The first table below looks at the demand for the PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2 Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PRINCE2 Project Manager
Rank 111 130 129
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -1
Contract jobs requiring a PRINCE2 Project Manager 6 2 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.261% 0.063% 0.097%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.280% 0.069% 0.105%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
Average daily rate £400 £300 £291
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+33.33% +3.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £360 £300 £254
10% offered a daily rate of more than £440 £300 £328
UK excluding London average daily rate £388 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
-8.82% -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.53 - -
All Job Titles
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2144 2900 2856
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 93.34% 91.57% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1014 1446 1426
Average daily rate £335 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.07% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £225 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 169 190
Average hourly rate £18.50 £19.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.12% +14.70%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.29 £12.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £33.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
PRINCE2 Project Manager
England

PRINCE2 Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Project Manager across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West PRINCE2 Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2 Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Project Manager across the North West region.

North West PRINCE2 Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2 Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Project Manager across the North West region.

North West PRINCE2 Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2 Project Manager within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 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 +14 4 £350 +16.66%
Merseyside +9 1 £450 -
PRINCE2 Project Manager
England

PRINCE2 Project Manager
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2 Project Manager in their job title.

1 13 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 10 (76.92%) Project Management
3 7 (53.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 5 (38.46%) Change Management
5 4 (30.77%) NHS
6 3 (23.08%) LAN
6 3 (23.08%) WAN
6 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (7.692%) Scrum
7 1 (7.692%) APMP
7 1 (7.692%) Finance
7 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (7.692%) Retail
7 1 (7.692%) Project Planning
7 1 (7.692%) Resource Management
7 1 (7.692%) Matrix Management
7 1 (7.692%) PMI
7 1 (7.692%) PMI Certification

PRINCE2 Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2 Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) LAN
1 3 (23.08%) WAN
General
1 1 (7.692%) Finance
1 1 (7.692%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) NHS
2 1 (7.692%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 10 (76.92%) Project Management
3 5 (38.46%) Change Management
4 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.692%) Scrum
5 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
5 1 (7.692%) Project Planning
5 1 (7.692%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.692%) Matrix Management
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (7.692%) PMI Certification
2 1 (7.692%) APMP