Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for PMI Certification in IT contracts within the Chester region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMI Certification over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPMI Certification
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.846 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£496£380
% change on same period last year+30.35 %
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£18.50£60.00
% change on same period last year-69.16 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads2610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£258£283
Average daily rate£258£283
% change on same period last year-8.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£258£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£327
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted90
Average minimum hourly rate£24.72-
Average hourly rate£25.72-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.72-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£25.15
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
PMI Certification CheshirePMI Certification
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.

PMI Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PMI Certification across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Chester PMI Certification Demand Trend

PMI Certification
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PMI Certification across the Chester region.

Chester PMI Certification Daily Rate Trend

PMI Certification
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing PMI Certification 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 PMI Certification.

11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)N-Tier
11 (100.00 %)VMS
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)PMP
11 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE
11 (100.00 %)TIBCO
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)Finance

PMI Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing PMI Certification 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 PMI Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)N-Tier
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)VMS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)Java
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)PMP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)TIBCO