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The table below looks at the demand for the Portfolio Manager role in IT contracts within the South West 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 Portfolio Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Portfolio Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank134161
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.025 %0.037 %
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£470£517
% change on same period last year-9.17 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads39505371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.222 %5.755 %
Daily rates quoted11381373
Average minimum daily rate£346£342
Average daily rate£367£362
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted557675
Average minimum hourly rate£23.34£25.38
Average hourly rate£24.90£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Portfolio Manager EnglandPortfolio Manager
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.

Portfolio Manager
Demand Trend

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

South West Portfolio Manager Demand Trend

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Portfolio Manager Daily Rate Trend

Portfolio Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Manager within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
BristolNew entry-1--
Portfolio Manager EnglandPortfolio Manager
England

Portfolio Manager
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2

Portfolio Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2