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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1511
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads131290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.293 %
As % of the category below6.009 %8.445 %
Daily rates quoted3676
Average minimum daily rate£344£369
Average daily rate£372£386
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£405
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.30£36.25
% change on same period last year+0.13 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads21803434
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.069 %3.470 %
Daily rates quoted475665
Average minimum daily rate£293£308
Average daily rate£317£324
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted171239
Average minimum hourly rate£21.78£19.35
Average hourly rate£23.00£20.53
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.22£21.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Project Manager UKProject Manager
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.

Project Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Project Manager across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Project Manager Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Manager across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Scotland Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Project Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 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.

LocationRank 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
EdinburghDown-1350£386-1.84 %
GlasgowUp+1039£363-3.51 %
RenfrewshireNew entry-7£315-
South LanarkshireNew entry-3£241-
AberdeenUp+22--
FifeUp+11£450-
West LothianDown-101£295-29.19 %
AberdeenshireNew entry-1--
Project Manager UKProject Manager
UK

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Project Manager in their job title 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 with Project Manager in their job title.

1162 (46.96 %)Finance
2104 (30.14 %)PRINCE2
3102 (29.57 %)Project Management
451 (14.78 %)Pensions
545 (13.04 %)Stakeholder Management
639 (11.30 %)Banking
737 (10.72 %)Mainframe
830 (8.696 %)PRINCE2 Certification
926 (7.536 %)Migration
1022 (6.377 %)Project Planning
1120 (5.797 %)Retail
1218 (5.217 %)CRM
1317 (4.928 %)Change Management
1415 (4.348 %)PRINCE
1514 (4.058 %)Oracle
1613 (3.768 %)Java
1613 (3.768 %)Agile Software Development
1712 (3.478 %)Insurance
1712 (3.478 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1811 (3.188 %)WAN
1811 (3.188 %)Microsoft
1910 (2.899 %)MS Project
1910 (2.899 %)ERP
209 (2.609 %)Retail Banking
209 (2.609 %)MS Excel
209 (2.609 %)SAP
218 (2.319 %)ITIL
218 (2.319 %)SAN
218 (2.319 %)Active Directory
218 (2.319 %)Disaster Recovery

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Project Manager in their job title 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 with Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (1.449 %)J2EE
24 (1.159 %)XML
33 (0.870 %)Middleware
33 (0.870 %).NET
42 (0.580 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.159 %)SharePoint
22 (0.580 %)CICS
31 (0.290 %)Lotus Notes
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (2.899 %)MS Project
29 (2.609 %)MS Excel
34 (1.159 %)MS Office
43 (0.870 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.580 %)MS Visio
61 (0.290 %)Spreadsheet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.580 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
12 (0.580 %)Pivotal CRM
21 (0.290 %)HiInvest
21 (0.290 %)HiPortfolio
21 (0.290 %)Oracle HRMS
21 (0.290 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.290 %)SAP Payroll
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (3.188 %)WAN
28 (2.319 %)SAN
35 (1.449 %)Intranet
44 (1.159 %)IP Telephony
44 (1.159 %)GPRS
53 (0.870 %)Internet
53 (0.870 %)3G
61 (0.290 %)HSDPA
61 (0.290 %)Extranet
61 (0.290 %)Cisco ICM
61 (0.290 %)Cisco IPT
61 (0.290 %)ATM
61 (0.290 %)GSM
61 (0.290 %)LAN
61 (0.290 %)UMTS
61 (0.290 %)VoIP
61 (0.290 %)DMZ
61 (0.290 %)CTI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (1.739 %)Datawarehouse
25 (1.449 %)BusinessObjects
34 (1.159 %)DB2
34 (1.159 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (0.870 %)SQL Server
52 (0.580 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.290 %)Data Mining
61 (0.290 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (0.290 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.290 %)EDRMS
61 (0.290 %)UniData
61 (0.290 %)BusinessObjects XI
61 (0.290 %)Data Cleansing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1162 (46.96 %)Finance
251 (14.78 %)Pensions
339 (11.30 %)Banking
420 (5.797 %)Retail
512 (3.478 %)Insurance
69 (2.609 %)Retail Banking
77 (2.029 %)Telecoms
86 (1.739 %)Marketing
86 (1.739 %)Billing
86 (1.739 %)Health
95 (1.449 %)Financial Institution
104 (1.159 %)Construction
104 (1.159 %)Legal
113 (0.870 %)Education
122 (0.580 %)Front Office
122 (0.580 %)Manufacturing
122 (0.580 %)Law
122 (0.580 %)Investment Banking
131 (0.290 %)Games
131 (0.290 %)Back Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (10.72 %)Mainframe
27 (2.029 %)NHS
36 (1.739 %)IBM Mainframe
42 (0.580 %)Derivative
42 (0.580 %)Russian Language
42 (0.580 %)Management Information System
51 (0.290 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.290 %)CCTV
51 (0.290 %)Spanish Language
51 (0.290 %)Client/Server
51 (0.290 %)Data Conversion
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (1.449 %)Windows
23 (0.870 %)Linux
23 (0.870 %)UNIX
32 (0.580 %)Windows XP
41 (0.290 %)zOS
41 (0.290 %)AIX
41 (0.290 %)HPUX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1104 (30.14 %)PRINCE2
2102 (29.57 %)Project Management
345 (13.04 %)Stakeholder Management
426 (7.536 %)Migration
522 (6.377 %)Project Planning
618 (5.217 %)CRM
717 (4.928 %)Change Management
815 (4.348 %)PRINCE
913 (3.768 %)Agile Software Development
1010 (2.899 %)ERP
118 (2.319 %)ITIL
118 (2.319 %)Disaster Recovery
126 (1.739 %)Content Management
126 (1.739 %)SOA
126 (1.739 %)Business Analysis
126 (1.739 %)Programme Management
135 (1.449 %)Business Intelligence
144 (1.159 %)Data Analysis
144 (1.159 %)Business Continuity
144 (1.159 %)Matrix Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (3.768 %)Java
23 (0.870 %)COBOL
31 (0.290 %)SQL
31 (0.290 %)UniBasic
31 (0.290 %)C
31 (0.290 %)C#
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (8.696 %)PRINCE2 Certification
212 (3.478 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
36 (1.739 %)Degree
43 (0.870 %)ITIL Certification
52 (0.580 %)PMP
52 (0.580 %)PMI Certification
52 (0.580 %)CCNA
52 (0.580 %)Cisco Certification
52 (0.580 %)MBCS
61 (0.290 %)CCNP
61 (0.290 %)ACCA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.290 %)COBIT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (2.319 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.290 %)ServiceCenter
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (4.058 %)Oracle
211 (3.188 %)Microsoft
39 (2.609 %)SAP
47 (2.029 %)Citrix
56 (1.739 %)IBM
65 (1.449 %)Business Objects
65 (1.449 %)Chordiant
65 (1.449 %)Cisco
74 (1.159 %)Genesys
83 (0.870 %)PeopleSoft
83 (0.870 %)Progress
83 (0.870 %)JD Edwards
92 (0.580 %)HP
92 (0.580 %)thinkFolio
101 (0.290 %)Avaya
101 (0.290 %)CommVault
101 (0.290 %)Peregrine
101 (0.290 %)Lotus
101 (0.290 %)Agresso
101 (0.290 %)Symantec