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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Leader role in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Project Lead
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank123135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.180 %0.230 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£300£367
Average daily rate£325£400
% change on same period last year-18.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£340
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£55.00£30.88
% change on same period last year+78.13 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33343919
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.507 %3.865 %
Daily rates quoted779880
Average minimum daily rate£322£325
Average daily rate£339£343
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted422410
Average minimum hourly rate£21.09£21.02
Average hourly rate£23.04£22.64
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£24.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Project Leader EnglandProject Leader
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Project Leader
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Project Leader
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The 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 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterDown-83£325-27.77 %
LancashireUp+82--
CheshireUp+91--
Project Leader EnglandProject Leader
England

Project Leader
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, 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.

17 (30.43 %)Finance
26 (26.09 %)IP Telephony
26 (26.09 %)Telecoms
26 (26.09 %)LAN
26 (26.09 %)WAN
26 (26.09 %)Cisco
26 (26.09 %)Project Management
35 (21.74 %)CCIE
35 (21.74 %)CCNA
35 (21.74 %)Cisco Certification
35 (21.74 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (21.74 %)VPN
35 (21.74 %)VoIP
35 (21.74 %)MCSE
35 (21.74 %)Construction
35 (21.74 %)VSAT
44 (17.39 %)Sun
44 (17.39 %)Ab Initio
44 (17.39 %)Solaris
44 (17.39 %)Oracle
44 (17.39 %)Intel
53 (13.04 %)Citrix
53 (13.04 %)SAN
53 (13.04 %)VMware
53 (13.04 %)Banking
53 (13.04 %)Insurance
53 (13.04 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (8.696 %)International Banking
62 (8.696 %)Degree
62 (8.696 %)Middleware

Project Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.696 %)Middleware
21 (4.348 %)WebServices
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.696 %)MS Project
12 (8.696 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (26.09 %)LAN
16 (26.09 %)WAN
16 (26.09 %)IP Telephony
25 (21.74 %)VSAT
25 (21.74 %)VPN
25 (21.74 %)VoIP
33 (13.04 %)SAN
41 (4.348 %)DHCP
41 (4.348 %)DNS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (30.43 %)Finance
26 (26.09 %)Telecoms
35 (21.74 %)Construction
43 (13.04 %)Banking
43 (13.04 %)Insurance
52 (8.696 %)International Banking
61 (4.348 %)Retail Banking
61 (4.348 %)Retail
61 (4.348 %)Billing
61 (4.348 %)Financial Institution
61 (4.348 %)Education
61 (4.348 %)Health
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (17.39 %)Solaris
22 (8.696 %)Windows
31 (4.348 %)UNIX
31 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (4.348 %)Windows 2000 Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (26.09 %)Project Management
23 (13.04 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (8.696 %)Change Management
41 (4.348 %)Migration
41 (4.348 %)Logistics
41 (4.348 %)Business Analysis
41 (4.348 %)Risk Analysis
41 (4.348 %)Quality Management
41 (4.348 %)Service Delivery
41 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
41 (4.348 %)PRINCE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (21.74 %)MCSE
15 (21.74 %)CCIE
15 (21.74 %)CCNA
15 (21.74 %)Cisco Certification
15 (21.74 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (8.696 %)Degree
31 (4.348 %)ACCA
31 (4.348 %)CIMA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.348 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (26.09 %)Cisco
24 (17.39 %)Ab Initio
24 (17.39 %)Sun
24 (17.39 %)Intel
24 (17.39 %)Oracle
33 (13.04 %)Citrix
33 (13.04 %)VMware
42 (8.696 %)Microsoft
51 (4.348 %)Lucent
51 (4.348 %)Agresso