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This section looks at the demand for Project Planning skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Planning over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Planning
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.128 %0.488 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£250
Average daily rate£425£275
% change on same period last year+54.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£354
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.90£29.81
% change on same period last year-16.48 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads188205
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.248 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted5782
Average minimum daily rate£326£319
Average daily rate£363£343
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1213
Average minimum hourly rate£20.31£20.18
Average hourly rate£21.88£24.46
% change on same period last year-10.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.44£28.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Project Planning North WestProject Planning
North West

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 Planning
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Project Planning across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Merseyside Project Planning Demand Trend

Project Planning
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Project Planning Daily Rate Trend

Project Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Project Planning Hourly Rate Trend

Project Planning
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planning within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
LiverpoolNew entry-3£425-
Project Planning North WestProject Planning
North West

Project Planning
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Project Planning 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 Project Planning.

13 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
13 (33.33 %)MS Project
13 (33.33 %)Government
22 (22.22 %)Insurance
22 (22.22 %)Asset Management
22 (22.22 %)Degree
22 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)Project Management
22 (22.22 %)Finance
31 (11.11 %)MS Office
31 (11.11 %)RUP
31 (11.11 %)CRM
31 (11.11 %)ERP
31 (11.11 %)N-Tier
31 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
31 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (11.11 %)ISEB
31 (11.11 %)Systems Analysis
31 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
31 (11.11 %)Strategic Planning
31 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (11.11 %)Pensions
31 (11.11 %)Health
31 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (11.11 %)Unified Process
31 (11.11 %)Banking

Project Planning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Project Planning 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 Project Planning. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Project
21 (11.11 %)MS Office
21 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Government
22 (22.22 %)Insurance
22 (22.22 %)Finance
31 (11.11 %)Pensions
31 (11.11 %)Health
31 (11.11 %)Banking
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)Business Analyst
12 (22.22 %)Project Planner
12 (22.22 %)Analyst
12 (22.22 %)Business Systems Analyst
12 (22.22 %)Systems Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Consultant
21 (11.11 %)Administrator
21 (11.11 %)Programme Manager
21 (11.11 %)Transition Manager
21 (11.11 %)Programme Office Manager
21 (11.11 %)Project Administrator
21 (11.11 %)Programme Planner
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)N-Tier
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
22 (22.22 %)Asset Management
22 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)Project Management
31 (11.11 %)RUP
31 (11.11 %)CRM
31 (11.11 %)ERP
31 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
31 (11.11 %)Systems Analysis
31 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
31 (11.11 %)Strategic Planning
31 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (11.11 %)Unified Process
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)Degree
21 (11.11 %)ISEB
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft