The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Belfast region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PRINCE2 over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Belfast region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PRINCE 2
Rank 29 14 32
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +18
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 3 14 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Belfast 1.429% 8.974% 5.060%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.564% 14.29% 9.444%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 14
Average daily rate £238 £400 £210
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-40.62% +90.47%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £218 £208 £180
10% offered a daily rate of more than £258 £400 £325
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £388
% change year-on-year
- -3.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.14 £25.00 £31.25
% change year-on-year
+40.54% -20.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
Belfast
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
117 98 180
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Belfast 55.71% 62.82% 53.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 29 59
Average daily rate £325 £400 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-18.75% +23.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £230 £260 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £10.50 - £12.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
PRINCE2
County Antrim

PRINCE2
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Belfast PRINCE2 Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Belfast region.

Belfast PRINCE2 Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Belfast region.

Belfast PRINCE2 Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing PRINCE2 also 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 that cited PRINCE2.

1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Change Management
3 2 (50.00%) Benchmarking
4 1 (25.00%) MS Project
4 1 (25.00%) MS Office
4 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
4 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
4 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
4 1 (25.00%) Document Management

PRINCE2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing PRINCE2 also 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 that cited PRINCE2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Project
1 1 (25.00%) MS Office
1 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) PMO Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) PMO Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Benchmarking
3 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Document Management
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2 Certification