The first table below looks at the demand for Project Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Project Management 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South West 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
Project Management
Rank 14 18 14
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -4
Contract jobs citing Project Management 168 233 250
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 8.175% 7.432% 8.292%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.19% 10.84% 13.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 166 123
Average daily rate £400 £399 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.31% -0.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £291 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £486 £525 £508
UK excluding London average daily rate £390 £380 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.63% +1.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 14
Average hourly rate £27.00 - £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.11 £25.75 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+40.23% -20.76%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1378 2149 1915
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 67.06% 68.55% 63.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 866 1317 969
Average daily rate £375 £378 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.66% +0.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £263 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 114 150
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -20.63%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.66 £13.50 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.25 £40.00 £39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Project Management
England

Project Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Project Management across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West Project Management Jobs Demand Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Project Management Daily Rate Trend

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Management across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

South West Project Management Daily Rate Histogram

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Project Management Hourly Rate Trend

Project Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the South West 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
(Click each for more statistics)
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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Wiltshire +10 60 £420 -1.17% 12
Bristol -3 47 £350 -6.66% 20
Dorset +4 23 £513 +36.66% 10
Devon 0 9 £300 -25.00% 5
Somerset -15 6 £270 -35.71% 4
Gloucestershire +9 5 £380 -5.00% 2
Cornwall +3 2 £350 -
Project Management
England

Project Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Project Management 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 Project Management.

1 137 (41.77%) Finance
2 104 (31.71%) PRINCE2
3 61 (18.60%) Stakeholder Management
4 44 (13.41%) Change Management
5 43 (13.11%) Business Analysis
6 41 (12.50%) Banking
7 39 (11.89%) MS Excel
8 37 (11.28%) Security Cleared
9 29 (8.841%) Microsoft
10 27 (8.232%) MS Project
11 26 (7.927%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 25 (7.622%) SC Cleared
13 24 (7.317%) QA
14 23 (7.012%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 23 (7.012%) ITIL
15 22 (6.707%) MS Office
15 22 (6.707%) SharePoint
15 22 (6.707%) Retail
15 22 (6.707%) Risk Management
16 21 (6.402%) C#
17 20 (6.098%) Migration
18 19 (5.793%) SAP
18 19 (5.793%) Change Control
19 18 (5.488%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 18 (5.488%) MS PowerPoint
19 18 (5.488%) SQL
19 18 (5.488%) Systems Analysis
20 17 (5.183%) SWIFT
21 16 (4.878%) Telecoms
22 14 (4.268%) Service Delivery

Project Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Project Management 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 Project Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (4.268%) .NET
2 9 (2.744%) ASP.NET
3 7 (2.134%) HTML
4 6 (1.829%) CSS
5 2 (0.610%) Hibernate
5 2 (0.610%) Spring
6 1 (0.305%) Ruby on Rails
6 1 (0.305%) WebCenter
6 1 (0.305%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
6 1 (0.305%) Node.js
6 1 (0.305%) JSP
6 1 (0.305%) Web Services
6 1 (0.305%) XML
6 1 (0.305%) MSMQ
6 1 (0.305%) EDI
6 1 (0.305%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 22 (6.707%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.354%) SharePoint 2010
3 6 (1.829%) MS Exchange
4 5 (1.524%) SAS
5 3 (0.915%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.915%) IIS
6 2 (0.610%) Apache
6 2 (0.610%) eRoom
7 1 (0.305%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.305%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.305%) Oracle 10gAS
7 1 (0.305%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.305%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.305%) Magento
7 1 (0.305%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.305%) Commerce Server
7 1 (0.305%) CMS
7 1 (0.305%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.305%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 39 (11.89%) MS Excel
2 27 (8.232%) MS Project
3 22 (6.707%) MS Office
4 18 (5.488%) MS PowerPoint
5 9 (2.744%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.915%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.305%) Simulink
7 1 (0.305%) Windchill
7 1 (0.305%) Pro/ENGINEER
Business Applications
1 5 (1.524%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.915%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.610%) PeopleSoft HRMS
3 2 (0.610%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.610%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.305%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.305%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.305%) Oracle CRM
4 1 (0.305%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.305%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.305%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.305%) PeopleSoft Financials
4 1 (0.305%) Google Analytics
4 1 (0.305%) SAP FI-GL
4 1 (0.305%) Hyperion Planning
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.744%) SMS
2 8 (2.439%) WAN
3 6 (1.829%) LAN
4 4 (1.220%) Intranet
5 3 (0.915%) DHCP
5 3 (0.915%) DNS
6 2 (0.610%) Internet
6 2 (0.610%) Network Security
7 1 (0.305%) NAS
7 1 (0.305%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.305%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.305%) Wireless
7 1 (0.305%) BSS
7 1 (0.305%) SAN
7 1 (0.305%) VoIP
7 1 (0.305%) RIP
7 1 (0.305%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.305%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.268%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.439%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.220%) GIS
4 3 (0.915%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (0.915%) SQL Server 2008
4 3 (0.915%) SAP Data Services
4 3 (0.915%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.610%) DTS
5 2 (0.610%) MySQL
6 1 (0.305%) QlikView
6 1 (0.305%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (0.305%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.305%) OLTP
6 1 (0.305%) Oracle Discoverer
6 1 (0.305%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.305%) Oracle 10g
6 1 (0.305%) DataStage
6 1 (0.305%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.305%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 5 (1.524%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.305%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.305%) ClearQuest
General
1 137 (41.77%) Finance
2 41 (12.50%) Banking
3 22 (6.707%) Retail
4 16 (4.878%) Telecoms
5 10 (3.049%) Retail Banking
6 6 (1.829%) Marketing
7 5 (1.524%) Local Government
7 5 (1.524%) Publishing
8 4 (1.220%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.220%) Avionics
9 3 (0.915%) Back Office
9 3 (0.915%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (0.915%) Legal
9 3 (0.915%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.610%) Games
10 2 (0.610%) Billing
10 2 (0.610%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.610%) General Ledger
10 2 (0.610%) Automotive
10 2 (0.610%) Law
Job Titles
1 179 (54.57%) Project Manager
2 46 (14.02%) Analyst
3 29 (8.841%) Business Analyst
4 19 (5.793%) Developer
5 16 (4.878%) Senior Manager
5 16 (4.878%) Senior Project Manager
6 15 (4.573%) IT Project Manager
7 12 (3.659%) C# Developer
8 11 (3.354%) Technical Manager
9 10 (3.049%) Infrastructure Manager
9 10 (3.049%) Infrastructure Project Manager
9 10 (3.049%) Technical Project Manager
10 9 (2.744%) PMO Analyst
11 8 (2.439%) Business Manager
12 7 (2.134%) Development Manager
13 6 (1.829%) Service Manager
13 6 (1.829%) Business Project Manager
13 6 (1.829%) Project Officer
13 6 (1.829%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
14 5 (1.524%) SharePoint Developer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.183%) SWIFT
2 11 (3.354%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.744%) NHS
4 5 (1.524%) Animation
5 3 (0.915%) Mobile App
5 3 (0.915%) Mathematics
5 3 (0.915%) SaaS
6 2 (0.610%) Statistics
7 1 (0.305%) Online Banking
7 1 (0.305%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.305%) EPoS
7 1 (0.305%) AS400
7 1 (0.305%) Replication
7 1 (0.305%) PaaS
7 1 (0.305%) Physics
7 1 (0.305%) Reference Data
7 1 (0.305%) Mobile Payment
7 1 (0.305%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.744%) Windows
2 5 (1.524%) Linux
3 4 (1.220%) Windows 7
4 2 (0.610%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.610%) UNIX
4 2 (0.610%) VMS
4 2 (0.610%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.305%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (31.71%) PRINCE2
2 61 (18.60%) Stakeholder Management
3 44 (13.41%) Change Management
4 43 (13.11%) Business Analysis
5 23 (7.012%) ITIL
6 22 (6.707%) Risk Management
7 20 (6.098%) Migration
8 19 (5.793%) Change Control
9 18 (5.488%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 18 (5.488%) Systems Analysis
10 14 (4.268%) Service Delivery
11 13 (3.963%) Business Intelligence
11 13 (3.963%) Project Planning
11 13 (3.963%) User Acceptance Testing
12 12 (3.659%) PRINCE
12 12 (3.659%) Service Management
13 11 (3.354%) OO
13 11 (3.354%) Programme Management
13 11 (3.354%) Data Analysis
13 11 (3.354%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.402%) C#
2 18 (5.488%) SQL
3 14 (4.268%) PHP
4 6 (1.829%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.220%) C
5 4 (1.220%) Delphi
6 3 (0.915%) VB.NET
6 3 (0.915%) Python
6 3 (0.915%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.610%) Java
8 1 (0.305%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.305%) Ruby
8 1 (0.305%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (11.28%) Security Cleared
2 26 (7.927%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 25 (7.622%) SC Cleared
4 23 (7.012%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 12 (3.659%) Degree
6 10 (3.049%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.744%) ISEB
8 7 (2.134%) APMP
9 5 (1.524%) MCTS
10 2 (0.610%) BC Cleared
10 2 (0.610%) CISSP
10 2 (0.610%) CISA
10 2 (0.610%) CISM
10 2 (0.610%) MBA
10 2 (0.610%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.610%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 2 (0.610%) ISACA
11 1 (0.305%) PMP
11 1 (0.305%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.305%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.317%) QA
2 5 (1.524%) SLA
3 3 (0.915%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.915%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.610%) TickIT
5 1 (0.305%) Solvency II
5 1 (0.305%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (0.915%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.610%) VMware ESX
2 2 (0.610%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.610%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.305%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 1 (0.305%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 29 (8.841%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.793%) SAP
3 13 (3.963%) Oracle
4 5 (1.524%) Unisys
4 5 (1.524%) BMC
4 5 (1.524%) Remedy
4 5 (1.524%) VMware
4 5 (1.524%) Pega
5 4 (1.220%) Citrix
5 4 (1.220%) Business Objects
6 3 (0.915%) PeopleSoft
6 3 (0.915%) HP
7 2 (0.610%) Hyperion
7 2 (0.610%) NetApp
7 2 (0.610%) Siemens
7 2 (0.610%) Veritas
7 2 (0.610%) CheckPoint
7 2 (0.610%) BT
7 2 (0.610%) Casewise
7 2 (0.610%) ProCurve
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Huxley Associates
Rate: £20 - £25 per hour
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bath, South West
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Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £190.00 per day
Posted: 10 June 2013
Bristol, South West
The successful candidate will hold experience delivering projects defined in the Service Delivery Project Plan... Quality assurance and overall integrity of the programme - focusing inwardly on the internal...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day + £350 Max Offer
Posted: 18 June 2013
Bristol, South West
The successful candidate will have; - Strong Project Management skills - Prince 2, PMP, P30, MSP certified - Qualified Accountant - ACCA/CIMA/ACA - Advanced Excel Skills - VBAs and Macros - Track record...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £600 per day
Posted: 12 June 2013
Dorset, South West
Opus have been engaged to source an experienced Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering Portfolio`s of IT Projects with budgets to £5m-The Portfolio...
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Rate: GBP500 to GBP550 per day
Posted: 5 June 2013
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Posted: 14 June 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
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Rate: Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
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Rate: Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
South West
BPXNet
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 30 May 2013
Devon
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Rate: negotiable
Posted: 13 June 2013
Dorset, South West
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Rate: £20 - £27 per hour
Posted: 6 June 2013
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