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The first part of the 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 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Middlesex region.

 Project Management
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank746
Rank change year-on-year
Down-3Up+2
Matching contract IT job ads504063
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex11.82 %13.61 %11.09 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category18.59 %21.62 %20.79 %
Daily rates quoted291414
Average daily rate£363£330£343
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.840 %-3.640 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£312£283£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£503£500£432
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£360£380
% change year-on-year
+0.690 %-5.260 %
Hourly rates quoted033
Average hourly rate-£22.50£55.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--59.09 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.25£27.50£25.24
% change year-on-year
-19.09 %+8.950 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
Middlesex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
269185303
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex63.59 %62.93 %53.35 %
Daily rates quoted965678
Average daily rate£363£375£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.330 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£313£275£203
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£500£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£363£375
% change year-on-year
-3.440 %-3.330 %
Hourly rates quoted81019
Average hourly rate£20.14£27.25£24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-26.09 %+13.54 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.18£12.00£14.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£51.90£37.50£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.00£27.50£30.00
% change year-on-year
-12.72 %-8.330 %
Project Management South EastProject Management
South East

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.

Project Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Management across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

Middlesex Project Management Daily Rate Histogram

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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 18 March 2010, 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.

127 (35.53 %)PRINCE2
218 (23.68 %)MS Project
218 (23.68 %)Security Cleared
317 (22.37 %)MS Excel
414 (18.42 %)Service Management
414 (18.42 %)Government
414 (18.42 %)MS PowerPoint
513 (17.11 %)SAP
612 (15.79 %)ERP
710 (13.16 %)Education
710 (13.16 %)Finance
710 (13.16 %)SC Cleared
710 (13.16 %)Degree
89 (11.84 %)French Language
89 (11.84 %)German Language
89 (11.84 %)Time Management
89 (11.84 %)Health
89 (11.84 %)E-Commerce
89 (11.84 %)XML
89 (11.84 %)EDI
89 (11.84 %)B2B
98 (10.53 %)Microsoft
98 (10.53 %)Pharmaceutical
98 (10.53 %)QA
107 (9.211 %)ITIL
116 (7.895 %)MS Office
116 (7.895 %)LIMS
116 (7.895 %)Quality Management
125 (6.579 %)Stakeholder Management
125 (6.579 %)Programme Management

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
19 (11.84 %)XML
19 (11.84 %)EDI
23 (3.947 %)Middleware
32 (2.632 %)SAP XI
41 (1.316 %)JSF
41 (1.316 %).NET Framework
41 (1.316 %).NET
41 (1.316 %)J2EE
41 (1.316 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.316 %)Servlets
41 (1.316 %)SOAP
41 (1.316 %)Web Services
41 (1.316 %)WebSphere
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (1.316 %)SharePoint
11 (1.316 %)WebLogic
11 (1.316 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
118 (23.68 %)MS Project
217 (22.37 %)MS Excel
314 (18.42 %)MS PowerPoint
46 (7.895 %)MS Office
53 (3.947 %)CA Clarity
62 (2.632 %)Spreadsheet
71 (1.316 %)InfoPath
71 (1.316 %)MS Visio
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (2.632 %)SAP ERP
12 (2.632 %)SAP SD
21 (1.316 %)SAP MM
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (2.632 %)SMS
21 (1.316 %)Intranet
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.316 %)Datawarehouse
11 (1.316 %)ETL
11 (1.316 %)SAP BW
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (1.316 %)Maven
11 (1.316 %)Eclipse
11 (1.316 %)Visual Studio
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
114 (18.42 %)Government
210 (13.16 %)Education
210 (13.16 %)Finance
39 (11.84 %)Health
48 (10.53 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (2.632 %)Retail
52 (2.632 %)Home Office
61 (1.316 %)Construction
61 (1.316 %)Insurance
61 (1.316 %)Marketing
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
126 (34.21 %)Project Manager
220 (26.32 %)Analyst
36 (7.895 %)Business Analyst
45 (6.579 %)Technical Project Manager
45 (6.579 %)Technical Manager
54 (5.263 %)PMO Analyst
63 (3.947 %)QA Manager
63 (3.947 %)Coordinator
63 (3.947 %)Architect
63 (3.947 %)Project Coordinator
63 (3.947 %)Performance Analyst
63 (3.947 %)Test Manager
63 (3.947 %)QA Test Manager
63 (3.947 %)Programme Support Officer
72 (2.632 %)ScrumMaster
72 (2.632 %)Applications Project Manager
72 (2.632 %)Tester
72 (2.632 %)TIBCO Analyst
72 (2.632 %)Applications Manager
72 (2.632 %)SAP Manager
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
19 (11.84 %)French Language
19 (11.84 %)German Language
26 (7.895 %)LIMS
32 (2.632 %)FMCG
32 (2.632 %)Data Integration
32 (2.632 %)PMI
41 (1.316 %)Management Information System
41 (1.316 %)Web 2.0
41 (1.316 %)CCTV
41 (1.316 %)Client/Server
41 (1.316 %)NHS
41 (1.316 %)Wiki
41 (1.316 %)Blog
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (5.263 %)Windows
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
127 (35.53 %)PRINCE2
214 (18.42 %)Service Management
312 (15.79 %)ERP
49 (11.84 %)Time Management
49 (11.84 %)E-Commerce
49 (11.84 %)B2B
57 (9.211 %)ITIL
66 (7.895 %)Quality Management
75 (6.579 %)Stakeholder Management
75 (6.579 %)Programme Management
75 (6.579 %)UML
75 (6.579 %)Performance Management
84 (5.263 %)Use Case
84 (5.263 %)Data Modelling
84 (5.263 %)Information Security
84 (5.263 %)Risk Management
93 (3.947 %)Change Management
93 (3.947 %)Agile Software Development
93 (3.947 %)Data Analysis
93 (3.947 %)Business Analysis
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
12 (2.632 %)SQL
21 (1.316 %)C#
21 (1.316 %)Java
21 (1.316 %)JavaScript
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
118 (23.68 %)Security Cleared
210 (13.16 %)SC Cleared
210 (13.16 %)Degree
34 (5.263 %)PMI Certification
43 (3.947 %)PMP
52 (2.632 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
61 (1.316 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (10.53 %)QA
21 (1.316 %)TickIT
21 (1.316 %)ISO9001
21 (1.316 %)SLA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (1.316 %)Active Directory
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
113 (17.11 %)SAP
28 (10.53 %)Microsoft
34 (5.263 %)Oracle
43 (3.947 %)JD Edwards
52 (2.632 %)TIBCO
52 (2.632 %)Citrix
52 (2.632 %)Informatica
52 (2.632 %)Siebel
61 (1.316 %)JBoss
61 (1.316 %)Sun