Project Planning Contracts in the South West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Project Planning 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 Planning over the 3 months to 24 May 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
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Project Planning
Rank 88 103 84
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -19
Contract jobs citing Project Planning 20 33 38
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.992% 1.020% 1.343%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.488% 1.497% 2.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 21 18
Average daily rate £364 £358 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.74% -4.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £299 £300 £243
10% offered a daily rate of more than £458 £433 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £358 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.89% -4.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Average hourly rate - £25.00 £45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -44.44%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.34 £25.00 £33.75
% change year-on-year
+17.36% -25.92%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 1344 2204 1843
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 66.63% 68.13% 65.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 843 1360 953
Average daily rate £375 £390 £384
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +1.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £265 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 110 129
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -23.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £16.00 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.75 £39.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Project Planning
England

Project Planning
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Project Planning
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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 24 May 2013.

South West Project Planning Daily Rate Histogram

Project Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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 24 May 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
Bristol +10 7 £323 -11.03%
Wiltshire +1 4 £360 +0.69%
Devon - 4 £394 -
Dorset -1 2 £250 -21.87%
Project Planning
England

Project Planning
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 22 (44.00%) Finance
2 20 (40.00%) PRINCE2
3 18 (36.00%) Change Management
4 16 (32.00%) Project Management
4 16 (32.00%) MS Project
5 12 (24.00%) Banking
6 10 (20.00%) Retail
6 10 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (20.00%) Retail Banking
6 10 (20.00%) Security Cleared
7 9 (18.00%) Risk Management
7 9 (18.00%) MS Excel
8 8 (16.00%) MS Office
8 8 (16.00%) SC Cleared
9 7 (14.00%) Microsoft
10 5 (10.00%) HP
10 5 (10.00%) ITIL
10 5 (10.00%) Test Scripting
11 4 (8.000%) ISTQB
11 4 (8.000%) Software Testing
11 4 (8.000%) SAP
11 4 (8.000%) Oracle
11 4 (8.000%) ISEB
11 4 (8.000%) Service Management
11 4 (8.000%) HP Quality Center
11 4 (8.000%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 4 (8.000%) Test Strategy
12 3 (6.000%) ITSM
12 3 (6.000%) QuickTest Pro
12 3 (6.000%) MS Visio

Project Planning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 1 (2.000%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (6.000%) MS Project Server
2 2 (4.000%) Oracle Application Server
2 2 (4.000%) WebLogic
3 1 (2.000%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (2.000%) MS Exchange
3 1 (2.000%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.000%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 16 (32.00%) MS Project
2 9 (18.00%) MS Excel
3 8 (16.00%) MS Office
4 3 (6.000%) MS Visio
5 1 (2.000%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.000%) HTTP
2 1 (2.000%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.000%) DNS
2 1 (2.000%) VoIP
2 1 (2.000%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.000%) SAP BW
1 1 (2.000%) RDBMS
1 1 (2.000%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (6.000%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 22 (44.00%) Finance
2 12 (24.00%) Banking
3 10 (20.00%) Retail
3 10 (20.00%) Retail Banking
4 1 (2.000%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (36.00%) Project Manager
2 12 (24.00%) Analyst
3 8 (16.00%) Project Planner
4 5 (10.00%) PMO Analyst
4 5 (10.00%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (8.000%) Senior Test Analyst
5 4 (8.000%) Test Analyst
6 3 (6.000%) Technical Project Manager
6 3 (6.000%) Support Analyst
6 3 (6.000%) Technical Manager
7 2 (4.000%) Development Project Manager
7 2 (4.000%) Project Support Analyst
7 2 (4.000%) Project Coordinator
7 2 (4.000%) UNIX Systems Administrator
7 2 (4.000%) UNIX Administrator
7 2 (4.000%) Project Analyst
7 2 (4.000%) SAP Test Analyst
7 2 (4.000%) SAP Analyst
7 2 (4.000%) Coordinator
7 2 (4.000%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.000%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.000%) NHS
2 1 (2.000%) PACS
2 1 (2.000%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.000%) UNIX
1 3 (6.000%) Linux
2 2 (4.000%) Solaris
3 1 (2.000%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (2.000%) Windows XP
3 1 (2.000%) Windows
3 1 (2.000%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (2.000%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (2.000%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 18 (36.00%) Change Management
3 16 (32.00%) Project Management
4 10 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (18.00%) Risk Management
6 5 (10.00%) ITIL
6 5 (10.00%) Test Scripting
7 4 (8.000%) Software Testing
7 4 (8.000%) Service Management
7 4 (8.000%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (8.000%) Test Strategy
8 3 (6.000%) ITSM
8 3 (6.000%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
9 2 (4.000%) Business Continuity
9 2 (4.000%) Migration
9 2 (4.000%) Lean Six Sigma
9 2 (4.000%) Performance Management
9 2 (4.000%) Six Sigma
9 2 (4.000%) Data Security
10 1 (2.000%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.000%) ABAP
2 1 (2.000%) C
2 1 (2.000%) Java
2 1 (2.000%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (16.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (8.000%) ISTQB
3 4 (8.000%) ISEB
4 3 (6.000%) ISEB Practitioner
5 2 (4.000%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 2 (4.000%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (4.000%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.000%) PMP
6 1 (2.000%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.000%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (2.000%) MCSE
6 1 (2.000%) MCP
6 1 (2.000%) BC Cleared
6 1 (2.000%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (2.000%) MCTS
6 1 (2.000%) MCITP
6 1 (2.000%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.000%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.000%) Solvency II
2 1 (2.000%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (4.000%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.000%) vSphere
2 1 (2.000%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (8.000%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (2.000%) Puppet
Vendors
1 7 (14.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.00%) HP
3 4 (8.000%) SAP
3 4 (8.000%) Oracle
4 2 (4.000%) VMware
4 2 (4.000%) Primavera
5 1 (2.000%) Remedy
5 1 (2.000%) Niku
5 1 (2.000%) Red Hat
5 1 (2.000%) CheckPoint
5 1 (2.000%) Dell
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