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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts within the Belfast 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2419
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.113 %6.557 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£180£392
Average daily rate£180£483
% change on same period last year-62.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£180£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£409£408
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.50
Average hourly rate-£12.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.69£36.22
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads142122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.134 %
Daily rates quoted3538
Average minimum daily rate£301£339
Average daily rate£323£372
% change on same period last year-13.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted2611
Average minimum hourly rate£19.78£24.19
Average hourly rate£21.43£25.78
% change on same period last year-16.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.09£27.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Project Manager County AntrimProject Manager
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 Manager
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

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 Belfast region.

Belfast Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Project Manager
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

110 (76.92 %)Finance
27 (53.85 %)PRINCE2
35 (38.46 %)Project Management
43 (23.08 %)Telecoms
52 (15.38 %)PMI
52 (15.38 %)PMI Certification
52 (15.38 %)MS Excel
61 (7.692 %)MS Access
61 (7.692 %)Cognos
61 (7.692 %)Microsoft
61 (7.692 %)HP
61 (7.692 %)BusinessObjects
61 (7.692 %)Oracle
61 (7.692 %)Business Objects
61 (7.692 %)MS Project
61 (7.692 %)MS Office
61 (7.692 %)Change Management
61 (7.692 %)Risk Management
61 (7.692 %)Government
61 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
61 (7.692 %)Programme Management
61 (7.692 %)Document Management
61 (7.692 %)Project Planning
61 (7.692 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (15.38 %)MS Excel
21 (7.692 %)MS Project
21 (7.692 %)MS Office
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)MS Access
11 (7.692 %)BusinessObjects
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (76.92 %)Finance
23 (23.08 %)Telecoms
31 (7.692 %)Government
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)PMI
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (53.85 %)PRINCE2
25 (38.46 %)Project Management
31 (7.692 %)Change Management
31 (7.692 %)Risk Management
31 (7.692 %)Programme Management
31 (7.692 %)Document Management
31 (7.692 %)Project Planning
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)PMI Certification
21 (7.692 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)Oracle
11 (7.692 %)Business Objects
11 (7.692 %)Cognos
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft
11 (7.692 %)HP