The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised for the South Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 22 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 Applications category for the South Yorkshire 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Project
Rank 31 31 36
Rank change year-on-year
0 +5
Contract jobs citing MS Project 1 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 0.383% 0.375% 0.347%
As % of the Applications category 2.439% 2.128% 5.556%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Average daily rate £300 - £222
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
-3.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.00 £25.00 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+32.00% -11.50%
All Applications
South Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
41 47 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 15.71% 17.60% 6.250%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 18 5
Average daily rate £300 £275 £250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.09% +10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £99 £152 £222
10% offered a daily rate of more than £460 £400 £407
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 15 9
Average hourly rate £12.44 £21.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-40.76% +68.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.48 £11.38 £10.15
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £25.20 £21.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-3.12% -
MS Project
Yorkshire

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the South Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

South Yorkshire MS Project Jobs Demand Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Project within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 22 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
Sheffield +2 1 £300 -
MS Project
Yorkshire

MS Project
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing MS Project 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 MS Project.

1 4 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) MS Office
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Use Case
4 1 (25.00%) Test Management
4 1 (25.00%) Change Control
4 1 (25.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) ISEB
4 1 (25.00%) PMI
4 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (25.00%) EFT

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing MS Project 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 MS Project. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) MS Excel
2 3 (75.00%) MS Office
3 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (25.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Implementation Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Programme Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Project Planner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) PMI
1 1 (25.00%) EFT
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Use Case
3 1 (25.00%) Test Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) ISEB
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
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