The first table below looks at the demand for Programme Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Programme Management over the 3 months to 21 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 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Programme Management
Rank 15 28 25
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -3
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 11 3 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 6.433% 1.103% 2.059%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.821% 2.273% 3.196%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 4
Average daily rate £525 £300 £675
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+75.00% -55.55%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £300 £514
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £300 £700
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £398 £425
% change year-on-year
+0.62% -6.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £33.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £21.88 £33.75
% change year-on-year
+71.42% -35.18%
All Processes & Methodologies
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
112 132 219
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 65.50% 48.53% 64.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 58 52
Average daily rate £450 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £250 £290
10% offered a daily rate of more than £645 £550 £555
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 58
Average hourly rate £32.00 £21.00 £24.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+52.38% -14.28%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Programme Management
England

Programme Management
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Midlands Programme Management Jobs Demand Trend

Programme Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Programme Management Daily Rate Trend

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Programme Management across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Midlands Programme Management Daily Rate Histogram

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Programme Management Hourly Rate Trend

Programme Management
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Programme 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 Programme Management.

1 5 (38.46%) Manufacturing
2 4 (30.77%) Migration
2 4 (30.77%) ERP
2 4 (30.77%) EAM
3 3 (23.08%) MS Office
3 3 (23.08%) MS Excel
3 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (23.08%) Finance
3 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (23.08%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (15.38%) Smart Meter
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL V3
4 2 (15.38%) Supplier Management
4 2 (15.38%) Service Management
4 2 (15.38%) Change Management
4 2 (15.38%) ITSM
4 2 (15.38%) CRM
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL
4 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
5 1 (7.692%) Project Management
5 1 (7.692%) Logistics
5 1 (7.692%) Infrastructure Management

Programme Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Programme 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 Programme Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 3 (23.08%) MS Office
1 3 (23.08%) MS Excel
1 3 (23.08%) MS PowerPoint
General
1 5 (38.46%) Manufacturing
2 3 (23.08%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Programme Manager
2 3 (23.08%) Project Manager
2 3 (23.08%) Business Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Transformation Programme Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Programme Director
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Transformation Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Migration
1 4 (30.77%) ERP
1 4 (30.77%) EAM
2 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (15.38%) ITIL V3
3 2 (15.38%) Supplier Management
3 2 (15.38%) Service Management
3 2 (15.38%) Change Management
3 2 (15.38%) ITSM
3 2 (15.38%) CRM
3 2 (15.38%) ITIL
3 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
4 1 (7.692%) Project Management
4 1 (7.692%) Logistics
4 1 (7.692%) Infrastructure Management