The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 24 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 Dorset 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Project
Rank 27 23 41
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +18
Contract jobs citing MS Project 6 11 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 2.830% 4.044% 0.625%
As % of the Applications category 17.14% 30.56% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 1
Average daily rate £371 £330 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.27% -30.52%
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
-3.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £23.75 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+37.89% -15.92%
All Applications
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
35 36 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 16.51% 13.24% 6.250%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 20 8
Average daily rate £275 £325 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-15.38% -16.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £105 £279 £132
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £485 £491
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 2
Average hourly rate £15.76 £13.00 £11.38
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+21.23% +14.23%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.12%
MS Project
South West

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Project within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth 0 2 £371 +14.00%
MS Project
South West

MS Project
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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 7 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 6 (42.86%) ERP
2 6 (42.86%) Agresso
3 5 (35.71%) PRINCE
3 5 (35.71%) PRINCE2
3 5 (35.71%) Finance
4 4 (28.57%) Time Management
4 4 (28.57%) SharePoint
5 3 (21.43%) Change Management
5 3 (21.43%) Workflow
5 3 (21.43%) Project Management
5 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
5 3 (21.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 3 (21.43%) MS Visio
5 3 (21.43%) Fund Accounting
5 3 (21.43%) Hedge funds
5 3 (21.43%) Derivative
6 2 (14.29%) MS Project Server
6 2 (14.29%) Banking
6 2 (14.29%) SWIFT
6 2 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
6 2 (14.29%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
7 1 (7.143%) MS Office
7 1 (7.143%) CRM
7 1 (7.143%) SLA

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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 Platforms
1 4 (28.57%) SharePoint
2 2 (14.29%) MS Project Server
2 2 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 7 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 3 (21.43%) MS Visio
3 1 (7.143%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 6 (42.86%) Agresso
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server 2008
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (35.71%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Banking
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Project Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Consultant
2 3 (21.43%) Administrator
2 3 (21.43%) Change Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Business Change Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Business Manager
3 2 (14.29%) SharePoint Consultant
4 1 (7.143%) Technical Project Manager
4 1 (7.143%) Technical Manager
4 1 (7.143%) CRM Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Hedge funds
1 3 (21.43%) Derivative
2 2 (14.29%) SWIFT
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) ERP
2 5 (35.71%) PRINCE
2 5 (35.71%) PRINCE2
3 4 (28.57%) Time Management
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Workflow
4 3 (21.43%) Project Management
4 3 (21.43%) Fund Accounting
5 1 (7.143%) CRM
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.143%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
Dorset
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Posted: 23 May 2013