The first table below looks at the demand for the Project Leader 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 Project Leader 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
Project Lead
Rank 117 - 125
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader 1 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.043% - 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £418 £294 £431
% change year-on-year
+42.12% -31.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £22.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 - £35.00
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%
Project Leader
England

Project Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Project Leader Jobs Demand Trend

Project Leader
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Project Leader Daily Rate Trend

Project Leader
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Project Leader Hourly Rate Trend

Project Leader
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader 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
Lancashire - 1 - -
Project Leader
England

Project Leader
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (50.00%) MS Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) DHCP
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) MS Office
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) SAN
2 1 (50.00%) NHS
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Wireless
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) NAS
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010

Project Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) MS Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2007
1 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) MS Excel
1 1 (50.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) SAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
1 1 (50.00%) NAS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
Manchester, Lancashire
6 MONTH CONTRACT Manchester - Cheadle Hulme My client in the financial sector is looking for a project lead/ workstream Lead to join their team for at least a...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Barrow-In-Furness, North West
using appropriate tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM)Develop, maintain and manage key relationships with sub-contractors, customers and other stakeholders to ensure all deliverables are achieved...
JAM
Rate: £35 - £38 per hour
Posted: 9 May 2013