The first table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 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 Northamptonshire 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 Manager
Rank 14 15 17
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 18 34 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 7.143% 8.173% 5.474%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.563% 8.651% 5.929%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 26 8
Average daily rate £450 £450 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +32.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £414 £328 £288
10% offered a daily rate of more than £570 £480 £402
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £401 £405
% change year-on-year
-0.12% -1.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £29.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year
+30.34% -12.12%
All Job Titles
Northamptonshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
238 393 253
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 94.44% 94.47% 92.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 261 141
Average daily rate £407 £338 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.44% +12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £283 £152 £165
10% offered a daily rate of more than £543 £475 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 18 26
Average hourly rate £13.50 £13.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -20.58%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £8.50 £9.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £18.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Project Manager
East Midlands

Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Northamptonshire Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

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 Project Manager within the Northamptonshire 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
Northampton -3 11 £500 +11.11%
Project Manager
East Midlands

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 22 (57.89%) Finance
2 19 (50.00%) Project Management
3 13 (34.21%) Banking
4 12 (31.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (28.95%) PRINCE2
6 7 (18.42%) SAP
6 7 (18.42%) Change Management
6 7 (18.42%) Retail
7 5 (13.16%) PRINCE
8 4 (10.53%) Migration
9 3 (7.895%) Project Planning
9 3 (7.895%) Business Transformation
9 3 (7.895%) Logistics
9 3 (7.895%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (7.895%) ITIL
9 3 (7.895%) MS Excel
9 3 (7.895%) ERP
10 2 (5.263%) CRM
10 2 (5.263%) MS Project
10 2 (5.263%) MS Office
10 2 (5.263%) PMI Certification
10 2 (5.263%) BPR
10 2 (5.263%) Microsoft
10 2 (5.263%) SAP HR
10 2 (5.263%) SAP Payroll
10 2 (5.263%) Supply Chain Management
10 2 (5.263%) Dynamics NAV
10 2 (5.263%) Dynamics CRM
10 2 (5.263%) Dynamics AX
10 2 (5.263%) Retail Banking

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications
1 3 (7.895%) MS Excel
2 2 (5.263%) MS Project
2 2 (5.263%) MS Office
3 1 (2.632%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (5.263%) SAP HR
1 2 (5.263%) SAP Payroll
1 2 (5.263%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (5.263%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (5.263%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (2.632%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.632%) NFC
General
1 22 (57.89%) Finance
2 13 (34.21%) Banking
3 7 (18.42%) Retail
4 2 (5.263%) Retail Banking
5 1 (2.632%) Front Office
5 1 (2.632%) Law
5 1 (2.632%) Legal
5 1 (2.632%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.632%) Mobile Payment
1 1 (2.632%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (50.00%) Project Management
2 12 (31.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (28.95%) PRINCE2
4 7 (18.42%) Change Management
5 5 (13.16%) PRINCE
6 4 (10.53%) Migration
7 3 (7.895%) Project Planning
7 3 (7.895%) Business Transformation
7 3 (7.895%) Logistics
7 3 (7.895%) ITIL
7 3 (7.895%) ERP
8 2 (5.263%) CRM
8 2 (5.263%) BPR
8 2 (5.263%) Supply Chain Management
8 2 (5.263%) Change Control
8 2 (5.263%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 1 (2.632%) Matrix Management
9 1 (2.632%) Data Protection
9 1 (2.632%) Portfolio Management
9 1 (2.632%) Data Management
Qualifications
1 3 (7.895%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (5.263%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.632%) Degree
3 1 (2.632%) MBA
3 1 (2.632%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.632%) QA
1 1 (2.632%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (18.42%) SAP
2 2 (5.263%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.632%) RedPrairie
3 1 (2.632%) Northgate
3 1 (2.632%) Sage
3 1 (2.632%) PeopleSoft
Northampton, East Midlands
The ideal candidate will be Prince 2 certified or equivalent and have excellent communication skills - including stakeholder.The role will also require:Be accountable for project utilisation of...
Rate: £300.00 per day
Posted: 27 April 2013
Kettering
Keywords: Project Manager, PM, Sage Snowdrop, SnowdropKCS HR, Implementation, Project Management, Change Management,Location: Northamptonshire... In line with this on-going expansion we are recruiting for a Sage...
OCC Computing
Rate: To £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Roc Search's client is currently recruiting for a Project Manager: Tags: Project Manager, PM, ITIL, PRINCE 2, Prince2, Prince ii, PMP, Project Management, Banking, Finance, Northampton, Northamptonshire...
Roc Search
Posted: 20 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Ideally Prince II certified... With a strong Financial services background, you MUST have Project Management experience of AT LEAST one of the folllowing -mortgage process review, mortgage account...
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £450 - £501 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Northamptonshire
VisionPlus / FirstVision, experience essential, Retail Banking, credit bureau, credit reference agency or building society experience; bank cards, credit cards. Business change, implementations, change management, business transformation... You should...
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £495 - £525 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013