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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Project 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 Software Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Project Manager
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank521586
Rank change on same period last yearUp+65
Matching contract IT job ads2745
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.045 %
As % of the category below0.046 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted1228
Average minimum daily rate£423£359
Average daily rate£432£374
% change on same period last year+15.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
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 ads5817584697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.67 %85.54 %
Daily rates quoted1935726249
Average minimum daily rate£374£390
Average daily rate£400£415
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted52787537
Average minimum hourly rate£22.52£23.88
Average hourly rate£24.06£25.46
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.60£27.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Project Manager UKSoftware Project 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.

Software Project Manager
Demand Trend

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

England Software Project Manager Demand Trend

Software Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Software Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Software Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Project Manager across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England Software Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Software Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Software Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Software Project Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
LondonUp+9516£444+11.95 %
South EastUp+377£400-3.35 %
East MidlandsNew entry-2--
East of EnglandUp+261--
South WestUp+201--
North WestUp+151£388-3.12 %
Software Project Manager UKSoftware Project Manager
UK

Software Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Software Project 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 Software Project Manager in their job title.

129 (49.15 %)PRINCE2
228 (47.46 %)Project Management
312 (20.34 %).NET
312 (20.34 %)UML
410 (16.95 %)C#
410 (16.95 %)Stakeholder Management
59 (15.25 %)PRINCE2 Certification
59 (15.25 %)Project Planning
68 (13.56 %)Degree
68 (13.56 %)Risk Management
68 (13.56 %)Internet
77 (11.86 %)MS Project
77 (11.86 %)Agile Software Development
86 (10.17 %)RIA
86 (10.17 %)Oracle
86 (10.17 %)C
95 (8.475 %)SOA
95 (8.475 %)VxWorks
95 (8.475 %)Adobe
95 (8.475 %)Government
95 (8.475 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
95 (8.475 %)Security Cleared
95 (8.475 %)Adobe Flex
95 (8.475 %)Local Government
104 (6.780 %)Finance
104 (6.780 %)Service Management
104 (6.780 %)PMP
104 (6.780 %)PMI Certification
104 (6.780 %)SQL Server
113 (5.085 %)J2EE

Software Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Software Project 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 Software Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (20.34 %).NET
25 (8.475 %)Adobe Flex
33 (5.085 %)Adobe AIR
33 (5.085 %)J2EE
42 (3.390 %)Application Packaging
51 (1.695 %)ADO.NET
51 (1.695 %)ASP.NET
51 (1.695 %)XML
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.695 %)CMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (11.86 %)MS Project
21 (1.695 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (13.56 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (6.780 %)SQL Server
21 (1.695 %)Datawarehouse
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.695 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.695 %)Flash
11 (1.695 %)COOL:Gen
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.475 %)Government
15 (8.475 %)Local Government
24 (6.780 %)Finance
33 (5.085 %)Banking
42 (3.390 %)Investment Banking
42 (3.390 %)Insurance
42 (3.390 %)Electronics
42 (3.390 %)Telecoms
42 (3.390 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.695 %)Advertising
51 (1.695 %)Criminal Justice
51 (1.695 %)Home Office
51 (1.695 %)Education
51 (1.695 %)Marketing
51 (1.695 %)Back Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (10.17 %)RIA
22 (3.390 %)Portuguese Language
22 (3.390 %)STB
22 (3.390 %)Management Information System
31 (1.695 %)Handset
31 (1.695 %)NHS
31 (1.695 %)DTV
31 (1.695 %)Economics
31 (1.695 %)IPTV
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (8.475 %)VxWorks
21 (1.695 %)Red Hat Linux
21 (1.695 %)UNIX
21 (1.695 %)Windows
21 (1.695 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (49.15 %)PRINCE2
228 (47.46 %)Project Management
312 (20.34 %)UML
410 (16.95 %)Stakeholder Management
59 (15.25 %)Project Planning
68 (13.56 %)Risk Management
77 (11.86 %)Agile Software Development
85 (8.475 %)SOA
85 (8.475 %)Security Cleared
94 (6.780 %)Service Management
103 (5.085 %)Scrum
103 (5.085 %)Business Analysis
103 (5.085 %)Web Development
103 (5.085 %)Use Case
112 (3.390 %)User Acceptance Testing
112 (3.390 %)Matrix Management
112 (3.390 %)Programme Management
112 (3.390 %)Asset Management
112 (3.390 %)ITIL
112 (3.390 %)Software Engineering
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (16.95 %)C#
26 (10.17 %)C
32 (3.390 %)Delphi
32 (3.390 %)Java
32 (3.390 %)SQL
41 (1.695 %)Embedded C
41 (1.695 %)Embedded C++
41 (1.695 %)C++
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (15.25 %)PRINCE2 Certification
28 (13.56 %)Degree
35 (8.475 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
44 (6.780 %)PMP
44 (6.780 %)PMI Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.695 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (10.17 %)Oracle
25 (8.475 %)Adobe
32 (3.390 %)Microsoft
41 (1.695 %)Red Hat