The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Project Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Software Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South East 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Project Manager
Rank 217 240 246
Rank change year-on-year
+23 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 8 2 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.099% 0.020% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.107% 0.022% 0.082%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 6
Average daily rate £350 - £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £358 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-4.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £40.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 - -
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7501 9248 9778
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.81% 92.06% 92.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 3805 4146 4237
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £201 £225 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £490
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 590 702 848
Average hourly rate £18.00 £18.50 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.70% -2.63%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.21 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Software Project Manager
England

Software Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Software Project Manager across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Software Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Software Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Software Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Software Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Software Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Software 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 Software Project Manager within the South East region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
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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
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Vacancies
Hampshire - 2 £413 - 2
Surrey - 2 £365 - 2
West Sussex - 2 £325 -
Oxfordshire - 1 £410 - 1
Berkshire - 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - - - -
East Sussex - - - -
Kent - - - -
Software Project Manager
England

Software Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Software 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 Software Project Manager in their job title.

1 11 (55.00%) Project Management
2 6 (30.00%) PRINCE2
3 5 (25.00%) Java
3 5 (25.00%) MS Project
3 5 (25.00%) Scrum
4 4 (20.00%) MS Office
4 4 (20.00%) .NET
4 4 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
4 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (15.00%) STB
5 3 (15.00%) Configuration Management
5 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
5 3 (15.00%) HTML
5 3 (15.00%) Middleware
5 3 (15.00%) Flash
5 3 (15.00%) Embedded Software Development
6 2 (10.00%) hybris
6 2 (10.00%) Budget Control
6 2 (10.00%) MS Excel
6 2 (10.00%) SharePoint
6 2 (10.00%) E-Commerce
6 2 (10.00%) MS Visio
6 2 (10.00%) PHP
6 2 (10.00%) VB.NET
6 2 (10.00%) DTV
6 2 (10.00%) Software Engineering
6 2 (10.00%) Telecoms
6 2 (10.00%) Automotive
6 2 (10.00%) MS PowerPoint
6 2 (10.00%) Endeca

Software Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Software 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 Software Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (20.00%) .NET
2 3 (15.00%) Flash
2 3 (15.00%) Middleware
2 3 (15.00%) HTML
3 1 (5.000%) Velocity
3 1 (5.000%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (10.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.000%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (25.00%) MS Project
2 4 (20.00%) MS Office
3 2 (10.00%) MS Excel
3 2 (10.00%) MS Visio
3 2 (10.00%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.000%) ATM
1 1 (5.000%) Internet
1 1 (5.000%) BSS
General
1 2 (10.00%) Telecoms
1 2 (10.00%) Automotive
2 1 (5.000%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) STB
2 2 (10.00%) DTV
3 1 (5.000%) CUDA
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Project Management
2 6 (30.00%) PRINCE2
3 5 (25.00%) Scrum
4 4 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
4 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (15.00%) Embedded Software Development
5 3 (15.00%) Configuration Management
6 2 (10.00%) E-Commerce
6 2 (10.00%) Budget Control
6 2 (10.00%) Software Engineering
6 2 (10.00%) Project Planning
7 1 (5.000%) Resource Management
7 1 (5.000%) Time Management
7 1 (5.000%) Kanban
7 1 (5.000%) PRINCE
7 1 (5.000%) ITIL
7 1 (5.000%) Data Management
7 1 (5.000%) GAP Analysis
7 1 (5.000%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (25.00%) Java
2 2 (10.00%) PHP
2 2 (10.00%) VB.NET
3 1 (5.000%) Embedded C
3 1 (5.000%) VB
3 1 (5.000%) C
3 1 (5.000%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (10.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (5.000%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.000%) DV Cleared
2 1 (5.000%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.000%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (5.000%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.00%) Endeca
2 2 (10.00%) hybris
3 1 (5.000%) Niku
3 1 (5.000%) Cisco
Surrey, South East
Software Integration Project Manager - Surrey - 6 month contractKey skills: Project Management, Software Integration, Systems Integration, Payment systemsMy client, based in Surrey, urgently require a Project Manager to join...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Rate: £250 - £280 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Surrey
Key skills: Project Management, Software Integration, Systems Integration, Payment systems My client, based in Surrey, urgently require a Project Manager to join an on-going implementation for a...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing
Rate: £250 - £280 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013