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This section looks at the demand for Project Management skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Project Management over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank521
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads334
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.004 %
As % of the category below25.78 %6.061 %
Daily rates quoted131
Average minimum daily rate£358£200
Average daily rate£361£200
% change on same period last year+80.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£382
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00-
Average hourly rate£25.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.19£29.75
% change on same period last year-8.59 %
Processes & Methodologies ChesterProcesses & Methodologies
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads12866
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.170 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted3116
Average minimum daily rate£348£233
Average daily rate£359£246
% change on same period last year+45.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.52 %
Hourly rates quoted215
Average minimum hourly rate£22.64£16.13
Average hourly rate£23.66£16.88
% change on same period last year+40.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.67£17.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.43£30.35
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
Project Management CheshireProject Management
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.

Project Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Project Management across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Chester Project Management Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Project Management Daily Rate Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Management across the Chester region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Chester Project Management Daily Rate Histogram

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Project Management Hourly Rate Trend

Project Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Project Management 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 Project Management.

114 (30.43 %)Finance
210 (21.74 %)PRINCE2
37 (15.22 %)ITIL
37 (15.22 %)Service Delivery
37 (15.22 %)PRINCE2 Certification
37 (15.22 %)Project Planning
37 (15.22 %)Matrix Management
46 (13.04 %)Banking
55 (10.87 %)PMI
55 (10.87 %)Change Management
55 (10.87 %)MS Project
55 (10.87 %)E-Commerce
64 (8.696 %)UNIX
64 (8.696 %)Windows
64 (8.696 %)Mainframe
64 (8.696 %)MS Excel
64 (8.696 %)Business Analysis
64 (8.696 %)Stakeholder Management
64 (8.696 %)International Banking
64 (8.696 %)Supplier Management
64 (8.696 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (6.522 %)IBM Mainframe
73 (6.522 %)Auditing
73 (6.522 %)CMDB
73 (6.522 %)Risk Assessment
73 (6.522 %)VAX
73 (6.522 %)PRINCE
73 (6.522 %)SAP
73 (6.522 %)MS Visio
73 (6.522 %)IBM

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Project Management 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 Project Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
15 (10.87 %)MS Project
24 (8.696 %)MS Excel
33 (6.522 %)MS Visio
42 (4.348 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
11 (2.174 %)Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
11 (2.174 %)LAN
11 (2.174 %)WAN
11 (2.174 %)TCP/IP
11 (2.174 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (2.174 %)Oracle Reports
General
114 (30.43 %)Finance
26 (13.04 %)Banking
34 (8.696 %)International Banking
43 (6.522 %)Auditing
52 (4.348 %)Financial Institution
61 (2.174 %)Back Office
61 (2.174 %)Government
61 (2.174 %)Marketing
61 (2.174 %)Local Government
61 (2.174 %)FMCG
Job Titles
128 (60.87 %)Project Manager
28 (17.39 %)Analyst
35 (10.87 %)Service Analyst
44 (8.696 %)Service Manager
44 (8.696 %)Services Delivery Analyst
53 (6.522 %)Technical Manager
53 (6.522 %)Change Consultant
53 (6.522 %)Technical Project Manager
53 (6.522 %)Project Leader
53 (6.522 %)Consultant
53 (6.522 %)Coordinator
62 (4.348 %)Business Analyst
62 (4.348 %)Project Coordinator
71 (2.174 %)Junior Project Manager
71 (2.174 %)IT Project Manager
71 (2.174 %)Project Support Officer
71 (2.174 %)Infrastructure Manager
71 (2.174 %)Services Delivery Manager
71 (2.174 %)Change Manager
71 (2.174 %)Junior
Miscellaneous
15 (10.87 %)PMI
24 (8.696 %)Mainframe
33 (6.522 %)VAX
33 (6.522 %)CMDB
33 (6.522 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (2.174 %)Asset Management
Operating Systems
14 (8.696 %)UNIX
14 (8.696 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
110 (21.74 %)PRINCE2
27 (15.22 %)Service Delivery
27 (15.22 %)ITIL
27 (15.22 %)Project Planning
27 (15.22 %)Matrix Management
35 (10.87 %)Change Management
35 (10.87 %)E-Commerce
44 (8.696 %)Stakeholder Management
44 (8.696 %)Business Analysis
44 (8.696 %)Supplier Management
44 (8.696 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (6.522 %)Risk Assessment
53 (6.522 %)PRINCE
62 (4.348 %)Six Sigma
62 (4.348 %)Migration
62 (4.348 %)Critical Path Analysis
62 (4.348 %)GAP Analysis
62 (4.348 %)QMS
71 (2.174 %)Data Migration
71 (2.174 %)Time Management
Qualifications
17 (15.22 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (2.174 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.174 %)PMP
21 (2.174 %)PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.348 %)ISO9000
Vendors
13 (6.522 %)SAP
13 (6.522 %)IBM
13 (6.522 %)Microsoft
21 (2.174 %)Ab Initio
21 (2.174 %)Oracle
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