The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PRINCE2 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 Northern Ireland 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
PRINCE 2
Rank 30 13 29
Rank change year-on-year
-17 +16
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 6 17 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 2.439% 8.500% 5.000%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.027% 14.53% 9.574%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 11 14
Average daily rate £238 £400 £210
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-40.62% +90.47%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £215 £180
10% offered a daily rate of more than £285 £400 £325
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £380
% change year-on-year
- -1.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.11 £25.00 £32.75
% change year-on-year
+44.44% -23.66%
All Processes & Methodologies
Northern Ireland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
149 117 188
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 60.57% 58.50% 52.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 35 60
Average daily rate £350 £400 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.50% +23.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £260 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £439 £450 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £10.50 - £12.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
PRINCE2
UK

PRINCE2
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Northern Ireland PRINCE2 Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland PRINCE2 Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland PRINCE2 Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 within the Northern Ireland 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
County Antrim -16 3 £238 -40.62%
PRINCE2
UK

PRINCE2
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2.

1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 4 (66.67%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Change Management
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 2 (33.33%) Benchmarking
4 1 (16.67%) Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) NHS
4 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (16.67%) ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (16.67%) FMCG
4 1 (16.67%) Migration
4 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services

PRINCE2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 2 (33.33%) PMO Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) PMO Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Business Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) NHS
1 1 (16.67%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 2 (33.33%) Benchmarking
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (16.67%) Migration
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification