The first table below looks at the demand for Project Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Project Management 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 Birmingham 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
Project Management
Rank 11 17 13
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -4
Contract jobs citing Project Management 39 40 34
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 8.904% 6.525% 6.800%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.18% 10.70% 11.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 24 23
Average daily rate £413 £348 £315
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.70% +10.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £340 £283 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £469 £568 £465
UK excluding London average daily rate £390 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 1
Average hourly rate £32.50 £18.50 £127.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+75.67% -85.49%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.22 £26.39 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+33.45% -17.53%
All Processes & Methodologies
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
296 374 288
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 67.58% 61.01% 57.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 203 181
Average daily rate £350 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.06% -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £227 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £471 £525 £490
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 20 10
Average hourly rate £32.50 £15.00 £14.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+116.66% +5.26%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £12.00 £10.99
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £119.80 £34.40 £127.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Project Management
West Midlands

Project Management
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Project Management Jobs Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Project Management Daily Rate Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Management across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Birmingham Project Management Daily Rate Histogram

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Project Management Hourly Rate Trend

Project Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1 19 (27.54%) Business Intelligence
2 18 (26.09%) Business Analysis
3 15 (21.74%) Finance
4 13 (18.84%) QlikView
5 12 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (17.39%) PRINCE2
6 8 (11.59%) Microsoft
6 8 (11.59%) Banking
7 7 (10.14%) MS Visio
8 6 (8.696%) CRM
8 6 (8.696%) MS Project
8 6 (8.696%) MS Office
8 6 (8.696%) Programme Management
8 6 (8.696%) SC Cleared
8 6 (8.696%) Security Cleared
9 5 (7.246%) User Acceptance Testing
9 5 (7.246%) Telecoms
9 5 (7.246%) Migration
9 5 (7.246%) IBM
10 4 (5.797%) ITIL
10 4 (5.797%) ERP
10 4 (5.797%) SQL
10 4 (5.797%) SQL Server
10 4 (5.797%) NHS
10 4 (5.797%) Risk Management
10 4 (5.797%) Investment Banking
10 4 (5.797%) Project Planning
10 4 (5.797%) Time Management
10 4 (5.797%) Wealth Management
10 4 (5.797%) Infrastructure Management

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Application Development
1 1 (1.449%) .NET
1 1 (1.449%) COM
1 1 (1.449%) GWT
1 1 (1.449%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.899%) CMS
1 2 (2.899%) WordPress
2 1 (1.449%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (10.14%) MS Visio
2 6 (8.696%) MS Project
2 6 (8.696%) MS Office
3 3 (4.348%) MS Excel
4 1 (1.449%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (4.348%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.449%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.449%) CODA-Financials
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.348%) LAN
1 3 (4.348%) WAN
1 3 (4.348%) MPLS
2 2 (2.899%) Intranet
3 1 (1.449%) DHCP
3 1 (1.449%) VPN
3 1 (1.449%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (18.84%) QlikView
2 4 (5.797%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.899%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (2.899%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (2.899%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (2.899%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (1.449%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (1.449%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (1.449%) PhoneGap
General
1 15 (21.74%) Finance
2 8 (11.59%) Banking
3 5 (7.246%) Telecoms
4 4 (5.797%) Investment Banking
5 2 (2.899%) Corporate Banking
5 2 (2.899%) Private Banking
5 2 (2.899%) Publishing
6 1 (1.449%) French Language
6 1 (1.449%) German Language
6 1 (1.449%) Italian Language
6 1 (1.449%) Retail Banking
6 1 (1.449%) Retail
6 1 (1.449%) Back Office
6 1 (1.449%) Legal
Job Titles
1 29 (42.03%) Project Manager
2 19 (27.54%) Analyst
3 17 (24.64%) Business Analyst
4 9 (13.04%) Developer
5 7 (10.14%) Consultant
5 7 (10.14%) Developer Analyst
6 6 (8.696%) Programme Manager
7 4 (5.797%) Senior Manager
7 4 (5.797%) Senior Project Manager
7 4 (5.797%) Senior Programme Manager
8 3 (4.348%) Service Manager
8 3 (4.348%) IT Project Manager
8 3 (4.348%) Business Manager
9 2 (2.899%) Transition Manager
9 2 (2.899%) Web Editor
9 2 (2.899%) CRM Business Analyst
9 2 (2.899%) Network Project Manager
9 2 (2.899%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 2 (2.899%) SAP Manager
9 2 (2.899%) CRM Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.797%) NHS
2 2 (2.899%) Social Media
2 2 (2.899%) iPad
2 2 (2.899%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.449%) Mobile Banking
3 1 (1.449%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.449%) Handset
3 1 (1.449%) Computer Science
3 1 (1.449%) Reference Data
3 1 (1.449%) iPhone
3 1 (1.449%) Smart Meter
3 1 (1.449%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.449%) Windows
1 1 (1.449%) Linux
1 1 (1.449%) Android
1 1 (1.449%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (27.54%) Business Intelligence
2 18 (26.09%) Business Analysis
3 12 (17.39%) PRINCE2
3 12 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (8.696%) Programme Management
4 6 (8.696%) CRM
5 5 (7.246%) Migration
5 5 (7.246%) User Acceptance Testing
6 4 (5.797%) Project Planning
6 4 (5.797%) ITIL
6 4 (5.797%) Risk Management
6 4 (5.797%) ERP
6 4 (5.797%) Time Management
6 4 (5.797%) Wealth Management
6 4 (5.797%) Infrastructure Management
7 3 (4.348%) Data Migration
7 3 (4.348%) Data Management
7 3 (4.348%) Requirements Analysis
7 3 (4.348%) Test Scripting
8 2 (2.899%) Fund Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.797%) SQL
2 2 (2.899%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (8.696%) SC Cleared
1 6 (8.696%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.348%) PMI Certification
2 3 (4.348%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 3 (4.348%) ISEB
3 2 (2.899%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (2.899%) PMP
3 2 (2.899%) Degree
4 1 (1.449%) BC Cleared
4 1 (1.449%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.449%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.449%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.449%) MCP
4 1 (1.449%) MCSE
4 1 (1.449%) MCSA
4 1 (1.449%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.449%) QA
1 1 (1.449%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (2.899%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (11.59%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.246%) IBM
3 3 (4.348%) Cisco
4 2 (2.899%) SAP
5 1 (1.449%) Business Objects
5 1 (1.449%) Epicor
5 1 (1.449%) CODA
5 1 (1.449%) Sage
5 1 (1.449%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.449%) Northgate
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Rate: £475 - £510 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Rate: £250 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Orderwork
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Posted: 6 May 2013
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