The first table below looks at the demand for the Digital Project Manager role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Digital Project Manager in their job title 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

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
Digital Project Manager
Rank 453 462 514
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +52
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Project Manager 88 103 72
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.190% 0.176% 0.116%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.206% 0.191% 0.125%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 58 48
Average daily rate £350 £350 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +12.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £275 £243
10% offered a daily rate of more than £565 £488 £433
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £310 £300
% change year-on-year
+12.81% +3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
Average hourly rate - £50.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +33.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £43.75 -
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
42697 54001 57544
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.14% 92.51% 92.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24521 29759 31287
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2095 2581 2973
Average hourly rate £18.25 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.35% -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.88 £40.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Digital Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Digital Project Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Digital Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Digital Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Digital Project Manager within the UK.

Digital Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Digital Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Digital Project Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Digital Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Digital Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Digital Project Manager within the UK.

Digital Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Digital Project Manager
Top 28 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Project Manager within the UK 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
England +28 85 £350 -
London +26 62 £350 -2.09%
City of London +20 22 £290 -9.37%
South East +12 16 £350 +12.90%
Surrey +22 5 - -
Oxfordshire +11 4 - -
Berkshire +8 4 £325 +4.83%
Hampshire -2 3 £463 -
East Midlands - 3 £420 -
Northamptonshire - 3 £420 -
Reading +13 2 £350 -
Oxford +3 2 - -
Staines +2 2 - -
Havant - 2 £474 -
Northampton - 2 - -
Edinburgh - 2 - -
Scotland - 2 - -
East of England +17 1 - -
North West +8 1 - -
Buckinghamshire +6 1 - -
South West - 1 £250 -
Essex - 1 - -
Southampton - 1 £325 -
Slough - 1 - -
Bromley - 1 £425 -
Bristol - 1 £250 -
Guildford - 1 - -
Gerrards Cross - 1 - -

Digital Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Digital 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 Digital Project Manager in their job title.

1 75 (43.35%) Project Management
2 43 (24.86%) CMS
3 34 (19.65%) PRINCE2
4 30 (17.34%) Stakeholder Management
5 28 (16.18%) Finance
6 24 (13.87%) Agile Software Development
7 23 (13.29%) Marketing
7 23 (13.29%) Web Development
8 22 (12.72%) Banking
9 19 (10.98%) E-Commerce
10 18 (10.40%) Scrum
11 16 (9.249%) Social Media
12 15 (8.671%) Waterfall
13 14 (8.092%) Retail
14 12 (6.936%) .NET
15 11 (6.358%) Android
16 10 (5.780%) Apple iOS
16 10 (5.780%) Digital Media
16 10 (5.780%) PRINCE
17 9 (5.202%) PMI
17 9 (5.202%) MS Project
17 9 (5.202%) PMI Certification
17 9 (5.202%) Content Management
17 9 (5.202%) Publishing
17 9 (5.202%) Project Planning
17 9 (5.202%) Digital Marketing
17 9 (5.202%) WordPress
18 8 (4.624%) Open Source
18 8 (4.624%) Windows 8
18 8 (4.624%) Analytics

Digital Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Digital 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 Digital Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (6.936%) .NET
2 6 (3.468%) CSS
2 6 (3.468%) HTML
3 4 (2.312%) Web Services
4 3 (1.734%) HTML5
5 2 (1.156%) LAMP
5 2 (1.156%) Flash
6 1 (0.578%) CSS3
6 1 (0.578%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 43 (24.86%) CMS
2 9 (5.202%) WordPress
3 8 (4.624%) Escenic
4 4 (2.312%) Drupal
5 3 (1.734%) Magento
6 2 (1.156%) SharePoint
6 2 (1.156%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (1.156%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.578%) Windows Azure
7 1 (0.578%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.578%) Adobe CQ
7 1 (0.578%) Content Management Server
7 1 (0.578%) Joomla!
Applications
1 9 (5.202%) MS Project
2 5 (2.890%) MS PowerPoint
3 4 (2.312%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.734%) MS Office
4 3 (1.734%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.156%) Fireworks
5 2 (1.156%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.312%) Google Analytics
2 2 (1.156%) Tridion
3 1 (0.578%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.624%) Internet
2 4 (2.312%) Intranet
3 2 (1.156%) Extranet
4 1 (0.578%) HTTP
4 1 (0.578%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.578%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.578%) Dreamweaver
General
1 28 (16.18%) Finance
2 23 (13.29%) Marketing
3 22 (12.72%) Banking
4 14 (8.092%) Retail
5 9 (5.202%) Publishing
6 8 (4.624%) Advertising
7 4 (2.312%) Games
8 3 (1.734%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.734%) Automotive
9 2 (1.156%) Music
9 2 (1.156%) Retail Banking
9 2 (1.156%) Investment Banking
9 2 (1.156%) Multimedia
9 2 (1.156%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.578%) Electronics
10 1 (0.578%) Legal
10 1 (0.578%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.578%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.249%) Social Media
2 10 (5.780%) Digital Media
3 9 (5.202%) PMI
4 8 (4.624%) Open Source
4 8 (4.624%) FMCG
5 7 (4.046%) Mobile App
6 5 (2.890%) Online Banking
7 3 (1.734%) Mobile Banking
7 3 (1.734%) E-Learning
8 2 (1.156%) Animation
8 2 (1.156%) Photography
8 2 (1.156%) Blog
8 2 (1.156%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.156%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.156%) NHS
8 2 (1.156%) iPad
8 2 (1.156%) iPhone
9 1 (0.578%) Video on Demand
9 1 (0.578%) SaaS
9 1 (0.578%) New Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.358%) Android
2 10 (5.780%) Apple iOS
3 8 (4.624%) Windows 8
3 8 (4.624%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (43.35%) Project Management
2 34 (19.65%) PRINCE2
3 30 (17.34%) Stakeholder Management
4 24 (13.87%) Agile Software Development
5 23 (13.29%) Web Development
6 19 (10.98%) E-Commerce
7 18 (10.40%) Scrum
8 15 (8.671%) Waterfall
9 10 (5.780%) PRINCE
10 9 (5.202%) Content Management
10 9 (5.202%) Project Planning
10 9 (5.202%) Digital Marketing
11 8 (4.624%) Analytics
11 8 (4.624%) Workflow
12 7 (4.046%) Supplier Management
13 6 (3.468%) Business Analysis
13 6 (3.468%) Migration
13 6 (3.468%) SEO
14 5 (2.890%) CRM
14 5 (2.890%) Password Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.312%) Java
1 4 (2.312%) JavaScript
2 3 (1.734%) PHP
3 1 (0.578%) C++
Qualifications
1 9 (5.202%) PMI Certification
2 4 (2.312%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 3 (1.734%) Degree
4 1 (0.578%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.312%) QA
2 1 (0.578%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 6 (3.468%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.890%) Google
3 2 (1.156%) Adobe
3 2 (1.156%) Facebook
3 2 (1.156%) EPiServer
3 2 (1.156%) Sitecore
4 1 (0.578%) SAP
4 1 (0.578%) Progress
4 1 (0.578%) Yahoo!
London
We are looking for someone to come in on a 6 month contract- You will need to have managed the full digital process from scoping through to build,...
OPUS
Rate: GBP180 to GBP220 per day
Posted: 26 April 2013
North West England
Our client based in North West England is currently seeking a Digital Project Manager to start an initial 6 month contract as soon as possible.
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Support project managers in other teams support overall project logistics and tracking FINANCIALS - Report budget and forecasts to management - Ensure time and expenses incurred are recorded appropriately and...
NBS Recruitment
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
A leading digital media agency based in the heart of Central London has an urgent need for an experienced Digital Project Manager / Digital Producer to work on multiple...
Mortimer Spinks
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
Our client and NHS Trust based in West London are currently looking to recruit a Project Manager who has had experience with digital dictation and voice recognition in...
E-Resourcing
Rate: £300 - £330 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
Our Client, a leading Investment Bank, currently requires an experienced Senior Digital Project Manager to join its team. The main focus of the Project manager's job will...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £550.00 - £600.00 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
City, London
The successful applicant will possess: § A strong background in the financial services industry § A proven track record in delivering digital projects on time and on budget § Previous experience...
Hays Finance Technology
Rate: £600.00 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
A Leading Bank in London now requires an experienced Digital Project Manager to deliver large scale online banking projects across multiple work streams. The Digital Project Manager will...
JM
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
South West London
We are looking for a Digital Producer with excellent production experience at an established digital/marketing/advertising agency... * Management of multiple digital production projects : online advertising, emails, web...
Ashdown IT
Rate: £275 - £300 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
The ideal candidate will have the following: - 3 years of relevant Analysis and Project Management experience - Candidates should have demonstrable experience of delivering E-Commerce products or features -...
JM
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
User Acceptance Testing -Experience with process modelling in MS Visio, and managing project timelines in MS Project (or similar) -Running stakeholder workshops Candidates must be educated up to...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013