The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 23 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 Tyne and Wear 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Project
Rank 20 38 31
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -7
Contract jobs citing MS Project 9 3 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 4.762% 0.896% 1.852%
As % of the Applications category 33.33% 7.500% 18.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 4
Average daily rate £388 £400 £376
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.12% +6.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £304 £344 £264
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £420 £432
UK excluding London average daily rate £339 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
-3.21% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £23.75 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+37.89% -15.92%
All Applications
Tyne and Wear
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
27 40 27
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 14.29% 11.94% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 17 9
Average daily rate £325 £350 £303
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% +15.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £252 £330 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £425 £387
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 11 7
Average hourly rate £10.50 £12.33 £13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.84% -5.15%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £15.56 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-0.38% -2.75%
MS Project
North East

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Tyne and Wear MS Project Daily Rate Histogram

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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 23 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +10 8 £388 -3.12%
Sunderland - 1 - -
MS Project
North East

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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 14 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 13 (81.25%) PRINCE2
3 10 (62.50%) Change Management
4 9 (56.25%) Project Management
4 9 (56.25%) PMP
4 9 (56.25%) PMI Certification
5 7 (43.75%) MS Office
5 7 (43.75%) Agile Software Development
6 6 (37.50%) Waterfall
6 6 (37.50%) Scrum
7 5 (31.25%) IBM
7 5 (31.25%) PRINCE
7 5 (31.25%) Intranet
7 5 (31.25%) MS Excel
7 5 (31.25%) Office 365
7 5 (31.25%) Social Network
7 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (31.25%) Document Management
7 5 (31.25%) Google
8 4 (25.00%) MS Project Server
8 4 (25.00%) Risk Management
9 3 (18.75%) MS Visio
9 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (18.75%) ISEB
9 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (18.75%) PMI
9 3 (18.75%) MS PowerPoint
10 2 (12.50%) Release Management
10 2 (12.50%) Migration
10 2 (12.50%) Finance

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Application Platforms
1 4 (25.00%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 7 (43.75%) MS Office
2 5 (31.25%) MS Excel
2 5 (31.25%) Office 365
3 3 (18.75%) MS Visio
3 3 (18.75%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 5 (31.25%) Intranet
General
1 2 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (6.250%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 15 (93.75%) Project Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Agile Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Coordinator
3 1 (6.250%) Development Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Change Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Business Change Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Project Coordinator
3 1 (6.250%) Software Development Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Development Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Software Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Business Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Business Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Software Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Software Development Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Business Change Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Change Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Social Network
2 3 (18.75%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) PRINCE2
2 10 (62.50%) Change Management
3 9 (56.25%) Project Management
4 7 (43.75%) Agile Software Development
5 6 (37.50%) Waterfall
5 6 (37.50%) Scrum
6 5 (31.25%) PRINCE
6 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (31.25%) Document Management
7 4 (25.00%) Risk Management
8 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (12.50%) Release Management
9 2 (12.50%) Migration
10 1 (6.250%) ITIL
10 1 (6.250%) Matrix Management
Qualifications
1 9 (56.25%) PMP
1 9 (56.25%) PMI Certification
2 3 (18.75%) ISEB
2 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (6.250%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 14 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 5 (31.25%) IBM
2 5 (31.25%) Google
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