The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PRINCE2 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Cheshire 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
PRINCE 2
Rank 20 27 43
Rank change year-on-year
+7 +16
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 51 37 29
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 7.044% 4.631% 2.993%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.256% 7.520% 4.367%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 17 16
Average daily rate £413 £400 £308
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% +30.08%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £276 £330 £170
10% offered a daily rate of more than £490 £459 £388
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £380
% change year-on-year
- -1.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 0
Average hourly rate £45.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £25.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+50.00% -28.57%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
551 492 664
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 76.10% 61.58% 68.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 249 364
Average daily rate £375 £351 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.84% +7.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £250 £227
10% offered a daily rate of more than £465 £500 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 12 25
Average hourly rate £40.00 £22.41 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+78.49% +12.05%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.95 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £31.10 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
PRINCE2
North West

PRINCE2
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cheshire PRINCE2 Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire PRINCE2 Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cheshire PRINCE2 Daily Rate Histogram

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire PRINCE2 Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cheshire PRINCE2 Hourly Rate Histogram

PRINCE2
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Chester +9 22 £311 -14.13%
Warrington -6 3 - -
Macclesfield - 3 - -
Knutsford -5 2 £398 -
PRINCE2
North West

PRINCE2
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2.

1 56 (52.34%) Project Management
2 44 (41.12%) Finance
3 39 (36.45%) ITIL
4 31 (28.97%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 25 (23.36%) PMI Certification
5 25 (23.36%) Stakeholder Management
6 23 (21.50%) Local Government
7 20 (18.69%) Migration
7 20 (18.69%) Windows
8 18 (16.82%) Citrix
8 18 (16.82%) Banking
9 17 (15.89%) PMI
10 16 (14.95%) PRINCE
10 16 (14.95%) UNIX
10 16 (14.95%) Oracle
10 16 (14.95%) Change Management
11 13 (12.15%) MS Project
11 13 (12.15%) Linux
12 11 (10.28%) VMware
12 11 (10.28%) Risk Management
12 11 (10.28%) WAN
12 11 (10.28%) Windows 7
13 10 (9.346%) PMP
13 10 (9.346%) AIX
14 9 (8.411%) Information Security
14 9 (8.411%) SQL
15 8 (7.477%) MS Excel
15 8 (7.477%) SharePoint
15 8 (7.477%) Degree
16 7 (6.542%) Project Planning

PRINCE2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (4.673%) J2EE
1 5 (4.673%) WSDL
1 5 (4.673%) JMS
1 5 (4.673%) EJB
1 5 (4.673%) JSP
1 5 (4.673%) Servlets
1 5 (4.673%) Struts
1 5 (4.673%) Web Services
1 5 (4.673%) XML
1 5 (4.673%) XSD
1 5 (4.673%) Hibernate
1 5 (4.673%) Struts2
1 5 (4.673%) Ajax
1 5 (4.673%) WebSphere
1 5 (4.673%) jQuery
2 4 (3.738%) Application Packaging
3 2 (1.869%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 8 (7.477%) SharePoint
2 5 (4.673%) MS Exchange
2 5 (4.673%) WebLogic
2 5 (4.673%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (1.869%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.935%) CMS
4 1 (0.935%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 13 (12.15%) MS Project
2 8 (7.477%) MS Excel
3 5 (4.673%) MS Visio
4 4 (3.738%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.935%) MS Office
5 1 (0.935%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 4 (3.738%) Oracle EBS R12
1 4 (3.738%) Oracle Applications
2 3 (2.804%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (1.869%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.869%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.935%) Oracle HRMS
4 1 (0.935%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 11 (10.28%) WAN
2 6 (5.607%) LAN
3 2 (1.869%) Unified Communications
3 2 (1.869%) LDAP
3 2 (1.869%) SAN
4 1 (0.935%) Intranet
4 1 (0.935%) Internet
4 1 (0.935%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.607%) DB2
2 2 (1.869%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.935%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 5 (4.673%) ClearCase
1 5 (4.673%) Subversion
2 3 (2.804%) Gradle
2 3 (2.804%) Git (software)
General
1 44 (41.12%) Finance
2 23 (21.50%) Local Government
3 18 (16.82%) Banking
4 2 (1.869%) Legal
4 2 (1.869%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.935%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.935%) Back Office
5 1 (0.935%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.935%) Financial Institution
5 1 (0.935%) Retail Banking
5 1 (0.935%) Corporate Banking
5 1 (0.935%) Marketing
5 1 (0.935%) Investment Banking
5 1 (0.935%) Retail
5 1 (0.935%) Billing
5 1 (0.935%) German Language
Job Titles
1 54 (50.47%) Project Manager
2 12 (11.21%) Infrastructure Project Manager
2 12 (11.21%) Infrastructure Manager
3 10 (9.346%) Programme Manager
4 7 (6.542%) Security Project Manager
4 7 (6.542%) Security Manager
5 6 (5.607%) Consultant
5 6 (5.607%) Coordinator
6 5 (4.673%) Service Manager
6 5 (4.673%) Java Developer
6 5 (4.673%) Senior Java Developer
6 5 (4.673%) Senior Developer
6 5 (4.673%) Developer
6 5 (4.673%) Analyst
7 4 (3.738%) Test Manager
7 4 (3.738%) Senior Manager
7 4 (3.738%) Risk Manager
7 4 (3.738%) Oracle Consultant
7 4 (3.738%) Project Coordinator
7 4 (3.738%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 17 (15.89%) PMI
2 7 (6.542%) Mainframe
3 3 (2.804%) Client/Server
3 3 (2.804%) SCADA
4 2 (1.869%) SaaS
4 2 (1.869%) IVR
5 1 (0.935%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.935%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 20 (18.69%) Windows
2 16 (14.95%) UNIX
3 13 (12.15%) Linux
4 11 (10.28%) Windows 7
5 10 (9.346%) AIX
6 5 (4.673%) Windows XP
7 4 (3.738%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (2.804%) Windows 8
9 2 (1.869%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (52.34%) Project Management
2 39 (36.45%) ITIL
3 25 (23.36%) Stakeholder Management
4 20 (18.69%) Migration
5 16 (14.95%) PRINCE
5 16 (14.95%) Change Management
6 11 (10.28%) Risk Management
7 9 (8.411%) Information Security
8 7 (6.542%) Project Planning
8 7 (6.542%) Waterfall
8 7 (6.542%) Business Continuity
8 7 (6.542%) Service Management
9 6 (5.607%) Service Delivery
9 6 (5.607%) Programme Management
9 6 (5.607%) CRM
10 5 (4.673%) RUP
10 5 (4.673%) CMMI
10 5 (4.673%) BDD
10 5 (4.673%) Agile Software Development
11 4 (3.738%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (8.411%) SQL
2 7 (6.542%) Java
3 5 (4.673%) JavaScript
4 4 (3.738%) PL/SQL
5 3 (2.804%) Groovy
6 2 (1.869%) ABAP
7 1 (0.935%) VBA
Qualifications
1 31 (28.97%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 25 (23.36%) PMI Certification
3 10 (9.346%) PMP
4 8 (7.477%) Degree
5 5 (4.673%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.935%) CISM
6 1 (0.935%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.935%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.738%) QA
2 1 (0.935%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (6.542%) XenApp
2 5 (4.673%) Microsoft App-V
2 5 (4.673%) Citrix Presentation Server
3 3 (2.804%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (6.542%) SCCM
2 2 (1.869%) AppDNA
3 1 (0.935%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 18 (16.82%) Citrix
2 16 (14.95%) Oracle
3 11 (10.28%) VMware
4 7 (6.542%) AppSense
5 6 (5.607%) SAP
6 5 (4.673%) Chordiant
6 5 (4.673%) Symantec
6 5 (4.673%) JBoss
7 4 (3.738%) Microsoft
8 2 (1.869%) Remedy
8 2 (1.869%) McAfee
8 2 (1.869%) Avaya
9 1 (0.935%) HP
9 1 (0.935%) Dell
9 1 (0.935%) IBM
9 1 (0.935%) Ariba
IT Project Manager based in Cheshire
Skills and Experience: - Prince2 qualified - Ability to manage multiple complex IT projects - Possess a broad knowledge of the business and its core business functions - Candidates must have a...
IS Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £30,000 to £35,000 (plus excellent company benefits)
Posted: 17 May 2013