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

LinkProject Management
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1825
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads3324
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.029 %
As % of the category below18.23 %13.87 %
Daily rates quoted1815
Average minimum daily rate£332£430
Average daily rate£344£445
% change on same period last year-22.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£384
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.57£29.32
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads181173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.365 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted5148
Average minimum daily rate£326£409
Average daily rate£344£424
% change on same period last year-18.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
Hourly rates quoted2835
Average minimum hourly rate£26.49£18.36
Average hourly rate£27.42£19.75
% change on same period last year+38.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.36£21.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.81
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Project Management South EastProject Management
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.

Project Management
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Project Management Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Project Management Daily Rate Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Oxfordshire Project Management Daily Rate Histogram

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Project Management Hourly Rate Trend

Project Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management 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+210£355-10.46 %
BicesterNew entry-8£340-
AbingdonUp+31£475-
Project Management South EastProject Management
South East

Project Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
217 (20.24 %)Security Cleared
316 (19.05 %)Government
413 (15.48 %)ITIL
413 (15.48 %)SC Cleared
512 (14.29 %)Local Government
611 (13.10 %)Finance
611 (13.10 %)MS Project
78 (9.524 %)MS Excel
78 (9.524 %)Matrix Management
87 (8.333 %)XML
87 (8.333 %)Flash
87 (8.333 %)BPR
87 (8.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
96 (7.143 %)C
96 (7.143 %)Microsoft
96 (7.143 %)Risk Management
96 (7.143 %)Logistics
105 (5.952 %)Economics
105 (5.952 %)Publishing
105 (5.952 %)Cisco
105 (5.952 %)Business Development
105 (5.952 %)QA
105 (5.952 %)Project Planning
105 (5.952 %)Degree
114 (4.762 %)DNS
114 (4.762 %)Active Directory
114 (4.762 %)CRM
114 (4.762 %)LAN
114 (4.762 %)WAN

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (8.333 %)XML
17 (8.333 %)Flash
22 (2.381 %).NET
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.381 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.190 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (1.190 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (1.190 %)Exchange Server 2007
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (13.10 %)MS Project
28 (9.524 %)MS Excel
32 (2.381 %)MS Visio
32 (2.381 %)MS Office
41 (1.190 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.190 %)CA Clarity
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.190 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (1.190 %)Pivotal CRM
11 (1.190 %)Oracle EBS R12
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.762 %)LAN
14 (4.762 %)WAN
14 (4.762 %)DHCP
14 (4.762 %)DNS
22 (2.381 %)Internet
31 (1.190 %)PPTP
31 (1.190 %)Firewall
31 (1.190 %)Intrusion Detection
31 (1.190 %)Cisco IPT
31 (1.190 %)VPN
31 (1.190 %)VoIP
31 (1.190 %)SSL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.571 %)SQL Server
21 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.190 %)EDRMS
21 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.190 %)Eclipse
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (19.05 %)Government
212 (14.29 %)Local Government
311 (13.10 %)Finance
45 (5.952 %)Publishing
54 (4.762 %)Military
63 (3.571 %)Multimedia
63 (3.571 %)Education
72 (2.381 %)Police
72 (2.381 %)Auditing
81 (1.190 %)Retail
81 (1.190 %)Criminal Justice
81 (1.190 %)Automotive
81 (1.190 %)Chemicals
81 (1.190 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (1.190 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (57.14 %)Project Manager
211 (13.10 %)Coordinator
310 (11.90 %)Project Coordinator
48 (9.524 %)ICT Project Manager
55 (5.952 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
55 (5.952 %)Analyst
55 (5.952 %)Development Manager
64 (4.762 %)Business Analyst
64 (4.762 %)Bid Manager
64 (4.762 %)Digital Producer
73 (3.571 %)Project Analyst
73 (3.571 %)Test Manager
73 (3.571 %)Programme Manager
82 (2.381 %)Junior
82 (2.381 %)Consultant
82 (2.381 %)Technical Consultant
82 (2.381 %)Webmaster
82 (2.381 %)IT Project Manager
82 (2.381 %)Infrastructure Specialist
82 (2.381 %)IT Development Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.952 %)Economics
24 (4.762 %)Management Information System
32 (2.381 %)E-Learning
41 (1.190 %)PMI
41 (1.190 %)Blackberry
41 (1.190 %)Statistics
41 (1.190 %)Mathematics
41 (1.190 %)Physics
41 (1.190 %)Biotechnology
41 (1.190 %)Computer Science
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (4.762 %)Windows
21 (1.190 %)Linux
21 (1.190 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
213 (15.48 %)ITIL
38 (9.524 %)Matrix Management
47 (8.333 %)BPR
56 (7.143 %)Risk Management
56 (7.143 %)Logistics
65 (5.952 %)Project Planning
65 (5.952 %)Business Development
74 (4.762 %)CRM
83 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
83 (3.571 %)Migration
83 (3.571 %)CMMI
92 (2.381 %)Service Delivery
92 (2.381 %)Change Management
92 (2.381 %)Six Sigma
92 (2.381 %)Web Development
92 (2.381 %)Programme Management
92 (2.381 %)Agile Software Development
92 (2.381 %)Requirements Analysis
92 (2.381 %)Business Analysis
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (7.143 %)C
23 (3.571 %)SQL
32 (2.381 %)PHP
41 (1.190 %)Python
41 (1.190 %)C++
41 (1.190 %)Perl
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (20.24 %)Security Cleared
213 (15.48 %)SC Cleared
37 (8.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
45 (5.952 %)Degree
53 (3.571 %)ISEB
62 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (1.190 %)CTC Cleared
71 (1.190 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (1.190 %)PMP
71 (1.190 %)PMI Certification
71 (1.190 %)MCSE
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.952 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (4.762 %)Active Directory
21 (1.190 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.190 %)Unicenter
11 (1.190 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (7.143 %)Microsoft
25 (5.952 %)Cisco
34 (4.762 %)SAP
43 (3.571 %)IBM
51 (1.190 %)Oracle
51 (1.190 %)HP
51 (1.190 %)Citrix
51 (1.190 %)CA
51 (1.190 %)Niku