The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PRINCE2 over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Lancashire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PRINCE 2
Rank 28 21 23
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +2
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 4 23 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Lancashire 1.778% 5.374% 2.881%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.008% 8.244% 5.185%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 13 3
Average daily rate £338 £365 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.53% +14.06%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £248 £169 £284
10% offered a daily rate of more than £348 £450 £324
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £388
% change year-on-year
- -3.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £96.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.75 £24.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+54.08% -24.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Lancashire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
133 279 135
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Lancashire 59.11% 65.19% 55.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 154 64
Average daily rate £313 £375 £328
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% +14.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £274 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £365 £501 £430
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 12 13
Average hourly rate £20.50 £21.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.65% -38.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.40 £18.00 £22.96
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.50 £24.05 £38.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
PRINCE2
North West

PRINCE2
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Lancashire PRINCE2 Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire PRINCE2 Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Lancashire PRINCE2 Daily Rate Histogram

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire PRINCE2 Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Preston +10 1 - -
Blackpool - - - -
Lancaster - - - -
PRINCE2
North West

PRINCE2
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2.

1 7 (77.78%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) Finance
3 3 (33.33%) ITIL
3 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
4 2 (22.22%) Local Government
4 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
5 1 (11.11%) Contact Management
5 1 (11.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (11.11%) Unified Communications
5 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Management
5 1 (11.11%) Web Development
5 1 (11.11%) ESB
5 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (11.11%) Client/Server
5 1 (11.11%) SOA
5 1 (11.11%) Documentum
5 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
5 1 (11.11%) EMC
5 1 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (11.11%) Software AG
5 1 (11.11%) NHS
5 1 (11.11%) Intranet
5 1 (11.11%) webMethods
5 1 (11.11%) EDRMS
5 1 (11.11%) Windows
5 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
5 1 (11.11%) CRM

PRINCE2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 1 (11.11%) Documentum
2 1 (11.11%) ESB
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Intranet
1 1 (11.11%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
1 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (11.11%) EDRMS
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Local Government
2 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Telecoms Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) PMO Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) NHS Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) ICT Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Head of Service Delivery
3 1 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (11.11%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Client/Server
1 1 (11.11%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Project Management
2 3 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (11.11%) CRM
3 1 (11.11%) SOA
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
3 1 (11.11%) Contact Management
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (11.11%) Business Continuity
3 1 (11.11%) TOGAF
3 1 (11.11%) Information Management
3 1 (11.11%) Supplier Management
3 1 (11.11%) Requirements Management
3 1 (11.11%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (11.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) EMC
1 1 (11.11%) Software AG
1 1 (11.11%) webMethods