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This section looks at the demand for the Software Project Manager role in IT contracts within the Cheshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Project Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6160
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.123 %0.121 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£375£380
Average daily rate£388£400
% change on same period last year-3.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£377
% change on same period last year-4.78 %
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£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads813828
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.073 %0.825 %
Daily rates quoted252192
Average minimum daily rate£315£292
Average daily rate£329£307
% change on same period last year+7.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted9961
Average minimum hourly rate£21.41£22.10
Average hourly rate£23.37£23.32
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.32£24.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Software Project Manager North WestSoftware Project Manager
North West

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.

Software Project Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Project Manager across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire Software Project Manager Demand Trend

Software Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Software Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Software Project Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WarringtonNo change01£388-3.12 %
Software Project Manager North WestSoftware Project Manager
North West

Software Project Manager
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Software 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 Software Project Manager in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)RUP
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)Project Management

Software Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Software 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 Software Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)RUP
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle