The first table below looks at the demand for Matrix Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Matrix Management over the 3 months to 22 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the East of England 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Matrix Management
Rank 106 119 105
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -14
Contract jobs citing Matrix Management 10 12 25
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.459% 0.403% 0.957%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.690% 0.623% 1.470%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 5 17
Average daily rate £320 £350 £413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.57% -15.15%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £243 £270 £263
10% offered a daily rate of more than £415 £458 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £403 £450
% change year-on-year
-0.62% -10.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £45.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year
-44.44% -10.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1449 1926 1701
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 66.56% 64.61% 65.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 822 932 771
Average daily rate £375 £363 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £245 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 160 183
Average hourly rate £35.14 £30.50 £32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+15.19% -4.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.39 £12.50 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.00 £49.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Matrix Management
England

Matrix Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Matrix Management across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East of England Matrix Management Jobs Demand Trend

Matrix Management
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Matrix Management across the East of England region.

East of England Matrix Management Daily Rate Trend

Matrix Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Matrix Management across the East of England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

East of England Matrix Management Daily Rate Histogram

Matrix Management
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Matrix Management across the East of England region.

East of England Matrix Management Hourly Rate Trend

Matrix Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Matrix Management within the East of England region over the 3 months to 22 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
Norfolk - 6 £320 -
Hertfordshire +6 2 £400 -11.11%
Bedfordshire +7 1 - -
Suffolk - 1 £225 -
Matrix Management
England

Matrix Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Matrix 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 Matrix Management.

1 15 (71.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (52.38%) Project Management
3 8 (38.10%) PRINCE2
4 7 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 6 (28.57%) MS Office
6 5 (23.81%) C
6 5 (23.81%) Finance
6 5 (23.81%) Resource Management
7 4 (19.05%) QA
7 4 (19.05%) COBIT
7 4 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (19.05%) Change Management
7 4 (19.05%) ITIL
7 4 (19.05%) VoIP
7 4 (19.05%) Cisco
7 4 (19.05%) Active Directory
8 3 (14.29%) Retail
9 2 (9.524%) Scrum
9 2 (9.524%) E-Commerce
9 2 (9.524%) MS Project
9 2 (9.524%) Waterfall
10 1 (4.762%) Performance Testing
10 1 (4.762%) Web Testing
10 1 (4.762%) Time Management
10 1 (4.762%) V-Model
10 1 (4.762%) Test Automation
10 1 (4.762%) HP
10 1 (4.762%) ISEB
10 1 (4.762%) MS Excel
10 1 (4.762%) Service Delivery

Matrix Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Matrix 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 Matrix Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 6 (28.57%) MS Office
2 2 (9.524%) MS Project
3 1 (4.762%) MS Excel
3 1 (4.762%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 4 (19.05%) VoIP
General
1 5 (23.81%) Finance
2 3 (14.29%) Retail
3 1 (4.762%) Marketing
3 1 (4.762%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 15 (71.43%) Project Manager
2 4 (19.05%) Programme Manager
3 2 (9.524%) Infrastructure Project Manager
3 2 (9.524%) Technical Project Manager
3 2 (9.524%) Infrastructure Manager
3 2 (9.524%) Technical Manager
4 1 (4.762%) Test Leader
4 1 (4.762%) Technical Author
4 1 (4.762%) Test Manager
4 1 (4.762%) Author
4 1 (4.762%) IT Programme Manager
4 1 (4.762%) E-Commerce Project Manager
4 1 (4.762%) E-Commerce Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.762%) Graphic Design
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (52.38%) Project Management
3 8 (38.10%) PRINCE2
4 5 (23.81%) Resource Management
5 4 (19.05%) Change Management
5 4 (19.05%) ITIL
6 2 (9.524%) Scrum
6 2 (9.524%) E-Commerce
6 2 (9.524%) Waterfall
7 1 (4.762%) Performance Testing
7 1 (4.762%) Web Testing
7 1 (4.762%) Time Management
7 1 (4.762%) V-Model
7 1 (4.762%) Test Automation
7 1 (4.762%) Service Delivery
7 1 (4.762%) Software Engineering
7 1 (4.762%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 5 (23.81%) C
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (4.762%) ISEB
2 1 (4.762%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) QA
1 4 (19.05%) COBIT
1 4 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (19.05%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (19.05%) Cisco
2 1 (4.762%) HP