The first table below looks at the demand for Programme Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Programme Management 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Scotland 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
Programme Management
Rank 83 52 84
Rank change year-on-year
-31 +32
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 35 60 27
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 1.435% 2.256% 0.977%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.091% 3.503% 1.456%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 35 22
Average daily rate £396 £321 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.26% -28.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £304 £213 £305
10% offered a daily rate of more than £745 £588 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £397 £400
% change year-on-year
+0.81% -0.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £21.88 £33.75
% change year-on-year
+71.42% -35.18%
All Processes & Methodologies
Scotland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1674 1713 1854
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 68.63% 64.40% 67.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 866 868 956
Average daily rate £365 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.28% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £261 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 67 50
Average hourly rate £20.00 £22.75 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-12.08% -24.16%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.25 £9.50 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.30 £35.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Programme Management
UK

Programme Management
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Scotland Programme Management Jobs Demand Trend

Programme Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Programme Management Daily Rate Trend

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Programme Management Daily Rate Histogram

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Programme Management Hourly Rate Trend

Programme Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Management within the Scotland 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
Edinburgh -1 19 £538 +49.30%
Glasgow -28 10 £330 +46.66%
Stirling - 4 £333 -
Perth and Kinross - 1 - -
Programme Management
UK

Programme Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Programme 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 Programme Management.

1 30 (53.57%) Finance
2 23 (41.07%) PRINCE2
3 20 (35.71%) Banking
4 18 (32.14%) Project Management
5 11 (19.64%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (16.07%) MS Project
7 7 (12.50%) Retail
8 6 (10.71%) MS PowerPoint
9 4 (7.143%) Resource Management
9 4 (7.143%) SharePoint
9 4 (7.143%) Change Management
10 3 (5.357%) Migration
10 3 (5.357%) Publishing
10 3 (5.357%) PMP
10 3 (5.357%) PMI Certification
10 3 (5.357%) Strategic Planning
10 3 (5.357%) Project Planning
10 3 (5.357%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (5.357%) Demand Management
11 2 (3.571%) Business Transformation
11 2 (3.571%) Continuous Improvement
11 2 (3.571%) Time Management
11 2 (3.571%) Degree
11 2 (3.571%) QA
11 2 (3.571%) Business Analysis
11 2 (3.571%) Microsoft
11 2 (3.571%) MS Office
11 2 (3.571%) ITIL
11 2 (3.571%) MS Excel
11 2 (3.571%) Advertising

Programme Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Programme 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 Programme Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (7.143%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (16.07%) MS Project
2 6 (10.71%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (3.571%) MS Office
3 2 (3.571%) MS Excel
4 1 (1.786%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.786%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.786%) Dynamics AX
General
1 30 (53.57%) Finance
2 20 (35.71%) Banking
3 7 (12.50%) Retail
4 3 (5.357%) Publishing
5 2 (3.571%) Advertising
5 2 (3.571%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.786%) Front Office
6 1 (1.786%) Legal
6 1 (1.786%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.786%) Investment Banking
6 1 (1.786%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 17 (30.36%) Programme Manager
2 15 (26.79%) Analyst
3 11 (19.64%) Project Manager
4 8 (14.29%) PMO Analyst
5 4 (7.143%) Business Analyst
6 3 (5.357%) PMO Manager
6 3 (5.357%) Programme Analyst
7 2 (3.571%) Programme Support Analyst
7 2 (3.571%) IT Project Manager
7 2 (3.571%) Risk Manager
7 2 (3.571%) Support Analyst
8 1 (1.786%) Senior Analyst
8 1 (1.786%) Senior Project Manager
8 1 (1.786%) Infrastructure Project Manager
8 1 (1.786%) Senior Manager
8 1 (1.786%) Programme Director
8 1 (1.786%) Business Project Manager
8 1 (1.786%) Business Manager
8 1 (1.786%) Portfolio Manager
8 1 (1.786%) Project Office Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.786%) PMI
1 1 (1.786%) Derivative
1 1 (1.786%) Computer Science
1 1 (1.786%) FMCG
1 1 (1.786%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (41.07%) PRINCE2
2 18 (32.14%) Project Management
3 11 (19.64%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (7.143%) Resource Management
4 4 (7.143%) Change Management
5 3 (5.357%) Migration
5 3 (5.357%) Strategic Planning
5 3 (5.357%) Project Planning
5 3 (5.357%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (5.357%) Demand Management
6 2 (3.571%) Business Transformation
6 2 (3.571%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (3.571%) Time Management
6 2 (3.571%) Business Analysis
6 2 (3.571%) ITIL
6 2 (3.571%) Risk Management
7 1 (1.786%) SEO
7 1 (1.786%) Validation
7 1 (1.786%) CRM
7 1 (1.786%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.786%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (5.357%) PMP
1 3 (5.357%) PMI Certification
2 2 (3.571%) Degree
3 1 (1.786%) MBA
3 1 (1.786%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (1.786%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.571%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (3.571%) Microsoft
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