The first table below looks at the demand for the IT Project Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited IT Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the North West 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IT Project Manager
Rank 101 105 117
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +12
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 17 27 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.729% 0.868% 0.295%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.782% 0.947% 0.319%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 12 4
Average daily rate £331 £380 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.82% -1.93%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £350 £261
10% offered a daily rate of more than £405 £550 £443
UK excluding London average daily rate £390 £380 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.63% +1.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £44.90 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £28.75 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+27.77% -10.00%
All Job Titles
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2173 2851 2817
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 93.22% 91.64% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1036 1402 1393
Average daily rate £338 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.84% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £225 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £468
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 171 189
Average hourly rate £17.50 £19.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.25% +8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £33.32 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
IT Project Manager
England

IT Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing IT Project Manager across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West IT Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West IT Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IT Project Manager across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West IT Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

IT Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West IT Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

IT Project Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester +1 5 £400 -27.27%
Cheshire -5 5 £338 -15.62%
Merseyside +5 2 £413 +42.24%
Lancashire +5 1 £225 -36.84%
IT Project Manager
England

IT Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited IT Project Manager in their job title 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 with IT Project Manager in their job title.

1 15 (48.39%) Project Management
2 12 (38.71%) PRINCE2
3 11 (35.48%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (32.26%) NHS
5 6 (19.35%) Finance
6 4 (12.90%) Migration
6 4 (12.90%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (9.677%) VMware
7 3 (9.677%) Data Migration
7 3 (9.677%) Retail
8 2 (6.452%) Information Management
8 2 (6.452%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (6.452%) Banking
8 2 (6.452%) Retail Banking
8 2 (6.452%) Project Planning
8 2 (6.452%) VMware Infrastructure
8 2 (6.452%) Citrix
8 2 (6.452%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (6.452%) Firewall
8 2 (6.452%) UNIX
8 2 (6.452%) Windows
8 2 (6.452%) CRM
8 2 (6.452%) SharePoint
8 2 (6.452%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (6.452%) Change Control
9 1 (3.226%) Data Quality
9 1 (3.226%) AppDNA
9 1 (3.226%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (3.226%) ERP
9 1 (3.226%) Documentum

IT Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited IT Project Manager in their job title 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 with IT Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.452%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.226%) Documentum
2 1 (3.226%) LiveLink
Applications
1 1 (3.226%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (6.452%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.226%) Maximo
2 1 (3.226%) SAP QM
2 1 (3.226%) TrackWise
2 1 (3.226%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.452%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.226%) Data Warehouse
General
1 6 (19.35%) Finance
2 3 (9.677%) Retail
3 2 (6.452%) Banking
3 2 (6.452%) Retail Banking
3 2 (6.452%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (3.226%) Legal
4 1 (3.226%) Games
4 1 (3.226%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 10 (32.26%) NHS
2 1 (3.226%) PMI
2 1 (3.226%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.226%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.452%) UNIX
1 2 (6.452%) Windows
2 1 (3.226%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (48.39%) Project Management
2 12 (38.71%) PRINCE2
3 11 (35.48%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (12.90%) Migration
5 3 (9.677%) Data Migration
6 2 (6.452%) Information Management
6 2 (6.452%) Project Planning
6 2 (6.452%) CRM
6 2 (6.452%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (6.452%) Change Control
7 1 (3.226%) ERP
7 1 (3.226%) PRINCE
7 1 (3.226%) Configuration Management
7 1 (3.226%) ITIL
7 1 (3.226%) Risk Management
7 1 (3.226%) Quality Management
7 1 (3.226%) Change Management
7 1 (3.226%) Validation
7 1 (3.226%) Portfolio Management
7 1 (3.226%) Matrix Management
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (3.226%) A+ Certification
2 1 (3.226%) PMI Certification
2 1 (3.226%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.226%) Data Quality
1 1 (3.226%) GxP
System Software
1 2 (6.452%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (3.226%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (3.226%) AppDNA
1 1 (3.226%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (9.677%) VMware
2 2 (6.452%) Citrix
3 1 (3.226%) IBM
3 1 (3.226%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.226%) Cognos
3 1 (3.226%) SAP
IT Project Manager based in Cheshire
Skills and Experience: - Prince2 qualified - Ability to manage multiple complex IT projects - Possess a broad knowledge of the business and its core business functions - Candidates must have a...
IS Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £30,000 to £35,000 (plus excellent company benefits)
Posted: 17 May 2013