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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Project skills within the Cardiff region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Project
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1823
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below26.67 %17.39 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£366£325
Average daily rate£378£363
% change on same period last year+4.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£315
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.73£28.60
% change on same period last year-13.54 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads3023
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted126
Average minimum daily rate£318£300
Average daily rate£334£378
% change on same period last year-11.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£456
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£280
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£9.49£18.24
Average hourly rate£10.04£19.74
% change on same period last year-49.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.59£21.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.59£19.51
% change on same period last year-4.72 %
MS Project South WalesMS Project
South Wales

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.

MS Project
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the Cardiff region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Cardiff MS Project Demand Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Cardiff MS Project Daily Rate Histogram

MS Project
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing MS Project 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 MS Project.

117 (80.95 %)PRINCE2
214 (66.67 %)Project Planning
311 (52.38 %)Requirements Analysis
410 (47.62 %)Resource Management
59 (42.86 %).NET
59 (42.86 %)Project Management
67 (33.33 %)MS Excel
67 (33.33 %)Workflow
76 (28.57 %)Metastorm
76 (28.57 %)Workflow Management
85 (23.81 %)VB.NET
85 (23.81 %)Microsoft
94 (19.05 %)VB
94 (19.05 %)Law
94 (19.05 %)Legal
94 (19.05 %)Programme Management
103 (14.29 %)NHS
112 (9.524 %)Risk Management
112 (9.524 %)Health
112 (9.524 %)Degree
121 (4.762 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
121 (4.762 %)Supplier Management
121 (4.762 %)Change Management
121 (4.762 %)Finance
121 (4.762 %)Education
121 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
121 (4.762 %)Banking
121 (4.762 %)PRINCE
121 (4.762 %)SQL
121 (4.762 %)SAP

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing MS Project 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 MS Project. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (42.86 %).NET
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.762 %)Broadband
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (19.05 %)Law
14 (19.05 %)Legal
22 (9.524 %)Health
31 (4.762 %)Banking
31 (4.762 %)Finance
31 (4.762 %)Education
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (76.19 %)Project Manager
23 (14.29 %)Programme Manager
32 (9.524 %)Development Manager
32 (9.524 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
32 (9.524 %)Development Project Manager
41 (4.762 %)Software Project Manager
41 (4.762 %)Contracts Manager
41 (4.762 %)Business Project Manager
41 (4.762 %)Business Manager
41 (4.762 %)Software Development Project Manager
41 (4.762 %)Software Manager
41 (4.762 %)Lead Project Manager
41 (4.762 %)Business Analyst
41 (4.762 %)Project Coordinator
41 (4.762 %)Software Development Manager
41 (4.762 %)IT Project Manager
41 (4.762 %)Project Planner
41 (4.762 %)Analyst
41 (4.762 %)IT Manager
41 (4.762 %)Coordinator
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (14.29 %)NHS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (80.95 %)PRINCE2
214 (66.67 %)Project Planning
311 (52.38 %)Requirements Analysis
410 (47.62 %)Resource Management
59 (42.86 %)Project Management
67 (33.33 %)Workflow
76 (28.57 %)Workflow Management
84 (19.05 %)Programme Management
92 (9.524 %)Risk Management
101 (4.762 %)ITIL
101 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
101 (4.762 %)Change Management
101 (4.762 %)PRINCE
101 (4.762 %)Supplier Management
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (23.81 %)VB.NET
24 (19.05 %)VB
31 (4.762 %)SQL
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.524 %)Degree
21 (4.762 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (4.762 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (28.57 %)Metastorm
25 (23.81 %)Microsoft
31 (4.762 %)SAP