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This section looks at the demand for Project Management Institute (PMI) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMI over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management Institute (PMI)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5065
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.634 %2.174 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£350£500
Average daily rate£375£500
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£401£379
% change on same period last year+5.78 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£29.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.40£29.00
% change on same period last year+53.10 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads7192
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.092 %
Daily rates quoted1621
Average minimum daily rate£282£345
Average daily rate£305£367
% change on same period last year-16.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted724
Average minimum hourly rate£20.80£24.19
Average hourly rate£22.95£25.63
% change on same period last year-10.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.10£27.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
PMI West MidlandsPMI
West Midlands

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.

PMI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PMI across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Birmingham PMI Demand Trend

PMI
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham PMI Daily Rate Trend

PMI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PMI across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Birmingham PMI Daily Rate Histogram

PMI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham PMI Hourly Rate Trend

PMI
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing PMI 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 PMI.

14 (80.00 %)Project Management
23 (60.00 %)Telecoms
23 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (40.00 %)MS Project
32 (40.00 %)ATM
32 (40.00 %)PMI Certification
32 (40.00 %)Spanish Language
32 (40.00 %)Change Management
32 (40.00 %)Frame Relay
32 (40.00 %)MPLS
41 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Six Sigma
41 (20.00 %)SDH
41 (20.00 %)SLA
41 (20.00 %)MS Office
41 (20.00 %)MS Visio
41 (20.00 %)Automotive
41 (20.00 %)Health
41 (20.00 %)Law

PMI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing PMI 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 PMI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Project
21 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (20.00 %)MS Visio
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)ATM
12 (40.00 %)Frame Relay
12 (40.00 %)MPLS
21 (20.00 %)SDH
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Telecoms
21 (20.00 %)Automotive
21 (20.00 %)Health
21 (20.00 %)Law
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Project Manager
22 (40.00 %)Telecoms Project Manager
31 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Analyst
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Spanish Language
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Project Management
23 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (40.00 %)Change Management
41 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Six Sigma
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)PMI Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)SLA