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

LinkProject Planning
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank90116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads4647
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.050 %
As % of the category below1.659 %1.501 %
Daily rates quoted1919
Average minimum daily rate£317£296
Average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£360
% change on same period last year-10.04 %
Hourly rates quoted18
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£24.50
Average hourly rate£17.00£27.97
% change on same period last year-39.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£31.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48£32.36
% change on same period last year-11.99 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads27723132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.366 %3.356 %
Daily rates quoted840952
Average minimum daily rate£376£353
Average daily rate£397£375
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted393362
Average minimum hourly rate£27.85£30.53
Average hourly rate£29.71£32.29
% change on same period last year-7.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.57£34.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Project Planning EnglandProject Planning
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.

Project Planning
Demand Trend

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

South West Project Planning Demand Trend

Project Planning
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Project Planning Daily Rate Trend

Project Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Planning across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Project Planning Daily Rate Histogram

Project Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Project Planning Hourly Rate Trend

Project Planning
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planning 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
WiltshireUp+718£378+18.26 %
BristolUp+410£313+7.75 %
GloucestershireUp+14£363+31.81 %
DorsetUp+163£393+12.72 %
DevonNew entry-3£237-
Project Planning EnglandProject Planning
England

Project Planning
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

137 (42.05 %)MS Project
224 (27.27 %)Project Management
322 (25.00 %)MS Excel
421 (23.86 %)Finance
517 (19.32 %)PRINCE2
616 (18.18 %)Microsoft
714 (15.91 %)MS PowerPoint
813 (14.77 %)Oracle
912 (13.64 %)Change Management
912 (13.64 %)Migration
912 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
1010 (11.36 %)SC Cleared
119 (10.23 %)SQL
128 (9.091 %)Government
128 (9.091 %)Telecoms
128 (9.091 %)Pensions
137 (7.955 %)MS Office
137 (7.955 %)Data Migration
146 (6.818 %)SQL Server
146 (6.818 %).NET
146 (6.818 %)ASP.NET
146 (6.818 %)SDH
146 (6.818 %)3G
146 (6.818 %)Network Planning
155 (5.682 %)LLU
155 (5.682 %)Insurance
155 (5.682 %)Service Delivery
155 (5.682 %)SQL Server 2000
155 (5.682 %)MS Visio
164 (4.545 %)ITIL

Project Planning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (6.818 %).NET
16 (6.818 %)ASP.NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.136 %)Oracle BPEL
11 (1.136 %)Office Project Server
11 (1.136 %)Oracle Spatial
11 (1.136 %)SharePoint
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (42.05 %)MS Project
222 (25.00 %)MS Excel
314 (15.91 %)MS PowerPoint
47 (7.955 %)MS Office
55 (5.682 %)MS Visio
64 (4.545 %)CA Clarity
71 (1.136 %)Spreadsheet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (3.409 %)Oracle EBS
21 (1.136 %)Oracle HRMS
21 (1.136 %)SAP HR
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.818 %)SDH
16 (6.818 %)3G
25 (5.682 %)LLU
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (6.818 %)SQL Server
25 (5.682 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (2.273 %)ETL
41 (1.136 %)GIS
41 (1.136 %)BusinessObjects
41 (1.136 %)SQLPlus
41 (1.136 %)MS Access
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (23.86 %)Finance
28 (9.091 %)Government
28 (9.091 %)Telecoms
28 (9.091 %)Pensions
35 (5.682 %)Insurance
43 (3.409 %)Local Government
43 (3.409 %)Banking
43 (3.409 %)Back Office
52 (2.273 %)Front Office
61 (1.136 %)Military
61 (1.136 %)Retail
61 (1.136 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.136 %)Health
61 (1.136 %)Education
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (30.68 %)Project Manager
217 (19.32 %)Analyst
36 (6.818 %)Developer
36 (6.818 %)Coordinator
36 (6.818 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
45 (5.682 %)Analyst Developer
45 (5.682 %)Business Analyst
54 (4.545 %)Systems Analyst
54 (4.545 %)Consultant
54 (4.545 %)SQL Developer
54 (4.545 %)SQL Server Developer
54 (4.545 %)Programme Planner
54 (4.545 %)Server Analyst
54 (4.545 %)SQL Server Analyst
63 (3.409 %)Programme Coordinator
63 (3.409 %)Project Officer
63 (3.409 %)Business Project Manager
63 (3.409 %)Business Manager
63 (3.409 %)Project Coordinator
63 (3.409 %)Senior Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.409 %)Management Information System
22 (2.273 %)German Language
31 (1.136 %)Data Conversion
31 (1.136 %)NHS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (27.27 %)Project Management
217 (19.32 %)PRINCE2
312 (13.64 %)Change Management
312 (13.64 %)Migration
312 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
410 (11.36 %)SC Cleared
57 (7.955 %)Data Migration
66 (6.818 %)Network Planning
75 (5.682 %)Service Delivery
84 (4.545 %)ITIL
84 (4.545 %)Workflow
84 (4.545 %)Process Management
84 (4.545 %)Risk Management
84 (4.545 %)Business Analysis
84 (4.545 %)Resource Management
93 (3.409 %)Systems Analysis
93 (3.409 %)Stakeholder Management
93 (3.409 %)Configuration Management
102 (2.273 %)PRINCE
102 (2.273 %)Information Security
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (10.23 %)SQL
23 (3.409 %)C
31 (1.136 %)PL/SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.545 %)PRINCE2 Certification
14 (4.545 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.409 %)QA
21 (1.136 %)SLA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.409 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (18.18 %)Microsoft
213 (14.77 %)Oracle
32 (2.273 %)Niku
32 (2.273 %)HP
32 (2.273 %)Informatica
41 (1.136 %)Accenture
41 (1.136 %)CheckPoint
41 (1.136 %)Primavera
41 (1.136 %)Business Objects
41 (1.136 %)SAP