The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 Certification in IT contracts advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PRINCE2 Certification over the 3 months to 20 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 Qualifications for the Midlands 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PRINCE2 Certification
Rank 22 27 33
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +6
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification 4 2 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 2.381% 0.730% 0.295%
As % of the Qualifications category 22.22% 16.67% 3.448%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
Average daily rate £425 £550 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-22.72% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £43.00 £22.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+95.45% -41.33%
All Qualifications
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
18 12 29
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 10.71% 4.380% 8.555%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 8
Average daily rate £350 £413 £455
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-15.15% -9.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £325 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £460 £515 £515
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 6
Average hourly rate £32.00 - £32.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -10.00%
PRINCE2 Certification
England

PRINCE2 Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Midlands PRINCE2 Certification Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Midlands region.

Midlands PRINCE2 Certification Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Midlands PRINCE2 Certification Daily Rate Histogram

PRINCE2 Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Midlands region.

Midlands PRINCE2 Certification Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing PRINCE2 Certification 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 PRINCE2 Certification.

1 10 (90.91%) PRINCE2
2 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 3 (27.27%) Revenue Management
3 3 (27.27%) Supplier Management
3 3 (27.27%) ERP
4 2 (18.18%) JD Edwards
5 1 (9.091%) Finance
5 1 (9.091%) Manufacturing
5 1 (9.091%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (9.091%) SAP Basis
5 1 (9.091%) Retail
5 1 (9.091%) NHS
5 1 (9.091%) PRINCE
5 1 (9.091%) webMethods
5 1 (9.091%) Java
5 1 (9.091%) Oracle
5 1 (9.091%) SAP
5 1 (9.091%) ITIL
5 1 (9.091%) Marketing

PRINCE2 Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing PRINCE2 Certification 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 PRINCE2 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (9.091%) SAP Basis
Business Applications
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle Applications
General
1 1 (9.091%) Finance
1 1 (9.091%) Manufacturing
1 1 (9.091%) Retail
1 1 (9.091%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (72.73%) Project Manager
2 3 (27.27%) ERP Project Manager
2 3 (27.27%) ERP Manager
3 2 (18.18%) Programme Manager
4 1 (9.091%) Junior
4 1 (9.091%) Senior Manager
4 1 (9.091%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (9.091%) Project Coordinator
4 1 (9.091%) Junior Project Manager
4 1 (9.091%) Coordinator
4 1 (9.091%) SAP Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.091%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) PRINCE2
2 4 (36.36%) Project Management
2 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (27.27%) Supplier Management
3 3 (27.27%) Revenue Management
3 3 (27.27%) ERP
4 1 (9.091%) PRINCE
4 1 (9.091%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.091%) Java
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) JD Edwards
2 1 (9.091%) webMethods
2 1 (9.091%) Oracle
2 1 (9.091%) SAP