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This section looks at the demand for the Portfolio Manager role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Portfolio Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Portfolio Manager
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank547573
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads1365
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.065 %
As % of the category below0.021 %0.076 %
Daily rates quoted321
Average minimum daily rate£490£458
Average daily rate£540£486
% change on same period last year+11.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£590£514
UK excluding London average daily rate£546£494
% change on same period last year+10.48 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads6263985738
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled83.49 %85.53 %
Daily rates quoted2140626624
Average minimum daily rate£380£391
Average daily rate£406£416
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted54117254
Average minimum hourly rate£22.58£24.25
Average hourly rate£24.18£25.80
% change on same period last year-6.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.78£27.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Portfolio Manager UKPortfolio Manager
UK

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.

Portfolio Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Portfolio Manager across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Portfolio Manager Demand Trend

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Portfolio Manager Daily Rate Trend

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Portfolio Manager across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England Portfolio Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Portfolio Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Portfolio Manager across the England region.

England Portfolio Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Portfolio Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Manager within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
North WestUp+84£475+72.72 %
LondonUp+293--
East of EnglandNew entry-3--
South EastUp+401£675+22.72 %
South WestUp+181--
YorkshireUp+161£470-
Portfolio Manager UKPortfolio Manager
UK

Portfolio Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Portfolio Manager in their job title 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 with Portfolio Manager in their job title.

114 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
210 (28.57 %)Finance
37 (20.00 %)Government
37 (20.00 %)Project Management
46 (17.14 %)Programme Management
54 (11.43 %)PRINCE2 Certification
63 (8.571 %)Migration
63 (8.571 %)Change Management
63 (8.571 %)Insurance
72 (5.714 %)Business Analysis
72 (5.714 %)Credit Risk
72 (5.714 %)Document Management
72 (5.714 %)Agile Software Development
72 (5.714 %)Banking
72 (5.714 %)Retail
72 (5.714 %)Stakeholder Management
72 (5.714 %)Information Security
72 (5.714 %)PRINCE
72 (5.714 %)SAS
72 (5.714 %)C
72 (5.714 %)SAP
81 (2.857 %)ITIL
81 (2.857 %).NET
81 (2.857 %)Business Intelligence
81 (2.857 %)Microsoft
81 (2.857 %)Intranet
81 (2.857 %)Internet
81 (2.857 %)Six Sigma
81 (2.857 %)PMI
81 (2.857 %)PMP

Portfolio Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Portfolio Manager in their job title 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 with Portfolio Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.857 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.714 %)SAS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.857 %)Intranet
11 (2.857 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (28.57 %)Finance
27 (20.00 %)Government
33 (8.571 %)Insurance
42 (5.714 %)Banking
42 (5.714 %)Retail
51 (2.857 %)Local Government
51 (2.857 %)Pensions
51 (2.857 %)Retail Banking
51 (2.857 %)Health
51 (2.857 %)Education
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.714 %)Credit Risk
21 (2.857 %)PMI
21 (2.857 %)NHS
21 (2.857 %)CESG
21 (2.857 %)Russian Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
27 (20.00 %)Project Management
36 (17.14 %)Programme Management
43 (8.571 %)Migration
43 (8.571 %)Change Management
52 (5.714 %)PRINCE
52 (5.714 %)Stakeholder Management
52 (5.714 %)Information Security
52 (5.714 %)Agile Software Development
52 (5.714 %)Document Management
52 (5.714 %)Business Analysis
61 (2.857 %)Web Development
61 (2.857 %)Resource Management
61 (2.857 %)Performance Management
61 (2.857 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.857 %)Security Cleared
61 (2.857 %)Content Management
61 (2.857 %)Six Sigma
61 (2.857 %)Business Intelligence
61 (2.857 %)Risk Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.714 %)C
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.43 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (2.857 %)PMP
21 (2.857 %)PMI Certification
21 (2.857 %)Degree
21 (2.857 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)CESG Infosec
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (5.714 %)SAP
21 (2.857 %)Microsoft