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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Project skills within the Chester 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Project
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2431
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads72
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.002 %
As % of the category below31.82 %12.50 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£280£130
Average daily rate£280£140
% change on same period last year+100.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£314
% change on same period last year-5.28 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£12.50-
Average hourly rate£12.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.66£28.71
% change on same period last year-14.10 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads2216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£211£130
Average daily rate£211£140
% change on same period last year+50.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£211£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£280
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£16.83£13.00
Average hourly rate£17.00£13.00
% change on same period last year+30.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.17£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.53£19.52
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
MS Project CheshireMS Project
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester MS Project Daily Rate Trend

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 Chester region.

Chester MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project across the Chester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Chester MS Project Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

18 (66.67 %)MS Visio
18 (66.67 %)Microsoft
27 (58.33 %)Project Management
34 (33.33 %)ITIL
43 (25.00 %)Project Planning
43 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (25.00 %)MS Excel
52 (16.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (16.67 %)PMI
52 (16.67 %)PRINCE
52 (16.67 %)Risk Management
52 (16.67 %)Programme Management
52 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
52 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
52 (16.67 %)Matrix Management
61 (8.333 %)CA Clarity
61 (8.333 %)Banking
61 (8.333 %)Insurance
61 (8.333 %)Finance
61 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications
61 (8.333 %)Change Management
61 (8.333 %)Tivoli
61 (8.333 %)Remedy
61 (8.333 %)Legato
61 (8.333 %)OpenView
61 (8.333 %)HP
61 (8.333 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
61 (8.333 %)Client/Server
61 (8.333 %)PL/SQL

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (66.67 %)MS Visio
23 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (8.333 %)CA Clarity
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
11 (8.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (8.333 %)Oracle 9i
11 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
11 (8.333 %)Oracle Discoverer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Finance
11 (8.333 %)Banking
11 (8.333 %)Insurance
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Analyst
14 (33.33 %)Service Analyst
14 (33.33 %)Quality Analyst
22 (16.67 %)Project Planner
31 (8.333 %)Wintel Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Oracle Developer
31 (8.333 %)Project Coordinator
31 (8.333 %)Project Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Change Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Coordinator
31 (8.333 %)Project Manager
31 (8.333 %)Developer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)PMI
21 (8.333 %)Client/Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
11 (8.333 %)Windows
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (58.33 %)Project Management
24 (33.33 %)ITIL
33 (25.00 %)Project Planning
42 (16.67 %)Matrix Management
42 (16.67 %)Risk Management
42 (16.67 %)Programme Management
42 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
42 (16.67 %)PRINCE
42 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
51 (8.333 %)Change Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
11 (8.333 %)SQL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)OpenView
11 (8.333 %)Legato
11 (8.333 %)Tivoli
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)HP
21 (8.333 %)Remedy
21 (8.333 %)Oracle