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This section looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts within the Kent 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 Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Manager
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1920
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads3137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.037 %
As % of the category below7.329 %7.034 %
Daily rates quoted187
Average minimum daily rate£343£343
Average daily rate£364£411
% change on same period last year-11.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£414£405
% change on same period last year+2.11 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£42.50
Average hourly rate-£44.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£46.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.41£35.50
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads423526
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.564 %0.532 %
Daily rates quoted12497
Average minimum daily rate£304£281
Average daily rate£325£294
% change on same period last year+10.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted70104
Average minimum hourly rate£19.57£23.92
Average hourly rate£21.14£26.16
% change on same period last year-19.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.70£28.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Project Manager South EastProject Manager
South East

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 Manager
Demand Trend

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

Kent Project Manager Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Manager across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Project Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
MaidstoneDown-44£318-
Tunbridge WellsUp+12£350-
ChathamNew entry-1--
SittingbourneNew entry-1£450-
Project Manager South EastProject Manager
South East

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited 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 Project Manager in their job title.

139 (53.42 %)Project Management
218 (24.66 %)PRINCE2
312 (16.44 %)Finance
411 (15.07 %)Microsoft
59 (12.33 %)ITIL
68 (10.96 %)Pharmaceutical
68 (10.96 %)VMware
68 (10.96 %)MS Project
68 (10.96 %)VoIP
68 (10.96 %)WAN
77 (9.589 %)LAN
77 (9.589 %)Insurance
86 (8.219 %)Resource Management
86 (8.219 %)Fat Client
86 (8.219 %)Degree
86 (8.219 %)Oracle
86 (8.219 %)Thin Client
95 (6.849 %)Service Delivery
95 (6.849 %)Health
104 (5.479 %)NHS
104 (5.479 %)UNIX
104 (5.479 %)Windows
104 (5.479 %)Datawarehouse
104 (5.479 %)Government
113 (4.110 %)User Acceptance Testing
113 (4.110 %)Local Government
113 (4.110 %)VMware Infrastructure
113 (4.110 %)Client/Server
113 (4.110 %)ERP
113 (4.110 %)PMI

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited 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 Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.370 %).NET
11 (1.370 %).NET Framework
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.740 %)BizTalk Server
12 (2.740 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (2.740 %)SharePoint Server 2007
12 (2.740 %)Exchange Server 2007
12 (2.740 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.370 %)SAS
21 (1.370 %)ColdFusion
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (10.96 %)MS Project
22 (2.740 %)MS Visio
31 (1.370 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.370 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.370 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (10.96 %)VoIP
18 (10.96 %)WAN
27 (9.589 %)LAN
32 (2.740 %)VPN
32 (2.740 %)SAN
41 (1.370 %)Internet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.479 %)Datawarehouse
22 (2.740 %)BusinessObjects
31 (1.370 %)Data Cleansing
31 (1.370 %)Oracle Reports
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (16.44 %)Finance
28 (10.96 %)Pharmaceutical
37 (9.589 %)Insurance
45 (6.849 %)Health
54 (5.479 %)Government
63 (4.110 %)Local Government
63 (4.110 %)Manufacturing
63 (4.110 %)Military
72 (2.740 %)Marketing
81 (1.370 %)Pensions
81 (1.370 %)Banking
81 (1.370 %)Games
81 (1.370 %)Financial Institution
81 (1.370 %)Education
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.219 %)Thin Client
16 (8.219 %)Fat Client
24 (5.479 %)NHS
33 (4.110 %)Management Information System
33 (4.110 %)Client/Server
33 (4.110 %)PMI
42 (2.740 %)French Language
42 (2.740 %)German Language
42 (2.740 %)Italian Language
42 (2.740 %)Spanish Language
51 (1.370 %)NPfIT
51 (1.370 %)AS400
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (5.479 %)UNIX
14 (5.479 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (53.42 %)Project Management
218 (24.66 %)PRINCE2
39 (12.33 %)ITIL
46 (8.219 %)Resource Management
55 (6.849 %)Service Delivery
63 (4.110 %)Change Management
63 (4.110 %)Risk Management
63 (4.110 %)ERP
63 (4.110 %)Stakeholder Management
63 (4.110 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (2.740 %)Performance Testing
72 (2.740 %)Operations Research
72 (2.740 %)PRINCE
72 (2.740 %)Configuration Management
72 (2.740 %)Programme Management
72 (2.740 %)Business Analysis
72 (2.740 %)CRM
72 (2.740 %)Migration
81 (1.370 %)SOA
81 (1.370 %)B2B
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.740 %)Java
21 (1.370 %)SQL
21 (1.370 %)C
21 (1.370 %)C#
21 (1.370 %)C++
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (8.219 %)Degree
22 (2.740 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (2.740 %)ITIL Certification
22 (2.740 %)PMI Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.740 %)GMP
12 (2.740 %)QA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (4.110 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (2.740 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.110 %)Tivoli NetView
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (15.07 %)Microsoft
28 (10.96 %)VMware
36 (8.219 %)Oracle
42 (2.740 %)Business Objects
42 (2.740 %)Cisco
51 (1.370 %)Siebel
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