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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Manager
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank913
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads1219
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.021 %
As % of the category below9.091 %7.950 %
Daily rates quoted79
Average minimum daily rate£380£311
Average daily rate£396£333
% change on same period last year+18.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£407
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£18.00£25.00
% change on same period last year-28.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.47£36.12
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads132239
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.261 %
Daily rates quoted4164
Average minimum daily rate£283£339
Average daily rate£297£360
% change on same period last year-17.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted2152
Average minimum hourly rate£15.17£23.81
Average hourly rate£17.51£25.28
% change on same period last year-30.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.85£26.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Project Manager East of EnglandProject Manager
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Project Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Project Manager across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Project Manager Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Project Manager across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Manager across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedfordshire Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Project Manager across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Project Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Project Manager in their job title.

111 (42.31 %)PRINCE2
28 (30.77 %)Project Management
36 (23.08 %)Oracle
45 (19.23 %)Finance
45 (19.23 %)Government
45 (19.23 %)Local Government
45 (19.23 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
54 (15.38 %)Marketing
54 (15.38 %)Retail
63 (11.54 %)Agile Software Development
63 (11.54 %)Migration
63 (11.54 %)Programme Management
63 (11.54 %)Data Migration
63 (11.54 %)Chip and PIN
63 (11.54 %)Oracle Financials
72 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
72 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
72 (7.692 %)Microsoft
72 (7.692 %)EPoS
81 (3.846 %)Asset Management
81 (3.846 %)Workflow Management
81 (3.846 %)Business Continuity
81 (3.846 %)Release Management
81 (3.846 %)Business Analysis
81 (3.846 %)VLAN
81 (3.846 %)Data Mapping
81 (3.846 %)Project Planning
81 (3.846 %)Service Delivery
81 (3.846 %)Financial Institution
81 (3.846 %)Workflow

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Project Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.846 %).NET
11 (3.846 %)EDI
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.846 %)MS Project
11 (3.846 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (11.54 %)Oracle Financials
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)LAN
11 (3.846 %)WAN
11 (3.846 %)VPN
11 (3.846 %)Internet
11 (3.846 %)VLAN
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
21 (3.846 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (3.846 %)MS Access
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (19.23 %)Finance
15 (19.23 %)Government
15 (19.23 %)Local Government
24 (15.38 %)Marketing
24 (15.38 %)Retail
31 (3.846 %)Education
31 (3.846 %)Financial Institution
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (11.54 %)Chip and PIN
22 (7.692 %)EPoS
31 (3.846 %)NHS
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (42.31 %)PRINCE2
28 (30.77 %)Project Management
33 (11.54 %)Programme Management
33 (11.54 %)Agile Software Development
33 (11.54 %)Migration
33 (11.54 %)Data Migration
42 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
51 (3.846 %)BPR
51 (3.846 %)Service Delivery
51 (3.846 %)Workflow
51 (3.846 %)RAD
51 (3.846 %)DSDM
51 (3.846 %)CRM
51 (3.846 %)E-Commerce
51 (3.846 %)ERP
51 (3.846 %)Data Mapping
51 (3.846 %)Business Continuity
51 (3.846 %)Asset Management
51 (3.846 %)Workflow Management
51 (3.846 %)Business Analysis
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.846 %)C#
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (19.23 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (3.846 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (23.08 %)Oracle
22 (7.692 %)Microsoft
31 (3.846 %)JD Edwards
31 (3.846 %)SAP