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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts within the South Wales 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
Rank1418
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads4932
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.032 %
As % of the category below8.861 %5.948 %
Daily rates quoted2412
Average minimum daily rate£368£382
Average daily rate£392£401
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£405
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.30£36.25
% change on same period last year+0.13 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads553538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.779 %0.544 %
Daily rates quoted169110
Average minimum daily rate£313£349
Average daily rate£331£385
% change on same period last year-14.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted10377
Average minimum hourly rate£29.78£21.56
Average hourly rate£31.49£23.25
% change on same period last year+35.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.20£24.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Project Manager WalesProject Manager
Wales

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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales 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
CardiffUp+435£394-0.37 %
NewportDown-49£391-13.05 %
GlamorganNew entry-1£275-
Project Manager WalesProject Manager
Wales

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

175 (63.56 %)PRINCE2
246 (38.98 %)Project Management
330 (25.42 %)PRINCE2 Certification
428 (23.73 %)Finance
526 (22.03 %).NET
625 (21.19 %)Government
723 (19.49 %)Project Planning
819 (16.10 %)Workflow
917 (14.41 %)EDRMS
917 (14.41 %)MS Project
1016 (13.56 %)Workflow Management
1115 (12.71 %)Document Management
1115 (12.71 %)Requirements Analysis
1214 (11.86 %)Metastorm
1313 (11.02 %)VB.NET
1411 (9.322 %)Legal
1510 (8.475 %)Law
1510 (8.475 %)Resource Management
1510 (8.475 %)Microsoft
1510 (8.475 %)NHS
169 (7.627 %)Knowledge Management
178 (6.780 %)Health
178 (6.780 %)VB
187 (5.932 %)SQL Server
187 (5.932 %)Internet
187 (5.932 %)Programme Management
187 (5.932 %)SQL Server 2005
196 (5.085 %)Morello
196 (5.085 %)Intranet
196 (5.085 %)Education

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (22.03 %).NET
22 (1.695 %)WebServices
31 (0.847 %)J2EE
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.085 %)SharePoint
16 (5.085 %)Morello
25 (4.237 %)CMS
34 (3.390 %)Office Project Server
43 (2.542 %)ColdFusion
43 (2.542 %)Lotus Notes
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (14.41 %)MS Project
26 (5.085 %)MS Office
26 (5.085 %)MS Excel
34 (3.390 %)MS Visio
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.695 %)Oracle Financials
12 (1.695 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.847 %)SAP CRM
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (5.932 %)Internet
26 (5.085 %)Intranet
31 (0.847 %)Broadband
31 (0.847 %)Extranet
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (14.41 %)EDRMS
27 (5.932 %)SQL Server 2005
27 (5.932 %)SQL Server
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.847 %)Visual Studio
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (23.73 %)Finance
225 (21.19 %)Government
311 (9.322 %)Legal
410 (8.475 %)Law
58 (6.780 %)Health
66 (5.085 %)Education
75 (4.237 %)Banking
75 (4.237 %)Insurance
83 (2.542 %)Local Government
92 (1.695 %)Retail
101 (0.847 %)Telecoms
101 (0.847 %)Retail Banking
101 (0.847 %)Marketing
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (8.475 %)NHS
23 (2.542 %)Thin Client
23 (2.542 %)PMI
23 (2.542 %)Fat Client
32 (1.695 %)Management Information System
41 (0.847 %)E-Learning
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (2.542 %)Windows
13 (2.542 %)Windows 2000
13 (2.542 %)Windows XP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
175 (63.56 %)PRINCE2
246 (38.98 %)Project Management
323 (19.49 %)Project Planning
419 (16.10 %)Workflow
516 (13.56 %)Workflow Management
615 (12.71 %)Document Management
615 (12.71 %)Requirements Analysis
710 (8.475 %)Resource Management
89 (7.627 %)Knowledge Management
97 (5.932 %)Programme Management
105 (4.237 %)PRINCE
114 (3.390 %)Agile Software Development
114 (3.390 %)Risk Management
123 (2.542 %)Supplier Management
123 (2.542 %)Content Management
123 (2.542 %)Information Management
123 (2.542 %)CMMI
123 (2.542 %)ITIL
123 (2.542 %)Configuration Management
123 (2.542 %)CRM
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (11.02 %)VB.NET
28 (6.780 %)VB
34 (3.390 %)Java
43 (2.542 %)SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (25.42 %)PRINCE2 Certification
25 (4.237 %)Degree
34 (3.390 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
42 (1.695 %)PMP
42 (1.695 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.847 %)ISEB
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.847 %)QA
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (11.86 %)Metastorm
210 (8.475 %)Microsoft
33 (2.542 %)Lotus
42 (1.695 %)Mediasurface
42 (1.695 %)Planview
42 (1.695 %)Oracle
42 (1.695 %)SAP
51 (0.847 %)Primavera
51 (0.847 %)FileNet