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The table below looks at the demand for Project Management skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Management over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2219
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.143 %5.769 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£350
Average daily rate£350£375
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£377
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.75
Average hourly rate-£13.88
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.16£28.84
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads11252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted2218
Average minimum daily rate£283£373
Average daily rate£302£415
% change on same period last year-27.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£456
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£369
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Hourly rates quoted162
Average minimum hourly rate£17.66£19.38
Average hourly rate£18.86£19.44
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.05£19.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£29.91
% change on same period last year-6.09 %
Project Management County AntrimProject Management
County Antrim

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 Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Project Management across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Belfast Project Management Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Belfast Project Management Daily Rate Trend

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Belfast Project Management Hourly Rate Trend

Project Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing Project Management 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 Project Management.

110 (66.67 %)Finance
25 (33.33 %)Telecoms
25 (33.33 %)ITIL
34 (26.67 %)PRINCE2
43 (20.00 %)VB.NET
43 (20.00 %).NET
43 (20.00 %)Oracle
43 (20.00 %)SQL Server
43 (20.00 %)MCSE
43 (20.00 %)Oracle Financials
43 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (20.00 %)SharePoint
43 (20.00 %)Microsoft
43 (20.00 %)CCNA
43 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
43 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (20.00 %)Service Management
43 (20.00 %)ISEB
43 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
43 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (20.00 %)WinRunner
43 (20.00 %)BizTalk Server
43 (20.00 %)Education
43 (20.00 %)MOS
43 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
43 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture
43 (20.00 %)QA
43 (20.00 %)Web Testing
43 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
52 (13.33 %).NET Framework

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing Project Management 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 Project Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %).NET
22 (13.33 %).NET Framework
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (20.00 %)SharePoint
13 (20.00 %)BizTalk Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Office
11 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (20.00 %)Oracle Financials
22 (13.33 %)SAP FI
22 (13.33 %)SAP FI/CO
22 (13.33 %)SAP CO
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (20.00 %)SQL Server
13 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (6.667 %)MS Access
21 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
21 (6.667 %)Crystal Reports
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (20.00 %)WinRunner
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (66.67 %)Finance
25 (33.33 %)Telecoms
33 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (20.00 %)Education
41 (6.667 %)Government
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Project Manager
23 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
23 (20.00 %)QA Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Architect
32 (13.33 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
32 (13.33 %)SAP Consultant
32 (13.33 %)Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Consultant
32 (13.33 %)Information Architect
41 (6.667 %)Report Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Technical Architect
41 (6.667 %)Contracts Manager
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)PMI
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)Windows
11 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)ITIL
24 (26.67 %)PRINCE2
33 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
33 (20.00 %)Service Management
33 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
33 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture
33 (20.00 %)Web Testing
33 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
42 (13.33 %)Information Management
51 (6.667 %)Project Planning
51 (6.667 %)Risk Management
51 (6.667 %)Programme Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (20.00 %)VB.NET
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (20.00 %)MCSE
13 (20.00 %)CCNA
13 (20.00 %)ISEB
13 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (20.00 %)MOS
22 (13.33 %)Degree
22 (13.33 %)PMI Certification
31 (6.667 %)ITIL Certification
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (20.00 %)QA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Oracle
13 (20.00 %)Microsoft
22 (13.33 %)SAP
31 (6.667 %)HP
31 (6.667 %)Business Objects