Project Management Job Trends in Scotland

Project Management
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 15 78
Rank change year-on-year -15 +63 -31
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 161 265 144
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 5.91% 9.79% 4.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.31% 10.63% 5.14%
Number of salaries quoted 66 75 87
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,574 £37,408
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,625 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.91% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,250 £68,750 £61,016
90th Percentile £96,250 £79,648 £68,750
UK median annual salary £54,855 £57,500 £58,478
% change year-on-year -4.60% -1.67% -2.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,203 2,494 2,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 80.93% 92.17% 94.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,078 1,070 1,739
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,475 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -8.54%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,547 £88,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Scotland

Project Management
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Scotland over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in Scotland

Project Management
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh -29 59 £40,000 -30.43% 15
Glasgow -28 20 £40,000 -27.27% 15
North Lanarkshire - 17 £60,000 -
Renfrewshire - 13 £60,000 -
South Lanarkshire - 8 - -
Stirling 0 7 £60,000 +41.18% 1
Lanarkshire -3 5 £58,500 +30.00% 10
Ayrshire - 4 - -
West Dunbartonshire - 4 - -
North Ayrshire - 4 - -
East Ayrshire - 4 - -
West Lothian +7 2 £102,500 +46.43% 2
Argyll and Bute - 2 £37,500 - 1
Highlands -6 1 £52,500 +29.63%
Inverclyde - 1 £60,000 -
Midlothian - 1 - - 11
Project Management
UK

Project Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 68 (42.24%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.86%) Confluence
Applications
1 77 (47.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (39.75%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (39.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.24%) Weka
5 1 (0.62%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.48%) Oracle Assets
1 4 (2.48%) Oracle ERP
1 4 (2.48%) Oracle Financials
1 4 (2.48%) Oracle General Ledger
1 4 (2.48%) Oracle Payables
1 4 (2.48%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (4.35%) Power Platform
2 6 (3.73%) Azure
3 5 (3.11%) AWS
4 4 (2.48%) OCI
5 3 (1.86%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.24%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.62%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.62%) Intranet
1 1 (0.62%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (9.32%) Tableau
2 12 (7.45%) Data Mining
3 7 (4.35%) Power BI
4 4 (2.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.62%) Metadata
5 1 (0.62%) Power Query
5 1 (0.62%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.11%) JIRA
2 4 (2.48%) Oracle Forms
General
1 89 (55.28%) Social Skills
2 69 (42.86%) Finance
3 31 (19.25%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.45%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (5.59%) Electronics
5 9 (5.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (5.59%) Legal
6 7 (4.35%) Marketing
7 6 (3.73%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.11%) Banking
8 5 (3.11%) Law
9 4 (2.48%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (2.48%) Private Banking
9 4 (2.48%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.24%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.24%) Retail
11 1 (0.62%) Games
11 1 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.62%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 78 (48.45%) Senior
2 74 (45.96%) Senior Manager
3 64 (39.75%) QA Manager
3 64 (39.75%) Quality Manager
3 64 (39.75%) Senior QA Manager
3 64 (39.75%) Senior Quality Manager
4 39 (24.22%) Analyst
5 28 (17.39%) Trainee
5 28 (17.39%) Trainee Analyst
6 22 (13.66%) Business Analyst
7 20 (12.42%) Project Manager
8 16 (9.94%) Trainee Business Analyst
9 12 (7.45%) Data Analyst
9 12 (7.45%) Trainee Data Analyst
10 9 (5.59%) Senior Project Manager
11 5 (3.11%) Technical Director
12 4 (2.48%) Change Analyst
12 4 (2.48%) Oracle Analyst
12 4 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
12 4 (2.48%) Senior Oracle Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.59%) Embedded Systems
1 9 (5.59%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (3.11%) Product Ownership
3 4 (2.48%) Low-Code
4 2 (1.24%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.24%) Housing Association
4 2 (1.24%) Life Science
4 2 (1.24%) Virtual Team
5 1 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.62%) Equities
5 1 (0.62%) Fixed Income
5 1 (0.62%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.62%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.24%) Linux
1 2 (1.24%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (59.63%) Continuous Improvement
2 80 (49.69%) Coaching
3 66 (40.99%) Customer Experience
3 66 (40.99%) Due Diligence
3 66 (40.99%) Quality Management
4 65 (40.37%) Lean Six Sigma
4 65 (40.37%) Six Sigma
5 64 (39.75%) Performance Improvement
6 34 (21.12%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (18.63%) Business Analysis
8 24 (14.91%) Change Management
9 21 (13.04%) Agile
10 18 (11.18%) Analytics
10 18 (11.18%) Business Development
11 17 (10.56%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (9.94%) Data Analysis
13 15 (9.32%) PRINCE2
13 15 (9.32%) Risk Management
14 13 (8.07%) Project Delivery
15 12 (7.45%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.42%) SQL
2 13 (8.07%) Python
3 1 (0.62%) VBA
Qualifications
1 64 (39.75%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 34 (21.12%) Degree
3 7 (4.35%) CFA
3 7 (4.35%) PMI Certification
3 7 (4.35%) PMP
4 2 (1.24%) AWS Certification
4 2 (1.24%) Azure Certification
4 2 (1.24%) CISM
4 2 (1.24%) CISSP
4 2 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.24%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.62%) CBAP
5 1 (0.62%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (40.37%) QA
2 8 (4.97%) PMO
3 4 (2.48%) GxP
4 3 (1.86%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.86%) GDPR
5 2 (1.24%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.62%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.62%) GAAP
6 1 (0.62%) IFRS
6 1 (0.62%) P3O
6 1 (0.62%) Solvency II
System Software
1 7 (4.35%) Firmware
2 2 (1.24%) Docker
2 2 (1.24%) vSphere
3 1 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (1.24%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.62%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 81 (50.31%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.48%) Oracle
3 2 (1.24%) Alteryx
3 2 (1.24%) Salesforce
3 2 (1.24%) SAP
3 2 (1.24%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.62%) Anaplan
4 1 (0.62%) Cisco
4 1 (0.62%) Dataiku
4 1 (0.62%) Genesys
4 1 (0.62%) Verint
4 1 (0.62%) VMware