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The table below looks at the demand for Project Management Institute (PMI) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMI over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management Institute (PMI)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6785
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.011 %
As % of the category below3.478 %3.289 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£450£440
Average daily rate£500£440
% change on same period last year+13.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£378
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
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£27.25£27.67
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads115304
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.326 %
Daily rates quoted26129
Average minimum daily rate£359£293
Average daily rate£382£312
% change on same period last year+22.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2537
Average minimum hourly rate£28.02£29.74
Average hourly rate£29.24£31.31
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.45£32.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
PMI East of EnglandPMI
East of England

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.

PMI
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire PMI Demand Trend

PMI
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire PMI Daily Rate Trend

PMI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMI within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
WatfordNew entry-1--
PMI East of EnglandPMI
East of England

PMI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing PMI 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 PMI.

114 (77.78 %)PRINCE2
211 (61.11 %)Project Management
39 (50.00 %)UNIX
48 (44.44 %)Oracle
48 (44.44 %)MS Project
48 (44.44 %)Finance
56 (33.33 %)WebLogic
56 (33.33 %)Solaris
65 (27.78 %)PMI Certification
74 (22.22 %)PMP
83 (16.67 %)Middleware
83 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
83 (16.67 %)Windows
83 (16.67 %)DB2
83 (16.67 %)Firewall
92 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
92 (11.11 %)Insurance
92 (11.11 %)Telecoms
92 (11.11 %)CMMI
92 (11.11 %)Mainframe
92 (11.11 %)NetBackup
92 (11.11 %)SAP
92 (11.11 %)ITIL
92 (11.11 %)Internet
92 (11.11 %)EMC
92 (11.11 %)Citrix
92 (11.11 %)MS Excel
92 (11.11 %)ERP
92 (11.11 %)IBM
101 (5.556 %)Microsoft

PMI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing PMI 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 PMI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (16.67 %)Middleware
21 (5.556 %)JNDI
21 (5.556 %)WebSphere
21 (5.556 %)J2EE
21 (5.556 %)EJB
21 (5.556 %)JDBC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (33.33 %)WebLogic
21 (5.556 %)JBoss
21 (5.556 %)Tomcat
21 (5.556 %)WebSphere Application Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (44.44 %)MS Project
22 (11.11 %)MS Excel
31 (5.556 %)MS Visio
31 (5.556 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.556 %)SAP ERP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (16.67 %)Firewall
22 (11.11 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)DB2
21 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (44.44 %)Finance
22 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
22 (11.11 %)Telecoms
22 (11.11 %)Insurance
31 (5.556 %)Pensions
31 (5.556 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (5.556 %)Games
31 (5.556 %)Banking
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (61.11 %)Project Manager
23 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
23 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Manager
32 (11.11 %)Programme Manager
32 (11.11 %)Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Systems Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Applications Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Service Manager
41 (5.556 %)SAP Project Manager
41 (5.556 %)WebSphere Consultant
41 (5.556 %)ERP Project Manager
41 (5.556 %)SAP Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.11 %)Mainframe
21 (5.556 %)Handset
21 (5.556 %)German Language
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (50.00 %)UNIX
26 (33.33 %)Solaris
33 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (5.556 %)Linux
41 (5.556 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (5.556 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (77.78 %)PRINCE2
211 (61.11 %)Project Management
33 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
42 (11.11 %)ITIL
42 (11.11 %)ERP
42 (11.11 %)CMMI
51 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
51 (5.556 %)Validation
51 (5.556 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (5.556 %)Programme Management
51 (5.556 %)Project Planning
51 (5.556 %)QMS
51 (5.556 %)PRINCE
51 (5.556 %)RUP
51 (5.556 %)Quality Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)Perl
11 (5.556 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (27.78 %)PMI Certification
24 (22.22 %)PMP
31 (5.556 %)ITIL Certification
31 (5.556 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (11.11 %)NetBackup
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (44.44 %)Oracle
22 (11.11 %)SAP
22 (11.11 %)IBM
22 (11.11 %)EMC
22 (11.11 %)Citrix
31 (5.556 %)ADIC
31 (5.556 %)Microsoft