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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Project skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Project
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3944
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.006 %
As % of the category below13.89 %6.329 %
Daily rates quoted82
Average minimum daily rate£356£400
Average daily rate£378£413
% change on same period last year-8.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£310
% change on same period last year+11.22 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£16.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.54£28.61
% change on same period last year-21.22 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads7279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.145 %0.097 %
Daily rates quoted217
Average minimum daily rate£299£296
Average daily rate£319£316
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£285
% change on same period last year+10.27 %
Hourly rates quoted3023
Average minimum hourly rate£19.60£13.26
Average hourly rate£20.76£14.49
% change on same period last year+43.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.93£15.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.64£18.42
% change on same period last year+6.63 %
MS Project South EastMS Project
South East

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.

MS Project
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Oxfordshire MS Project Demand Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Project across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire MS Project Daily Rate Histogram

MS Project
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Project within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
OxfordUp+128£364-11.68 %
AbingdonNew entry-1£475-
MS Project South EastMS Project
South East

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MS Project 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 MS Project.

111 (61.11 %)PRINCE2
111 (61.11 %)Project Management
26 (33.33 %)ITIL
26 (33.33 %)Matrix Management
35 (27.78 %)MS Excel
44 (22.22 %)Microsoft
44 (22.22 %)PRINCE2 Certification
44 (22.22 %)Degree
53 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
53 (16.67 %)Government
62 (11.11 %)Risk Management
62 (11.11 %)Finance
62 (11.11 %)PRINCE
62 (11.11 %)Six Sigma
62 (11.11 %)CRM
62 (11.11 %)MS Visio
62 (11.11 %)MS Office
62 (11.11 %)SAP
62 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (5.556 %)Marketing
71 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
71 (5.556 %)BC Cleared
71 (5.556 %)CTC Cleared
71 (5.556 %)Biotechnology
71 (5.556 %)SharePoint
71 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (5.556 %)PMI
71 (5.556 %)Pivotal CRM
71 (5.556 %)Logistics
71 (5.556 %)Publishing

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MS Project 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 MS Project. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)SharePoint
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (27.78 %)MS Excel
22 (11.11 %)MS Visio
22 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (11.11 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.556 %)Pivotal CRM
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Government
22 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (5.556 %)Publishing
31 (5.556 %)Criminal Justice
31 (5.556 %)Police
31 (5.556 %)Marketing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (61.11 %)Project Manager
26 (33.33 %)Coordinator
35 (27.78 %)Project Coordinator
35 (27.78 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
44 (22.22 %)Bid Manager
52 (11.11 %)Implementation Manager
52 (11.11 %)Implementation Project Manager
52 (11.11 %)Junior Project Manager
52 (11.11 %)Programme Manager
52 (11.11 %)Junior
61 (5.556 %)Senior Manager
61 (5.556 %)Administrator
61 (5.556 %)Senior Project Manager
61 (5.556 %)Project Administrator
61 (5.556 %)Project Office Support
61 (5.556 %)Portfolio Manager
61 (5.556 %)CRM Manager
61 (5.556 %)CRM Project Manager
61 (5.556 %)Senior Programme Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)PMI
11 (5.556 %)Biotechnology
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (61.11 %)PRINCE2
111 (61.11 %)Project Management
26 (33.33 %)ITIL
26 (33.33 %)Matrix Management
32 (11.11 %)Risk Management
32 (11.11 %)CRM
32 (11.11 %)PRINCE
32 (11.11 %)Six Sigma
41 (5.556 %)Migration
41 (5.556 %)Logistics
41 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (22.22 %)PRINCE2 Certification
14 (22.22 %)Degree
23 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
31 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
31 (5.556 %)BC Cleared
31 (5.556 %)CTC Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)Microsoft
22 (11.11 %)SAP