The first table below looks at the demand for the Project Planner role in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Project Planner in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Job Titles advertised for the Berkshire 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Project Planner
Rank 104 127 124
Rank change year-on-year
+23 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 17 11 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.708% 0.349% 0.364%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.778% 0.382% 0.403%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 8
Average daily rate £230 £360 £245
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-36.11% +46.93%
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £350 £313
% change year-on-year
-5.71% +12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £10.50 £30.75 £31.00
% change year-on-year
-65.85% -0.80%
All Job Titles
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2185 2877 2728
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 91.00% 91.30% 90.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 902 1030 1038
Average daily rate £363 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.57% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £225 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 126 188
Average hourly rate £24.50 £19.00 £30.38
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.94% -37.46%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £11.50 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Project Planner
South East

Project Planner
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Project Planner across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Project Planner Jobs Demand Trend

Project Planner
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Project Planner Daily Rate Trend

Project Planner
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Project Planner Hourly Rate Trend

Project Planner
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planner within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Slough - 2 £230 -
Reading +9 1 - -
Bracknell -16 1 - -
Maidenhead - 1 - -
Project Planner
South East

Project Planner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Project Planner 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 Planner in their job title.

1 13 (65.00%) Telecoms
2 12 (60.00%) Project Planning
3 11 (55.00%) MS Project
4 7 (35.00%) MS Excel
4 7 (35.00%) Project Management
5 6 (30.00%) MS Project Server
5 6 (30.00%) PRINCE2
5 6 (30.00%) Microsoft
5 6 (30.00%) PMI
5 6 (30.00%) PMI Certification
6 5 (25.00%) MS Visio
6 5 (25.00%) SQL
6 5 (25.00%) Business Objects
6 5 (25.00%) Programme Management
7 4 (20.00%) Niku
7 4 (20.00%) Portfolio Management
8 3 (15.00%) Radio Access Network
8 3 (15.00%) 3G
8 3 (15.00%) Critical Path Analysis
9 2 (10.00%) Release Management
9 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 1 (5.000%) Change Control
10 1 (5.000%) Business Continuity
10 1 (5.000%) Disaster Recovery
10 1 (5.000%) Finance
10 1 (5.000%) SC Cleared
10 1 (5.000%) Security Cleared
10 1 (5.000%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (5.000%) LTE

Project Planner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Project Planner 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 Planner in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 6 (30.00%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 11 (55.00%) MS Project
2 7 (35.00%) MS Excel
3 5 (25.00%) MS Visio
4 1 (5.000%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (5.000%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.00%) Radio Access Network
1 3 (15.00%) 3G
2 1 (5.000%) LTE
General
1 13 (65.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (5.000%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (60.00%) Project Planning
2 7 (35.00%) Project Management
3 6 (30.00%) PRINCE2
4 5 (25.00%) Programme Management
5 4 (20.00%) Portfolio Management
6 3 (15.00%) Critical Path Analysis
7 2 (10.00%) Release Management
7 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (5.000%) Change Control
8 1 (5.000%) Business Continuity
8 1 (5.000%) Disaster Recovery
8 1 (5.000%) Capacity Planning
8 1 (5.000%) PRINCE
8 1 (5.000%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 5 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (5.000%) C
2 1 (5.000%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (5.000%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.000%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.000%) Degree
2 1 (5.000%) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
1 6 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (25.00%) Business Objects
3 4 (20.00%) Niku
4 1 (5.000%) Primavera