The first table below looks at the demand for Project Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Project Management 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the Middlesex 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
Project Management
Rank 4 5 5
Rank change year-on-year
+1 0
Contract jobs citing Project Management 35 39 51
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 16.67% 12.26% 15.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.73% 18.14% 18.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 27 22
Average daily rate £440 £325 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+35.38% -27.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £317 £328
10% offered a daily rate of more than £618 £485 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £390 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.22 £26.39 £30.50
% change year-on-year
+33.45% -13.47%
All Processes & Methodologies
Middlesex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
154 215 273
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 73.33% 67.61% 81.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 110 116
Average daily rate £383 £375 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.00% -11.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £260 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 10 11
Average hourly rate £16.00 £39.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-58.97% +4.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.40 £27.00 £29.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £21.60 £50.50 £38.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Project Management
South East

Project Management
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex Project Management Jobs Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Project Management Daily Rate Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Middlesex Project Management Daily Rate Histogram

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Project Management Hourly Rate Trend

Project Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 19 (32.20%) PMI Certification
2 16 (27.12%) PRINCE2
3 14 (23.73%) PMP
4 13 (22.03%) MS Project
5 12 (20.34%) Finance
6 11 (18.64%) MS Excel
6 11 (18.64%) Microsoft
7 10 (16.95%) ITIL
7 10 (16.95%) SAP
7 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (15.25%) PMI
9 8 (13.56%) Performance Management
10 7 (11.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 7 (11.86%) Risk Management
10 7 (11.86%) Programme Management
11 6 (10.17%) Resource Management
11 6 (10.17%) Change Management
11 6 (10.17%) ERP
12 5 (8.475%) Service Delivery
12 5 (8.475%) Service Management
12 5 (8.475%) Management Information System
12 5 (8.475%) Strategic Planning
12 5 (8.475%) Data Management
13 4 (6.780%) Document Management
13 4 (6.780%) MS PowerPoint
13 4 (6.780%) SharePoint
13 4 (6.780%) Learning Management System
14 3 (5.085%) Capacity Planning
14 3 (5.085%) MS Project Server
14 3 (5.085%) SC Cleared

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 2 (3.390%) .NET
2 1 (1.695%) ASP.NET MVC
2 1 (1.695%) jQuery
2 1 (1.695%) EDI
2 1 (1.695%) HTML
2 1 (1.695%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.695%) CSS
2 1 (1.695%) Middleware
2 1 (1.695%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 4 (6.780%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.085%) MS Project Server
2 3 (5.085%) Lync
3 1 (1.695%) SAP Portal
3 1 (1.695%) SharePoint 2010
3 1 (1.695%) Office Communications Server
3 1 (1.695%) Documentum
3 1 (1.695%) CMS
Applications
1 13 (22.03%) MS Project
2 11 (18.64%) MS Excel
3 4 (6.780%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (5.085%) MS Office
4 3 (5.085%) MS Visio
5 2 (3.390%) Windchill
6 1 (1.695%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (1.695%) Photoshop
6 1 (1.695%) PaintShop Pro
6 1 (1.695%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (1.695%) SAP PM
1 1 (1.695%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.390%) Internet
1 2 (3.390%) WAN
1 2 (3.390%) Unified Communications
2 1 (1.695%) Intranet
2 1 (1.695%) LAN
2 1 (1.695%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.695%) SQL Server 2008
1 1 (1.695%) SQL Server
1 1 (1.695%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 1 (1.695%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (20.34%) Finance
2 2 (3.390%) Banking
2 2 (3.390%) Aerospace
2 2 (3.390%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.695%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (1.695%) Retail
3 1 (1.695%) French Language
3 1 (1.695%) German Language
3 1 (1.695%) Italian Language
3 1 (1.695%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 31 (52.54%) Project Manager
2 5 (8.475%) Service Manager
2 5 (8.475%) Systems Manager
2 5 (8.475%) Resource Manager
3 4 (6.780%) Supplier Manager
4 3 (5.085%) Senior Manager
4 3 (5.085%) SAP Manager
4 3 (5.085%) Business Manager
4 3 (5.085%) Information Manager
4 3 (5.085%) Business Change Manager
4 3 (5.085%) Change Manager
4 3 (5.085%) Senior Project Manager
5 2 (3.390%) Technical Manager
5 2 (3.390%) Communications Manager
5 2 (3.390%) Transition Manager
5 2 (3.390%) Portfolio Manager
5 2 (3.390%) Applications Manager
5 2 (3.390%) Consultant
5 2 (3.390%) Technical Project Manager
5 2 (3.390%) ICT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.25%) PMI
2 5 (8.475%) Management Information System
3 4 (6.780%) Learning Management System
4 3 (5.085%) E-Learning
5 2 (3.390%) CESG
6 1 (1.695%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (1.695%) Social Media
6 1 (1.695%) SaaS
6 1 (1.695%) Smart Meter
6 1 (1.695%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.695%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.695%) Graphic Design
6 1 (1.695%) Social Network
6 1 (1.695%) CCTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (27.12%) PRINCE2
2 10 (16.95%) ITIL
2 10 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 8 (13.56%) Performance Management
4 7 (11.86%) Risk Management
4 7 (11.86%) Programme Management
5 6 (10.17%) Resource Management
5 6 (10.17%) Change Management
5 6 (10.17%) ERP
6 5 (8.475%) Service Delivery
6 5 (8.475%) Service Management
6 5 (8.475%) Strategic Planning
6 5 (8.475%) Data Management
7 4 (6.780%) Document Management
8 3 (5.085%) Capacity Planning
8 3 (5.085%) Waterfall
8 3 (5.085%) ITIL V3
8 3 (5.085%) PRINCE
8 3 (5.085%) Six Sigma
8 3 (5.085%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.695%) Apex Code
1 1 (1.695%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (32.20%) PMI Certification
2 14 (23.73%) PMP
3 7 (11.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 3 (5.085%) SC Cleared
4 3 (5.085%) Security Cleared
4 3 (5.085%) Degree
5 2 (3.390%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (3.390%) APMP
6 1 (1.695%) CISSP
6 1 (1.695%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.695%) SAP Certification
6 1 (1.695%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.085%) SLA
2 1 (1.695%) PCI DSS
2 1 (1.695%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (1.695%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 11 (18.64%) Microsoft
2 10 (16.95%) SAP
3 3 (5.085%) Oracle
4 2 (3.390%) Epicor
4 2 (3.390%) Polycom
4 2 (3.390%) Riverbed
5 1 (1.695%) Planview
5 1 (1.695%) Siebel
5 1 (1.695%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (1.695%) Adobe
5 1 (1.695%) Symantec
5 1 (1.695%) Remedy