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The table below looks at the demand for Project Management Institute (PMI) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMI over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management Institute (PMI)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank133159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.363 %0.501 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£388
% change on same period last year-6.26 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£27.67
% change on same period last year-9.27 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching contract IT job ads551798
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.868 %0.855 %
Daily rates quoted134167
Average minimum daily rate£316£329
Average daily rate£337£352
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted92122
Average minimum hourly rate£26.05£27.66
Average hourly rate£27.83£30.09
% change on same period last year-7.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.61£32.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
PMI EnglandPMI
England

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.

PMI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PMI across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West PMI Demand Trend

PMI
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West PMI Daily Rate Trend

PMI
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PMI 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 PMI.

15 (83.33 %)Project Management
23 (50.00 %)Telecoms
23 (50.00 %)MS Project
23 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (50.00 %)PRINCE
23 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (33.33 %)DV Cleared
32 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
32 (33.33 %)Change Management
32 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
32 (33.33 %)ISEB
32 (33.33 %)Government
41 (16.67 %)PMI Certification
41 (16.67 %)Oracle
41 (16.67 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)ETL
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)SC Cleared

PMI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PMI 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 PMI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)MS Project
21 (16.67 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)ETL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Telecoms
22 (33.33 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Project Coordinator
11 (16.67 %)Project Analyst
11 (16.67 %)Project Support Analyst
11 (16.67 %)Coordinator
11 (16.67 %)Project Manager
11 (16.67 %)Project Planner
11 (16.67 %)Analyst
11 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)Project Management
23 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (50.00 %)PRINCE
23 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (33.33 %)DV Cleared
32 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
32 (33.33 %)Change Management
41 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 (33.33 %)ISEB
21 (16.67 %)PMI Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft