The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 22 May 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 Applications category for the Leeds 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Project
Rank 46 65 39
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -26
Contract jobs citing MS Project 22 6 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 2.926% 0.672% 2.415%
As % of the Applications category 21.78% 5.660% 23.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 3 5
Average daily rate £365 £350 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.28% -12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £273 £330 £268
10% offered a daily rate of more than £452 £430 £455
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
-3.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.00 £25.00 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+32.00% -11.50%
All Applications
Leeds
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
101 106 65
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 13.43% 11.87% 10.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 46 21
Average daily rate £310 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.61% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £241 £90 £180
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £383 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 22 12
Average hourly rate £15.00 £12.00 £12.16
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -1.29%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.62 £11.00 £9.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.10 £34.00 £20.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-3.12% -
MS Project
West Yorkshire

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Leeds MS Project Jobs Demand Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Leeds MS Project Daily Rate Histogram

MS Project
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing MS Project 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 MS Project.

1 23 (62.16%) MS Excel
2 20 (54.05%) Microsoft
3 15 (40.54%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (35.14%) Project Planning
5 12 (32.43%) Project Management
6 10 (27.03%) PRINCE2
6 10 (27.03%) MS PowerPoint
7 9 (24.32%) Finance
8 8 (21.62%) MS Office
9 7 (18.92%) SharePoint
9 7 (18.92%) Risk Management
10 6 (16.22%) SAP
11 5 (13.51%) MS Visio
11 5 (13.51%) Retail
12 4 (10.81%) Critical Path Analysis
12 4 (10.81%) Resource Management
12 4 (10.81%) SQL Server
12 4 (10.81%) SQL
13 3 (8.108%) Data Warehouse
13 3 (8.108%) Windows
13 3 (8.108%) Business Intelligence
13 3 (8.108%) Telecoms
13 3 (8.108%) Legal
13 3 (8.108%) Degree
13 3 (8.108%) Software Testing
13 3 (8.108%) Banking
14 2 (5.405%) Agile Software Development
14 2 (5.405%) Data Management
14 2 (5.405%) Retail Banking
14 2 (5.405%) Logistics

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing MS Project 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 MS Project. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (5.405%) Ajax
1 2 (5.405%) .NET
1 2 (5.405%) HTML
1 2 (5.405%) ASP.NET
1 2 (5.405%) Web Services
1 2 (5.405%) XML
1 2 (5.405%) XSL
2 1 (2.703%) COM
Application Platforms
1 7 (18.92%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.405%) SAS
3 1 (2.703%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 23 (62.16%) MS Excel
2 10 (27.03%) MS PowerPoint
3 8 (21.62%) MS Office
4 5 (13.51%) MS Visio
5 1 (2.703%) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (10.81%) SQL Server
2 3 (8.108%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (5.405%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (5.405%) SQL Server 2000
3 2 (5.405%) RDBMS
4 1 (2.703%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (5.405%) Visual Studio Team System
1 2 (5.405%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (24.32%) Finance
2 5 (13.51%) Retail
3 3 (8.108%) Telecoms
3 3 (8.108%) Legal
3 3 (8.108%) Banking
4 2 (5.405%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 14 (37.84%) Project Manager
2 9 (24.32%) Analyst
3 5 (13.51%) Project Planner
4 4 (10.81%) Programme Planner
4 4 (10.81%) PMO Analyst
5 3 (8.108%) Data Analyst
6 2 (5.405%) Senior Data Analyst
6 2 (5.405%) SAP Manager
6 2 (5.405%) SharePoint Developer
6 2 (5.405%) SAP Project Manager
6 2 (5.405%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (5.405%) Developer
6 2 (5.405%) Business Analyst
7 1 (2.703%) Programme Manager
7 1 (2.703%) Software Engineer
7 1 (2.703%) Coordinator
7 1 (2.703%) Infrastructure Project Manager
7 1 (2.703%) Senior Manager
7 1 (2.703%) Change Manager
7 1 (2.703%) Business Change Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.405%) N-Tier
2 1 (2.703%) MPEG
2 1 (2.703%) NHS
2 1 (2.703%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.703%) Smart Meter
2 1 (2.703%) IPTV
2 1 (2.703%) Computer Science
2 1 (2.703%) STB
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.108%) Windows
2 2 (5.405%) Windows 7
2 2 (5.405%) UNIX
3 1 (2.703%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (40.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 13 (35.14%) Project Planning
3 12 (32.43%) Project Management
4 10 (27.03%) PRINCE2
5 7 (18.92%) Risk Management
6 4 (10.81%) Critical Path Analysis
6 4 (10.81%) Resource Management
7 3 (8.108%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (8.108%) Software Testing
8 2 (5.405%) Agile Software Development
8 2 (5.405%) Data Management
8 2 (5.405%) Logistics
8 2 (5.405%) Web Development
8 2 (5.405%) Web Application Development
8 2 (5.405%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (5.405%) Waterfall
8 2 (5.405%) Change Control
8 2 (5.405%) Change Management
8 2 (5.405%) OO
8 2 (5.405%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.81%) SQL
2 2 (5.405%) VB.NET
2 2 (5.405%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (8.108%) Degree
2 2 (5.405%) APMP
2 2 (5.405%) ISEB
3 1 (2.703%) HND
3 1 (2.703%) PMP
3 1 (2.703%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.703%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.703%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (5.405%) Tivoli
2 1 (2.703%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 20 (54.05%) Microsoft
2 6 (16.22%) SAP
3 2 (5.405%) Teradata
4 1 (2.703%) Business Objects
4 1 (2.703%) Citrix