 4 (30.77%) Data Management
5 4 (30.77%) Commercialisation
5 4 (30.77%) Genomics
5 4 (30.77%) Life Science
5 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
5 4 (30.77%) PMP
5 4 (30.77%) PMI Certification
5 4 (30.77%) Finance
6 2 (15.38%) QA
6 2 (15.38%) Customer Service
6 2 (15.38%) Customer Requirements
6 2 (15.38%) Business Development
7 1 (7.69%) Business Case
7 1 (7.69%) Change Management
7 1 (7.69%) Business Strategy
7 1 (7.69%) Kanban
7 1 (7.69%) Waterfall
7 1 (7.69%) Data Transformation
7 1 (7.69%) People Management
7 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (7.69%) Scrum
7 1 (7.69%) Programme Management

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Smartsheet
General
1 12 (92.31%) Social Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Genomics
1 4 (30.77%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Project Management
2 7 (53.85%) Collaborative Working
3 4 (30.77%) Commercialisation
3 4 (30.77%) Data Management
4 2 (15.38%) Business Development
4 2 (15.38%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (15.38%) Customer Service
5 1 (7.69%) Agile
5 1 (7.69%) Business Case
5 1 (7.69%) Business Strategy
5 1 (7.69%) Change Management
5 1 (7.69%) Data Transformation
5 1 (7.69%) Kanban
5 1 (7.69%) People Management
5 1 (7.69%) Programme Management
5 1 (7.69%) Scrum
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.69%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) PMI Certification
2 4 (30.77%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft