Scotland PRINCE2 Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 (PRINCE 2) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PRINCE2 over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

PRINCE2 (PRINCE 2)
Location Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Alderley Edge Amersham Andover Avon Barnsley Basildon Basingstoke Bath Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Blackburn Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Burton-upon-Trent Bury Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Channel Islands Chelmsford Cheltenham Cheshire Chester Chesterfield Chichester Chippenham City of London Clapham Cornwall County Antrim Coventry Crawley Croydon Cumbria Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Durham East Kilbride East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Eastleigh Edinburgh England Essex Exeter Fareham Farnborough Feltham Fleetwood Gateshead Gatwick Gerrards Cross Glamorgan Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Grays Guildford Halifax Hammersmith Hampshire Harlow Harrogate Hemel Hempstead Hendon Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Hitchin Home Counties Horsham Hounslow Huddersfield Hull Huntingdon Isle of Wight Jersey Kent Kingston Upon Thames Knutsford Lancashire Lancaster Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Letchworth Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Luton M4 Corridor Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North Tyneside North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Paisley Peterborough Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar Redditch Redhill Renfrew Renfrewshire Rickmansworth Runcorn Sale Salford Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Sittingbourne Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Lanarkshire South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southend-on-Sea Southport Southwark Stafford Staffordshire Staines Street Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Taunton Telford Thames Valley Thurrock Tunbridge Wells Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wakefield Wales Walsall Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Waterlooville Watford West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Wiltshire Winchester Windsor Witham Woking Wokingham Worcester Worcestershire York Yorkshire	3 months to 7 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	31	31
Rank change on same period last year	0
Matching contract IT job ads	95	129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.135 %	0.130 %
As % of the category below	8.017 %	8.770 %
Daily rates quoted	33	40
Average minimum daily rate	£293	£332
Average daily rate	£320	£352
% change on same period last year	-8.97 %
Average maximum daily rate	£347	£371
UK excluding London average daily rate	£380	£387
% change on same period last year	-1.65 %
Hourly rates quoted	1	2
Average minimum hourly rate	£10.00	£27.50
Average hourly rate	£10.00	£29.63
% change on same period last year	-66.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£10.00	£31.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.49	£30.66
% change on same period last year	-3.80 %
Processes & Methodologies Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads	1185	1471
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.684 %	1.486 %
Daily rates quoted	274	362
Average minimum daily rate	£319	£329
Average daily rate	£344	£345
% change on same period last year	-0.36 %
Average maximum daily rate	£369	£362
UK excluding London average daily rate	£377	£371
% change on same period last year	+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted	72	59
Average minimum hourly rate	£24.23	£23.82
Average hourly rate	£25.36	£25.56
% change on same period last year	-0.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£26.49	£27.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.32	£30.04
% change on same period last year	-2.39 %
PRINCE2 UK

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.

PRINCE2
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend

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

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 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.

Location	Rank 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
Glasgow	+20	52	£342	+4.95 %
Edinburgh	-1	29	£277	-23.02 %
Renfrewshire	-3	4	£315	-
South Lanarkshire	-	3	£241	-
Aberdeen	-	2	£400	-
Aberdeenshire	-	1	-	-

PRINCE2 UK

PRINCE2
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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 68 (33.66 %) Project Management 2 61 (30.20 %) Finance 3 41 (20.30 %) PRINCE2 Certification 4 35 (17.33 %) Stakeholder Management 5 26 (12.87 %) MS Project 5 26 (12.87 %) ITIL 6 24 (11.88 %) Oracle 7 23 (11.39 %) Microsoft 8 22 (10.89 %) Pensions 9 19 (9.406 %) PRINCE 10 18 (8.911 %) Change Management 11 17 (8.416 %) PRINCE2 Practitioner 12 14 (6.931 %) Business Analysis 13 13 (6.436 %) ERP 14 12 (5.941 %) CRM

14 12 (5.941 %) Mainframe 14 12 (5.941 %) Six Sigma 14 12 (5.941 %) Migration 14 12 (5.941 %) Banking 14 12 (5.941 %) Project Planning 15 10 (4.950 %) Degree 15 10 (4.950 %) Health 15 10 (4.950 %) NHS 16 9 (4.455 %) SQL 17 8 (3.960 %) SAP 17 8 (3.960 %) UNIX 17 8 (3.960 %) Windows 18 7 (3.465 %) Telecoms 18 7 (3.465 %) Disaster Recovery 18 7 (3.465 %) GAP Analysis

PRINCE2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Application Development 1 1 (0.495 %) WebServices 1 1 (0.495 %) Middleware	Application Platforms 1 2 (0.990 %) SharePoint 2 1 (0.495 %) MS Exchange
Applications 1 26 (12.87 %) MS Project 2 5 (2.475 %) MS Excel 2 5 (2.475 %) MS Visio 3 4 (1.980 %) MS Office 4 2 (0.990 %) MS PowerPoint	Business Applications 1 3 (1.485 %) Oracle Applications 2 1 (0.495 %) Oracle HRMS
Communications & Networking 1 6 (2.970 %) WAN 2 4 (1.980 %) SAN 3 3 (1.485 %) GPRS 3 3 (1.485 %) 3G 3 3 (1.485 %) IP Telephony 4 2 (0.990 %) LAN 5 1 (0.495 %) Cisco IPT 5 1 (0.495 %) DMZ 5 1 (0.495 %) CTI 5 1 (0.495 %) Intranet 5 1 (0.495 %) Internet 5 1 (0.495 %) Extranet 5 1 (0.495 %) Bluetooth	Database & Business Intelligence 1 5 (2.475 %) RDBMS 2 3 (1.485 %) Oracle 10g 3 2 (0.990 %) SQL Server 4 1 (0.495 %) BusinessObjects
General 1 61 (30.20 %) Finance 2 22 (10.89 %) Pensions 3 12 (5.941 %) Banking 4 10 (4.950 %) Health 5 7 (3.465 %) Telecoms 6 5 (2.475 %) Manufacturing 7 4 (1.980 %) Education 8 3 (1.485 %) Retail 8 3 (1.485 %) Insurance 8 3 (1.485 %) Marketing 9 2 (0.990 %) Law 9 2 (0.990 %) Financial Institution 10 1 (0.495 %) Government 10 1 (0.495 %) Billing 10 1 (0.495 %) Retail Banking	Job Titles 1 105 (51.98 %) Project Manager 2 45 (22.28 %) Analyst 3 41 (20.30 %) Business Analyst 4 9 (4.455 %) IT Manager 5 8 (3.960 %) Business Systems Analyst 5 8 (3.960 %) Systems Analyst 5 8 (3.960 %) Programme Manager 5 8 (3.960 %) Business Project Manager 5 8 (3.960 %) Business Manager 6 6 (2.970 %) PRINCE2 Project Manager 7 5 (2.475 %) Technical Manager 7 5 (2.475 %) Consultant 7 5 (2.475 %) Technical Project Manager 7 5 (2.475 %) Project Planner 8 4 (1.980 %) Test Manager 8 4 (1.980 %) Coordinator 8 4 (1.980 %) Senior Manager 8 4 (1.980 %) Senior Project Manager 8 4 (1.980 %) Programme Office Manager 8 4 (1.980 %) Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous 1 12 (5.941 %) Mainframe 2 10 (4.950 %) NHS 3 2 (0.990 %) Management Information System 4 1 (0.495 %) Data Protection Act 4 1 (0.495 %) Mandarin Language 4 1 (0.495 %) French Language 4 1 (0.495 %) German Language 4 1 (0.495 %) Portuguese Language 4 1 (0.495 %) Spanish Language 4 1 (0.495 %) Data Conversion	Operating Systems 1 8 (3.960 %) UNIX 1 8 (3.960 %) Windows 2 1 (0.495 %) HPUX 2 1 (0.495 %) Linux 2 1 (0.495 %) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies 1 68 (33.66 %) Project Management 2 35 (17.33 %) Stakeholder Management 3 26 (12.87 %) ITIL 4 19 (9.406 %) PRINCE 5 18 (8.911 %) Change Management 6 14 (6.931 %) Business Analysis 7 13 (6.436 %) ERP 8 12 (5.941 %) Migration 8 12 (5.941 %) Six Sigma 8 12 (5.941 %) CRM 8 12 (5.941 %) Project Planning 9 7 (3.465 %) Disaster Recovery 9 7 (3.465 %) GAP Analysis 10 4 (1.980 %) Content Management 10 4 (1.980 %) Service Management 10 4 (1.980 %) Matrix Management 11 3 (1.485 %) Use Case 11 3 (1.485 %) Time Management 11 3 (1.485 %) Data Migration 11 3 (1.485 %) Security Cleared	Programming Languages 1 9 (4.455 %) SQL 2 1 (0.495 %) Java
Qualifications 1 41 (20.30 %) PRINCE2 Certification 2 17 (8.416 %) PRINCE2 Practitioner 3 10 (4.950 %) Degree 4 5 (2.475 %) ITIL Certification 5 3 (1.485 %) MBCS 6 2 (0.990 %) PMP 6 2 (0.990 %) PMI Certification 6 2 (0.990 %) CCNA 6 2 (0.990 %) Cisco Certification 7 1 (0.495 %) Microsoft Certification 7 1 (0.495 %) MCP 7 1 (0.495 %) CCNP 7 1 (0.495 %) MCDST	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 3 (1.485 %) BS7799
System Software 1 2 (0.990 %) Active Directory 2 1 (0.495 %) VMware Infrastructure	Systems Management 1 1 (0.495 %) ServiceCenter
Vendors 1 24 (11.88 %) Oracle 2 23 (11.39 %) Microsoft 3 8 (3.960 %) SAP 4 5 (2.475 %) JD Edwards 5 3 (1.485 %) Primavera 5 3 (1.485 %) Cisco 6 2 (0.990 %) Anite 6 2 (0.990 %) VMware 7 1 (0.495 %) Planview 7 1 (0.495 %) Agresso 7 1 (0.495 %) Business Objects 7 1 (0.495 %) Adobe 7 1 (0.495 %) HP 7 1 (0.495 %) Peregrine