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This section looks at the demand for Project Management skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Management over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank714
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads160153
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.153 %
As % of the category below18.14 %15.99 %
Daily rates quoted6388
Average minimum daily rate£434£375
Average daily rate£458£402
% change on same period last year+13.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£387
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£45.67£18.50
Average hourly rate£48.33£20.19
% change on same period last year+139.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£51.00£21.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.43£29.93
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads882957
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.173 %0.955 %
Daily rates quoted319401
Average minimum daily rate£378£353
Average daily rate£406£373
% change on same period last year+8.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Hourly rates quoted9995
Average minimum hourly rate£29.98£27.69
Average hourly rate£30.69£29.50
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.39£31.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Project Management East of EnglandProject Management
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.

Project Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Project Management across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Hertfordshire Project Management Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Project Management Daily Rate Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Management across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Project Management Daily Rate Histogram

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Project Management Hourly Rate Trend

Project Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 28 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
WatfordUp+1526£498+37.22 %
RickmansworthUp+212--
StevenageUp+43--
LetchworthNew entry-1£200-
Project Management East of EnglandProject Management
East of England

Project Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Project Management 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 Project Management.

1120 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
2103 (32.19 %)Finance
353 (16.56 %)Oracle
446 (14.38 %)Telecoms
542 (13.13 %)Java
636 (11.25 %)Retail
729 (9.063 %)MS Project
827 (8.438 %)Stakeholder Management
827 (8.438 %)Microsoft
923 (7.188 %)E-Commerce
1022 (6.875 %)Banking
1121 (6.563 %)Financial Institution
1220 (6.250 %)Time Management
1319 (5.938 %)Solaris
1319 (5.938 %)PRINCE
1418 (5.625 %)MS Office
1418 (5.625 %)Supplier Management
1517 (5.313 %)Change Management
1517 (5.313 %)Middleware
1615 (4.688 %)UNIX
1615 (4.688 %)J2EE
1714 (4.375 %)Migration
1714 (4.375 %)German Language
1813 (4.063 %)Degree
1813 (4.063 %)PMI
1912 (3.750 %)SQL
1912 (3.750 %)Matrix Management
2011 (3.438 %)Service Delivery
2011 (3.438 %)Windows
2011 (3.438 %)GPRS

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Project Management 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 Project Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (5.313 %)Middleware
215 (4.688 %)J2EE
310 (3.125 %).NET
48 (2.500 %)WebSphere
53 (0.938 %)HTML
53 (0.938 %)ASP
53 (0.938 %)ASP.NET
61 (0.313 %)CSS
61 (0.313 %)XML
61 (0.313 %)XSLT
61 (0.313 %)ActiveX
61 (0.313 %)MVC
61 (0.313 %)AJAX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (2.813 %)WebLogic
23 (0.938 %)Lotus Notes
23 (0.938 %)WebSphere MQ
23 (0.938 %)Office Project Server
31 (0.313 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.313 %)IIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (9.063 %)MS Project
218 (5.625 %)MS Office
311 (3.438 %)MS Excel
44 (1.250 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.625 %)MS Visio
61 (0.313 %)Photoshop
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.625 %)Academy Housing
12 (0.625 %)arcHouse
21 (0.313 %)SAP ERP
21 (0.313 %)PeopleSoft Financials
21 (0.313 %)Navision
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (3.438 %)GPRS
111 (3.438 %)3G
26 (1.875 %)Firewall
35 (1.563 %)GSM
43 (0.938 %)DECT
43 (0.938 %)PBX
43 (0.938 %)SMS
43 (0.938 %)VoIP
43 (0.938 %)Symposium
43 (0.938 %)Nortel Meridian
52 (0.625 %)Network Security
52 (0.625 %)Intrusion Detection
52 (0.625 %)WAN
61 (0.313 %)VPN
61 (0.313 %)SSL
61 (0.313 %)SAN
61 (0.313 %)DMZ
61 (0.313 %)Intranet
61 (0.313 %)Internet
61 (0.313 %)WLAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (2.813 %)SQL Server
25 (1.563 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (1.250 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
34 (1.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
34 (1.250 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
43 (0.938 %)Datawarehouse
43 (0.938 %)OLAP
43 (0.938 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (0.938 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (0.938 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (0.625 %)DB2
52 (0.625 %)Data Mining
61 (0.313 %)Reference Data
61 (0.313 %)MS Access
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (0.938 %)ClearCase
13 (0.938 %)ClearQuest
22 (0.625 %)RequisitePro
22 (0.625 %)CaliberRM
31 (0.313 %)Flash
31 (0.313 %)Telelogic DOORS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1103 (32.19 %)Finance
246 (14.38 %)Telecoms
336 (11.25 %)Retail
422 (6.875 %)Banking
521 (6.563 %)Financial Institution
610 (3.125 %)Pharmaceutical
610 (3.125 %)Pensions
79 (2.813 %)Education
87 (2.188 %)Insurance
96 (1.875 %)Billing
96 (1.875 %)Legal
104 (1.250 %)Health
104 (1.250 %)Games
104 (1.250 %)Electronics
104 (1.250 %)Marketing
112 (0.625 %)Construction
112 (0.625 %)Government
121 (0.313 %)Manufacturing
121 (0.313 %)Electric
121 (0.313 %)Aerospace
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1187 (58.44 %)Project Manager
240 (12.50 %)Senior Manager
336 (11.25 %)Senior Project Manager
429 (9.063 %)Analyst
528 (8.750 %)Development Manager
619 (5.938 %)Business Analyst
715 (4.688 %)Delivery Manager
814 (4.375 %)Infrastructure Manager
913 (4.063 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
1012 (3.750 %)Consultant
1111 (3.438 %)E-Commerce Project Manager
1111 (3.438 %)E-Commerce Manager
1111 (3.438 %)Business Manager
1210 (3.125 %)Business Project Manager
1210 (3.125 %)Programme Manager
139 (2.813 %)IT Manager
139 (2.813 %)Implementation Manager
139 (2.813 %)Change Manager
148 (2.500 %)Service Manager
148 (2.500 %)IT Project Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (4.375 %)German Language
213 (4.063 %)PMI
35 (1.563 %)EPoS
35 (1.563 %)CMDB
43 (0.938 %)Handset
52 (0.625 %)CCTV
52 (0.625 %)Mainframe
52 (0.625 %)Informatics
61 (0.313 %)N-Tier
61 (0.313 %)Management Information System
61 (0.313 %)SCADA
61 (0.313 %)Web 2.0
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (5.938 %)Solaris
215 (4.688 %)UNIX
311 (3.438 %)Windows
44 (1.250 %)Linux
52 (0.625 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.313 %)HPUX
61 (0.313 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.313 %)Windows XP
61 (0.313 %)Mac OS X
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1120 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
227 (8.438 %)Stakeholder Management
323 (7.188 %)E-Commerce
420 (6.250 %)Time Management
519 (5.938 %)PRINCE
618 (5.625 %)Supplier Management
717 (5.313 %)Change Management
814 (4.375 %)Migration
912 (3.750 %)Matrix Management
1011 (3.438 %)Service Delivery
1011 (3.438 %)Configuration Management
119 (2.813 %)ITIL
119 (2.813 %)Risk Management
119 (2.813 %)Security Cleared
128 (2.500 %)Business Analysis
137 (2.188 %)User Acceptance Testing
137 (2.188 %)CMMI
137 (2.188 %)Business Intelligence
146 (1.875 %)Performance Management
146 (1.875 %)Software Engineering
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (13.13 %)Java
212 (3.750 %)SQL
32 (0.625 %)Transact-SQL
32 (0.625 %)C#
32 (0.625 %)VBA
41 (0.313 %)Erlang
41 (0.313 %)C
41 (0.313 %)DHTML
41 (0.313 %)JavaScript
41 (0.313 %)VBScript
41 (0.313 %)VB
41 (0.313 %)VB.NET
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (4.063 %)Degree
28 (2.500 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (1.250 %)ISEB
43 (0.938 %)Cisco Certification
43 (0.938 %)CCSA
52 (0.625 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
52 (0.625 %)ITIL Certification
52 (0.625 %)PMP
52 (0.625 %)PMI Certification
52 (0.625 %)HNC
61 (0.313 %)HND
61 (0.313 %)MCSE
61 (0.313 %)CCNA
61 (0.313 %)MBA
61 (0.313 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (3.125 %)QA
28 (2.500 %)ISO9001
34 (1.250 %)GMP
34 (1.250 %)PCI DSS
41 (0.313 %)21 CFR Part 11
41 (0.313 %)WAI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.625 %)NetBackup
21 (0.313 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.313 %)Active Directory
21 (0.313 %)ISA Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.938 %)Tivoli
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
153 (16.56 %)Oracle
227 (8.438 %)Microsoft
39 (2.813 %)IBM
47 (2.188 %)HP
56 (1.875 %)SAP
65 (1.563 %)Cisco
65 (1.563 %)BMC
74 (1.250 %)CheckPoint
74 (1.250 %)PeopleSoft
83 (0.938 %)Cognos
83 (0.938 %)EMC
83 (0.938 %)Nortel
83 (0.938 %)MicroStrategy
83 (0.938 %)Novell
83 (0.938 %)Lotus
83 (0.938 %)BT
92 (0.625 %)Anite
92 (0.625 %)Hyperion
92 (0.625 %)Northgate
92 (0.625 %)Civica