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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire 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 Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Manager
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1918
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.005 %
As % of the category below7.373 %2.907 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£428£625
Average daily rate£435£625
% change on same period last year-30.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£625
UK excluding London average daily rate£411£407
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£23.50
Average hourly rate£37.50£28.50
% change on same period last year+31.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.37£36.33
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads217172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.309 %0.178 %
Daily rates quoted7244
Average minimum daily rate£307£309
Average daily rate£328£328
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted2939
Average minimum hourly rate£15.88£18.89
Average hourly rate£17.26£20.63
% change on same period last year-16.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.64£22.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Project Manager West MidlandsProject Manager
West Midlands

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 Manager
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Project Manager Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Project Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-5£395-
LeekNew entry-2£350-
StaffordDown-12£350-
Burton-upon-TrentNew entry-1--
Project Manager West MidlandsProject Manager
West Midlands

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Project 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 Project Manager in their job title.

112 (40.00 %)Project Management
211 (36.67 %)PRINCE2
37 (23.33 %).NET
37 (23.33 %)Oracle
46 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
55 (16.67 %)NHS
55 (16.67 %)Finance
64 (13.33 %)Government
64 (13.33 %)Manufacturing
64 (13.33 %)E-business
64 (13.33 %)Web Development
64 (13.33 %)PRINCE
64 (13.33 %)SQL
73 (10.00 %)Health
73 (10.00 %)Local Government
82 (6.667 %)Marketing
82 (6.667 %)WebSphere
82 (6.667 %)Project Planning
82 (6.667 %)Quality Management
82 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
82 (6.667 %)Oracle Payroll
82 (6.667 %)Programme Management
82 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
82 (6.667 %)C#
82 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
82 (6.667 %)Solaris
82 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse
82 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
82 (6.667 %)RDBMS
82 (6.667 %)IBM

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Project 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 Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (23.33 %).NET
22 (6.667 %)WebSphere
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (3.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.333 %)MS Project
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.667 %)Oracle Payroll
21 (3.333 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.667 %)Internet
21 (3.333 %)Intranet
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse
12 (6.667 %)RDBMS
12 (6.667 %)Oracle 10g
21 (3.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (16.67 %)Finance
24 (13.33 %)Government
24 (13.33 %)Manufacturing
33 (10.00 %)Local Government
33 (10.00 %)Health
42 (6.667 %)Marketing
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (16.67 %)NHS
21 (3.333 %)PDA
21 (3.333 %)SCADA
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.667 %)Solaris
21 (3.333 %)Windows Mobile
21 (3.333 %)Windows
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (40.00 %)Project Management
211 (36.67 %)PRINCE2
34 (13.33 %)PRINCE
34 (13.33 %)E-business
34 (13.33 %)Web Development
42 (6.667 %)Programme Management
42 (6.667 %)BPR
42 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
42 (6.667 %)Quality Management
42 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
42 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
42 (6.667 %)Project Planning
51 (3.333 %)ITIL
51 (3.333 %)Change Management
51 (3.333 %)Data Analysis
51 (3.333 %)Software Engineering
51 (3.333 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (3.333 %)Business Continuity
51 (3.333 %)SAP Implementation
51 (3.333 %)Time Management
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (13.33 %)SQL
22 (6.667 %)C#
22 (6.667 %)VBA
31 (3.333 %)VB6
31 (3.333 %)C
31 (3.333 %)VB
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (3.333 %)Degree
21 (3.333 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (23.33 %)Oracle
22 (6.667 %)IBM
22 (6.667 %)Sun
22 (6.667 %)JD Edwards
31 (3.333 %)Microsoft
31 (3.333 %)SAP
31 (3.333 %)Siebel