The first table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Canary Wharf region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Canary Wharf 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Project Manager
Rank 10 18 19
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 58 39 54
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 15.03% 10.32% 10.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.34% 11.27% 11.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 18 31
Average daily rate £500 £550 £600
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.09% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £428 £515
10% offered a daily rate of more than £700 £623 £750
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £401 £405
% change year-on-year
-0.12% -1.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £29.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year
+30.34% -12.12%
All Job Titles
Canary Wharf
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
355 346 483
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 91.97% 91.53% 93.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 211 375
Average daily rate £525 £550 £575
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.54% -4.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £350 £450
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 4
Average hourly rate £42.50 £35.00 £40.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+21.42% -13.58%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Project Manager
London

Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Canary Wharf Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Canary Wharf Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Manager across the Canary Wharf region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Canary Wharf Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

1 59 (55.14%) Finance
2 53 (49.53%) Project Management
3 50 (46.73%) Banking
4 39 (36.45%) Investment Banking
5 27 (25.23%) Stakeholder Management
6 21 (19.63%) Change Management
7 16 (14.95%) MS Project
8 15 (14.02%) MS Excel
8 15 (14.02%) Microsoft
9 14 (13.08%) Derivative
9 14 (13.08%) PRINCE2
10 13 (12.15%) Agile Software Development
10 13 (12.15%) Back Office
11 11 (10.28%) Front Office
11 11 (10.28%) Retail
11 11 (10.28%) MS Office
12 8 (7.477%) SharePoint
13 7 (6.542%) Internet
13 7 (6.542%) Data Analysis
13 7 (6.542%) Matrix Management
14 6 (5.607%) Wealth Management
14 6 (5.607%) RUP
14 6 (5.607%) SQL
15 5 (4.673%) SAP
15 5 (4.673%) Business Analysis
15 5 (4.673%) Risk Management
15 5 (4.673%) SharePoint 2010
16 4 (3.738%) Data Architecture
16 4 (3.738%) Telematics
16 4 (3.738%) Project Governance

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

Application Platforms
1 8 (7.477%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.673%) SharePoint 2010
3 3 (2.804%) MS Exchange
3 3 (2.804%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (1.869%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (1.869%) WorkSite
4 2 (1.869%) ESB
4 2 (1.869%) ColdFusion
Applications
1 16 (14.95%) MS Project
2 15 (14.02%) MS Excel
3 11 (10.28%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 4 (3.738%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 3 (2.804%) Summit
3 1 (0.935%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.935%) Taleo
3 1 (0.935%) Temenos T24
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.542%) Internet
2 4 (3.738%) Intranet
3 3 (2.804%) FTP
4 1 (0.935%) 3G
4 1 (0.935%) RTP
4 1 (0.935%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.804%) SQL Server
1 3 (2.804%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (0.935%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.935%) ReportNet
Development Applications
1 4 (3.738%) ClearQuest
2 2 (1.869%) JIRA
General
1 59 (55.14%) Finance
2 50 (46.73%) Banking
3 39 (36.45%) Investment Banking
4 13 (12.15%) Back Office
5 11 (10.28%) Front Office
5 11 (10.28%) Retail
6 2 (1.869%) Legal
6 2 (1.869%) Financial Institution
7 1 (0.935%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.08%) Derivative
2 4 (3.738%) Telematics
2 4 (3.738%) Mobile App
2 4 (3.738%) Credit Risk
3 2 (1.869%) Mobile Banking
3 2 (1.869%) Reference Data
3 2 (1.869%) Data Integration
3 2 (1.869%) Equities
3 2 (1.869%) Fixed Income
3 2 (1.869%) Interest Rate Derivative
3 2 (1.869%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (1.869%) Biometrics
4 1 (0.935%) W3C
4 1 (0.935%) Online Banking
4 1 (0.935%) Market Risk
4 1 (0.935%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.935%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (49.53%) Project Management
2 27 (25.23%) Stakeholder Management
3 21 (19.63%) Change Management
4 14 (13.08%) PRINCE2
5 13 (12.15%) Agile Software Development
6 7 (6.542%) Data Analysis
6 7 (6.542%) Matrix Management
7 6 (5.607%) Wealth Management
7 6 (5.607%) RUP
8 5 (4.673%) Business Analysis
8 5 (4.673%) Risk Management
9 4 (3.738%) Data Architecture
9 4 (3.738%) Project Governance
9 4 (3.738%) Change Control
9 4 (3.738%) Investment Management
9 4 (3.738%) Web Design
9 4 (3.738%) Zachman Framework
9 4 (3.738%) TOGAF
9 4 (3.738%) Asset Management
9 4 (3.738%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.607%) SQL
2 1 (0.935%) Ada
Qualifications
1 2 (1.869%) Degree
2 1 (0.935%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (0.935%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (0.935%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.869%) QA
1 2 (1.869%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.935%) WCAG
2 1 (0.935%) WAI
2 1 (0.935%) MiFID
2 1 (0.935%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 1 (0.935%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.869%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 15 (14.02%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.673%) SAP
3 2 (1.869%) Oracle
3 2 (1.869%) Murex
4 1 (0.935%) Temenos
4 1 (0.935%) Calypso
4 1 (0.935%) Cognos
4 1 (0.935%) Business Objects
4 1 (0.935%) Salesforce.com
4 1 (0.935%) Fundtech
4 1 (0.935%) Avaloq