The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised for the Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 46 32 27
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -5
Contract jobs citing MS Project 11 32 52
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 1.321% 2.944% 4.015%
As % of the Applications category 17.74% 23.02% 32.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 22 43
Average daily rate £308 £305 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.81% -6.15%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £219 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £355 £425 £444
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
-3.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £23.75 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+37.89% -15.92%
All Applications
Edinburgh
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
62 139 162
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 7.443% 12.79% 12.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 75 86
Average daily rate £310 £300 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.33% -7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £129 £198 £190
10% offered a daily rate of more than £396 £425 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 11 11
Average hourly rate £20.25 £13.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+50.00% -3.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £12.08 £9.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.50 £24.00 £15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.12%
MS Project
Scotland

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Edinburgh MS Project Daily Rate Histogram

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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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 16 (61.54%) MS Office
2 14 (53.85%) MS Excel
3 10 (38.46%) Finance
4 9 (34.62%) Project Management
5 8 (30.77%) Change Management
5 8 (30.77%) Banking
5 8 (30.77%) Retail
5 8 (30.77%) MS PowerPoint
6 6 (23.08%) Microsoft
7 5 (19.23%) MS Visio
8 4 (15.38%) Project Planning
8 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (11.54%) SharePoint
9 3 (11.54%) Retail Banking
9 3 (11.54%) Resource Management
10 2 (7.692%) Change Control
10 2 (7.692%) Programme Management
10 2 (7.692%) Logistics
10 2 (7.692%) HP Quality Center
10 2 (7.692%) Time Management
10 2 (7.692%) User Acceptance Testing
10 2 (7.692%) Migration
11 1 (3.846%) Business Intelligence
11 1 (3.846%) Basel II
11 1 (3.846%) Risk Management
11 1 (3.846%) Legal
11 1 (3.846%) Validation
11 1 (3.846%) ERP
11 1 (3.846%) MS Access

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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 Development
1 1 (3.846%) ASP.NET
1 1 (3.846%) COM
1 1 (3.846%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (11.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (61.54%) MS Office
2 14 (53.85%) MS Excel
3 8 (30.77%) MS PowerPoint
4 5 (19.23%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.846%) MS Access
1 1 (3.846%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.846%) TestDirector
1 1 (3.846%) RequisitePro
1 1 (3.846%) XDE
1 1 (3.846%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (3.846%) Subversion
General
1 10 (38.46%) Finance
2 8 (30.77%) Banking
2 8 (30.77%) Retail
3 3 (11.54%) Retail Banking
4 1 (3.846%) Legal
4 1 (3.846%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Analyst
2 5 (19.23%) PMO Analyst
3 3 (11.54%) Programme Planner
4 2 (7.692%) Project Manager
4 2 (7.692%) Business Analyst
5 1 (3.846%) Junior
5 1 (3.846%) Project Planner
5 1 (3.846%) Coordinator
5 1 (3.846%) Change Manager
5 1 (3.846%) PMO Manager
5 1 (3.846%) Junior Analyst
5 1 (3.846%) Test Leader
5 1 (3.846%) Programme Support Officer
5 1 (3.846%) Project Officer
5 1 (3.846%) Banking Business Analyst
5 1 (3.846%) Project Coordinator
5 1 (3.846%) Project Support Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (34.62%) Project Management
2 8 (30.77%) Change Management
3 4 (15.38%) Project Planning
3 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (11.54%) Resource Management
5 2 (7.692%) Change Control
5 2 (7.692%) Programme Management
5 2 (7.692%) Logistics
5 2 (7.692%) Time Management
5 2 (7.692%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (7.692%) Migration
6 1 (3.846%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (3.846%) Risk Management
6 1 (3.846%) Validation
6 1 (3.846%) ERP
6 1 (3.846%) CRM
6 1 (3.846%) PRINCE2
6 1 (3.846%) UML
6 1 (3.846%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.846%) C#
1 1 (3.846%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (3.846%) Degree
1 1 (3.846%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.846%) Basel II
Systems Management
1 2 (7.692%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.846%) Oracle
2 1 (3.846%) Business Objects
2 1 (3.846%) Planview
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The successful candidate will need the following experience and proven skill- -Project/Programme Planning using MS Project. -Problem solving and risk management... Project Management or Leadership experience is...
Sanderson
Rate: £280 - £320 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013