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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Officer role in IT contracts within the London 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 Officer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Project Officer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank278346
Rank change on same period last yearUp+68
Matching contract IT job ads94118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.126 %
As % of the category below0.391 %0.298 %
Daily rates quoted3942
Average minimum daily rate£247£274
Average daily rate£268£293
% change on same period last year-8.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£289£312
UK excluding London average daily rate£197£266
% change on same period last year-26.21 %
Hourly rates quoted158
Average minimum hourly rate£17.98£15.67
Average hourly rate£19.22£21.98
% change on same period last year-12.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.45£28.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.42£24.69
% change on same period last year-33.47 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2405739555
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled38.15 %42.10 %
Daily rates quoted975214901
Average minimum daily rate£388£424
Average daily rate£416£452
% change on same period last year-7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted14572056
Average minimum hourly rate£23.18£25.29
Average hourly rate£24.60£26.82
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.02£28.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Project Officer EnglandProject Officer
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 Officer
Demand Trend

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

London Project Officer Demand Trend

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Project Officer Daily Rate Trend

Project Officer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Officer across the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

London Project Officer Daily Rate Histogram

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Project Officer Hourly Rate Trend

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Officer across the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

London Project Officer Hourly Rate Histogram

Project Officer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Officer within the London region over the 3 months to 1 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
City of LondonUp+69£272-12.13 %
Docklands, LondonUp+322--
HounslowNew entry-1--
Project Officer EnglandProject Officer
England

Project Officer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Project Officer 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 Officer in their job title.

166 (35.87 %)PRINCE2
260 (32.61 %)Government
359 (32.07 %)Project Management
444 (23.91 %)Finance
541 (22.28 %)MS Project
541 (22.28 %)Security Cleared
626 (14.13 %)Banking
725 (13.59 %)MS Excel
824 (13.04 %)MS Visio
824 (13.04 %)MS Office
916 (8.696 %)Microsoft
916 (8.696 %)Investment Banking
1014 (7.609 %)SC Cleared
1112 (6.522 %)MS PowerPoint
1211 (5.978 %)SharePoint
1310 (5.435 %)Change Management
149 (4.891 %)Local Government
158 (4.348 %)Programme Management
158 (4.348 %)Performance Management
167 (3.804 %)NHS
167 (3.804 %)C
176 (3.261 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
176 (3.261 %)CTC Cleared
176 (3.261 %)QA
176 (3.261 %)Project Planning
176 (3.261 %)Critical Path Analysis
176 (3.261 %)Insurance
176 (3.261 %)Police
176 (3.261 %)Stakeholder Management
185 (2.717 %)Criminal Justice

Project Officer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Project Officer 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 Officer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.630 %)XML
21 (0.543 %)WebServices
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (5.978 %)SharePoint
21 (0.543 %)MS Exchange
21 (0.543 %)TeamSite
21 (0.543 %)CMS
21 (0.543 %)Lotus Notes
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (22.28 %)MS Project
225 (13.59 %)MS Excel
324 (13.04 %)MS Visio
324 (13.04 %)MS Office
412 (6.522 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (2.174 %)Spreadsheet
63 (1.630 %)Acrobat
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.543 %)Academy Housing
11 (0.543 %)arcHouse
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.630 %)Intranet
22 (1.087 %)Internet
22 (1.087 %)Extranet
31 (0.543 %)Firewall
31 (0.543 %)PPP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.087 %)MS Access
21 (0.543 %)Data Mining
21 (0.543 %)BusinessObjects
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.543 %)JIRA
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (32.61 %)Government
244 (23.91 %)Finance
326 (14.13 %)Banking
416 (8.696 %)Investment Banking
59 (4.891 %)Local Government
66 (3.261 %)Insurance
66 (3.261 %)Police
75 (2.717 %)Health
75 (2.717 %)Retail
75 (2.717 %)Criminal Justice
84 (2.174 %)Retail Banking
84 (2.174 %)Education
93 (1.630 %)Marketing
93 (1.630 %)Auditing
101 (0.543 %)Electric
101 (0.543 %)Home Office
101 (0.543 %)Law
101 (0.543 %)Manufacturing
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (3.804 %)NHS
24 (2.174 %)Management Information System
32 (1.087 %)Statistics
32 (1.087 %)Spanish Language
32 (1.087 %)Credit Risk
41 (0.543 %)Mathematics
41 (0.543 %)Fixed Income
41 (0.543 %)LLPG
41 (0.543 %)NLPG
41 (0.543 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (1.087 %)UNIX
21 (0.543 %)Windows
21 (0.543 %)pSOS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
166 (35.87 %)PRINCE2
259 (32.07 %)Project Management
341 (22.28 %)Security Cleared
414 (7.609 %)SC Cleared
510 (5.435 %)Change Management
68 (4.348 %)Programme Management
68 (4.348 %)Performance Management
76 (3.261 %)CTC Cleared
76 (3.261 %)Critical Path Analysis
76 (3.261 %)Project Planning
76 (3.261 %)Stakeholder Management
85 (2.717 %)ITIL
85 (2.717 %)Document Management
85 (2.717 %)DV Cleared
94 (2.174 %)Information Management
94 (2.174 %)Configuration Management
103 (1.630 %)RUP
103 (1.630 %)Risk Management
103 (1.630 %)Migration
103 (1.630 %)User Acceptance Testing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (3.804 %)C
23 (1.630 %)JavaScript
23 (1.630 %)SQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.261 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
25 (2.717 %)Degree
25 (2.717 %)PRINCE2 Certification
33 (1.630 %)ITIL Certification
33 (1.630 %)MCSE
33 (1.630 %)ISEB
33 (1.630 %)Microsoft Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (3.261 %)QA
25 (2.717 %)SLA
31 (0.543 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (8.696 %)Microsoft
23 (1.630 %)Adobe
23 (1.630 %)Planview
32 (1.087 %)Citrix
41 (0.543 %)Lotus
41 (0.543 %)Mapinfo
41 (0.543 %)ESRI
41 (0.543 %)Anite
41 (0.543 %)GGP
41 (0.543 %)Northgate
41 (0.543 %)Civica
41 (0.543 %)Capita
41 (0.543 %)Orchard
41 (0.543 %)HP
41 (0.543 %)Oracle
41 (0.543 %)Business Objects
41 (0.543 %)SAP