The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised for the Chester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Project 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 Applications category for the Chester 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
Microsoft Project
Rank 21 17 22
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +5
Contract jobs citing MS Project 3 5 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester 2.190% 4.348% 0.625%
As % of the Applications category 30.00% 27.78% 4.348%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Average daily rate - £244 £160
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +52.34%
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £350 £343
% change year-on-year
-3.57% +2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £33.75 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.00 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+32.00% -9.09%
All Applications
Chester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
10 18 23
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester 7.299% 15.65% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 11
Average daily rate £123 £350 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-65.00% -3.44%
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
Average hourly rate £33.75 - £6.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-3.12% +3.22%
MS Project
Cheshire

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Chester MS Project Jobs Demand Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Chester MS Project Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 5 (62.50%) PRINCE2
1 5 (62.50%) MS Excel
2 3 (37.50%) MS Visio
2 3 (37.50%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Project Planning
2 3 (37.50%) Local Government
3 2 (25.00%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (25.00%) Matrix Management
3 2 (25.00%) Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Critical Path Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (25.00%) ITIL
3 2 (25.00%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (25.00%) MS Office
4 1 (12.50%) COM
4 1 (12.50%) Windows
4 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce
4 1 (12.50%) CRM
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
4 1 (12.50%) Citrix
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) VMware
4 1 (12.50%) SCCM
4 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (12.50%) XenApp
4 1 (12.50%) AppDNA
4 1 (12.50%) Web Development

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 1 (12.50%) COM
Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (62.50%) MS Excel
2 3 (37.50%) MS Visio
3 2 (25.00%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (25.00%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
1 3 (37.50%) Local Government
2 2 (25.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (37.50%) Project Coordinator
2 3 (37.50%) Coordinator
3 2 (25.00%) Portfolio Manager
4 1 (12.50%) PMO Manager
4 1 (12.50%) PMO Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Programme Planner
4 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce Manager
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) PRINCE2
2 3 (37.50%) Project Planning
3 2 (25.00%) Matrix Management
3 2 (25.00%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) ITIL
3 2 (25.00%) Critical Path Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) CRM
4 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE
4 1 (12.50%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (12.50%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) SCCM
1 1 (12.50%) AppDNA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) Citrix
1 1 (12.50%) VMware