The first table below looks at the demand for Portfolio Management skills 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 Portfolio 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 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Portfolio Management
Rank 119 124 117
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -7
Contract jobs citing Portfolio Management 4 6 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.170% 0.189% 0.299%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.240% 0.306% 0.458%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 6
Average daily rate £455 £408 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.65% +20.74%
UK excluding London average daily rate £430 £425 £363
% change year-on-year
+1.05% +17.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £16.75 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -36.79%
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1664 1963 1966
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 70.69% 61.81% 65.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 818 1011 1024
Average daily rate £350 £350 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £238 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £465 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 87 97
Average hourly rate £21.00 £18.25 £20.30
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+15.06% -10.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.25 £13.28 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £53.92 £37.50 £37.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Portfolio Management
England

Portfolio Management
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Portfolio Management Jobs Demand Trend

Portfolio Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Portfolio Management Daily Rate Trend

Portfolio Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Management within the North West region over the 3 months to 22 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 +12 2 £455 +17.41%
Cheshire +1 2 - -
Portfolio Management
England

Portfolio Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Portfolio 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 Portfolio Management.

1 8 (50.00%) Project Management
1 8 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Service Delivery
2 5 (31.25%) Demand Management
3 4 (25.00%) ASP.NET
3 4 (25.00%) SQL
3 4 (25.00%) .NET
3 4 (25.00%) C#
3 4 (25.00%) Banking
3 4 (25.00%) LINQ
3 4 (25.00%) LINQ to SQL
4 3 (18.75%) Programme Management
4 3 (18.75%) Business Development
4 3 (18.75%) Risk Management
4 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (12.50%) ITIL
5 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (12.50%) Java
5 2 (12.50%) JavaScript
5 2 (12.50%) Visual Studio
5 2 (12.50%) jQuery
6 1 (6.250%) Test Management
6 1 (6.250%) Time Management
6 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
6 1 (6.250%) OpenUP
6 1 (6.250%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (6.250%) ITIL V3
6 1 (6.250%) Degree
6 1 (6.250%) Life Science

Portfolio Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 4 (25.00%) ASP.NET
1 4 (25.00%) .NET
1 4 (25.00%) LINQ
1 4 (25.00%) LINQ to SQL
2 2 (12.50%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.250%) MS Project
1 1 (6.250%) MS Office
Development Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (50.00%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (6.250%) Billing
3 1 (6.250%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Developer
1 4 (25.00%) Analyst
1 4 (25.00%) .NET Developer
2 3 (18.75%) Portfolio Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Business Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Test Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Project Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Delivery Manager
3 2 (12.50%) C# Developer
3 2 (12.50%) ASP.NET Developer
3 2 (12.50%) C# .NET Developer
3 2 (12.50%) C# ASP.NET Developer
4 1 (6.250%) Programme Test Manager
4 1 (6.250%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (6.250%) IT Services Delivery Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Business Project Manager
4 1 (6.250%) IT Services Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Business Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (6.250%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) Life Science
1 1 (6.250%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Project Management
2 5 (31.25%) Service Delivery
2 5 (31.25%) Demand Management
3 3 (18.75%) Programme Management
3 3 (18.75%) Business Development
3 3 (18.75%) Risk Management
3 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
4 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (12.50%) ITIL
5 1 (6.250%) Test Management
5 1 (6.250%) Time Management
5 1 (6.250%) OpenUP
5 1 (6.250%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (6.250%) ITIL V3
5 1 (6.250%) Problem Management
5 1 (6.250%) Business Analysis
5 1 (6.250%) Incident Management
5 1 (6.250%) Information Management
5 1 (6.250%) PRINCE
5 1 (6.250%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 4 (25.00%) SQL
1 4 (25.00%) C#
2 2 (12.50%) Java
2 2 (12.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.250%) Degree
2 1 (6.250%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 1 (6.250%) SAP
1 1 (6.250%) Primavera
1 1 (6.250%) Microsoft
1 1 (6.250%) HP