The first table below looks at the demand for the Programme Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Programme Manager in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the Merseyside 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
Programme Manager
Rank 28 34 31
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 6 2 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Merseyside 2.791% 0.749% 0.402%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.885% 0.787% 0.431%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
Average daily rate £500 £404 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.83% +7.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £500 £513 £585
% change year-on-year
-2.43% -12.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 £38.98 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+21.85% +55.92%
All Job Titles
Merseyside
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
208 254 232
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Merseyside 96.74% 95.13% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 115 110
Average daily rate £330 £300 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.00% -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £140 £188 £132
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £430 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 46 35
Average hourly rate £11.50 £17.51 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-34.32% +16.73%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.16 £12.05 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £83.70 £25.00 £22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Programme Manager
North West

Programme Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Programme Manager across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Merseyside Programme Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Programme Manager Daily Rate Trend

Programme Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 22 May 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
Liverpool +12 6 £563 +39.31%
Wirral - 1 £500 -
Programme Manager
North West

Programme Manager
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Programme 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 Programme Manager in their job title.

1 9 (64.29%) SC Cleared
1 9 (64.29%) Security Cleared
2 7 (50.00%) Supplier Management
3 6 (42.86%) Programme Management
4 4 (28.57%) Project Management
4 4 (28.57%) PRINCE2
5 3 (21.43%) MS Visio
5 3 (21.43%) MS Project
5 3 (21.43%) MS Office
5 3 (21.43%) PRINCE
6 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (14.29%) SAP
6 2 (14.29%) ITIL
7 1 (7.143%) ETL
7 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (7.143%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (7.143%) Service Delivery
7 1 (7.143%) Migration
7 1 (7.143%) TOGAF
7 1 (7.143%) DV Cleared
7 1 (7.143%) Games

Programme Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Programme 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 Programme Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 3 (21.43%) MS Visio
1 3 (21.43%) MS Project
1 3 (21.43%) MS Office
General
1 1 (7.143%) Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 6 (42.86%) Programme Management
3 4 (28.57%) Project Management
3 4 (28.57%) PRINCE2
4 3 (21.43%) PRINCE
5 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (14.29%) ITIL
6 1 (7.143%) ETL
6 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (7.143%) Service Delivery
6 1 (7.143%) Migration
6 1 (7.143%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) SC Cleared
1 9 (64.29%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.143%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (7.143%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) SAP
Liverpool, Merseyside
Location - Liverpool Duration - 6 months, extensions likely Rate - Negotiable, but expecting rates between £500 and £700 per day Clearance - SC Clearance is required prior to starting the role...
LA International
Rate: £500 - £750 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
6 months Day Rate : £500 - £600pd dep on experience MUST BE SC CLEARED... This is a senior contract within the business that will take full ownership of designing...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Rate: 500 - 600
Posted: 20 May 2013