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The table below looks at the demand for Project Management Professional (PMP) in IT contracts within the Edinburgh region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management Professional (PMP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6073
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.000 %0.800 %
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£455£439
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
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-£43.00
% change on same period last year-
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads50125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.070 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted934
Average minimum daily rate£268£303
Average daily rate£287£313
% change on same period last year-8.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£26.20£18.05
Average hourly rate£28.90£20.31
% change on same period last year+42.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.60£22.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
PMP ScotlandPMP
Scotland

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.

PMP
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh PMP Demand Trend

PMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh PMP Daily Rate Trend

PMP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing PMP 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 PMP.

12 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
12 (100.00 %)PMI Certification
21 (50.00 %)Six Sigma
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)CMMI
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Cisco IPT

PMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing PMP 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 PMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Cisco IPT
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Project Manager
21 (50.00 %)Technical Project Manager
21 (50.00 %)Technical Manager
21 (50.00 %)Business Project Manager
21 (50.00 %)Business Manager
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (50.00 %)Six Sigma
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)CMMI
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)PMI Certification
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco