South East Project Planner Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for the Project Planner role in IT contracts within the South East 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 Planner in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Andover Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cheltenham City of London Crawley Cumbria Derby Derbyshire Devon East Lothian East Midlands Edinburgh England Exeter Gatwick Glasgow Gloucestershire Hampshire Leeds Liverpool London M4 Corridor Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Musselburgh Newcastle Upon Tyne North East North West North Yorkshire Nottingham Nottinghamshire Portsmouth Redhill Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Solihull South East South West South Yorkshire Southampton Surrey Swansea Swindon Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warwick Warwickshire West Bromwich West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Wiltshire Wolverhampton Yorkshire	3 months to 5 Sep 2008	Same period last year
Rank	213	247
Rank change on same period last year	+34
Matching contract IT job ads	40	53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.054 %	0.052 %
As % of the category below	0.351 %	0.328 %
Daily rates quoted	9	16
Average minimum daily rate	£277	£287
Average daily rate	£290	£306
% change on same period last year	-5.24 %
Average maximum daily rate	£304	£325
UK excluding London average daily rate	£307	£298
% change on same period last year	+2.97 %
Hourly rates quoted	7	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£28.57	-
Average hourly rate	£30.21	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£31.86	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£31.94	£28.10
% change on same period last year	+13.65 %
Job Titles South East
Matching contract IT job ads	11411	16150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	15.42 %	15.93 %
Daily rates quoted	2943	4160
Average minimum daily rate	£336	£339
Average daily rate	£356	£357
% change on same period last year	-0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate	£376	£375
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£355
% change on same period last year	-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted	1352	2039
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.46	£25.59
Average hourly rate	£23.96	£27.04
% change on same period last year	-11.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.47	£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.85	£25.69
% change on same period last year	-7.14 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Planner across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Planner across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planner within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
Hampshire	+34	16	£280	-7.05 %
Middlesex	+10	8	£367	-
Berkshire	+16	6	-	-
Buckinghamshire	-	4	£250	-
Surrey	+10	2	£338	-
M4 Corridor	-	2	£205	-
West Sussex	+2	1	£288	-
Thames Valley	+16	1	£150	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Project Planner 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 Planner in their job title.

1 38 (43.68 %) MS Project 2 35 (40.23 %) Project Planning 3 19 (21.84 %) Microsoft 4 18 (20.69 %) Project Management 5 16 (18.39 %) Pharmaceutical 6 15 (17.24 %) Finance 7 13 (14.94 %) MS Excel 8 12 (13.79 %) SAP 8 12 (13.79 %) PRINCE2 9 11 (12.64 %) Primavera 10 9 (10.34 %) Risk Management 11 8 (9.195 %) Degree 12 6 (6.897 %) SAP PS 13 5 (5.747 %) Telecoms 13 5 (5.747 %) PMI

13 5 (5.747 %) MS Office 14 4 (4.598 %) Aerospace 14 4 (4.598 %) Security Cleared 15 3 (3.448 %) Critical Path Analysis 15 3 (3.448 %) SC Cleared 15 3 (3.448 %) MS PowerPoint 15 3 (3.448 %) Risk Analysis 15 3 (3.448 %) PRINCE2 Certification 16 2 (2.299 %) PRINCE 16 2 (2.299 %) ITIL 16 2 (2.299 %) Automotive 16 2 (2.299 %) SAP Implementation 16 2 (2.299 %) Programme Management 16 2 (2.299 %) Performance Management 16 2 (2.299 %) Resource Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Project Planner 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 Planner in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications 1 38 (43.68 %) MS Project 2 13 (14.94 %) MS Excel 3 5 (5.747 %) MS Office 4 3 (3.448 %) MS PowerPoint 5 1 (1.149 %) MS Visio	Business Applications 1 6 (6.897 %) SAP PS 2 1 (1.149 %) SAP Oil and Gas
Database & Business Intelligence 1 1 (1.149 %) SAP BW	General 1 16 (18.39 %) Pharmaceutical 2 15 (17.24 %) Finance 3 5 (5.747 %) Telecoms 4 4 (4.598 %) Aerospace 5 2 (2.299 %) Automotive 5 2 (2.299 %) Government 6 1 (1.149 %) Health 6 1 (1.149 %) Banking 6 1 (1.149 %) Retail 6 1 (1.149 %) Insurance 6 1 (1.149 %) Retail Banking 6 1 (1.149 %) Construction
Miscellaneous 1 5 (5.747 %) PMI 2 1 (1.149 %) Statistics	Processes & Methodologies 1 35 (40.23 %) Project Planning 2 18 (20.69 %) Project Management 3 12 (13.79 %) PRINCE2 4 9 (10.34 %) Risk Management 5 4 (4.598 %) Security Cleared 6 3 (3.448 %) Critical Path Analysis 6 3 (3.448 %) Risk Analysis 6 3 (3.448 %) SC Cleared 7 2 (2.299 %) SAP Implementation 7 2 (2.299 %) Programme Management 7 2 (2.299 %) Resource Management 7 2 (2.299 %) ITIL 7 2 (2.299 %) PRINCE 7 2 (2.299 %) Performance Management 8 1 (1.149 %) CRM 8 1 (1.149 %) ERP 8 1 (1.149 %) Stakeholder Management 8 1 (1.149 %) Change Management 8 1 (1.149 %) Disaster Recovery 8 1 (1.149 %) Time Management
Programming Languages 1 1 (1.149 %) Ruby	Qualifications 1 8 (9.195 %) Degree 2 3 (3.448 %) PRINCE2 Certification 3 1 (1.149 %) ITIL Certification 3 1 (1.149 %) SAP Certification
Vendors 1 19 (21.84 %) Microsoft 2 12 (13.79 %) SAP 3 11 (12.64 %) Primavera