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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category.

LinkMicrosoft Project
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank9310472
Rank change year-on-year
Up+11Down-32
Matching contract IT job ads8345711609
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK1.737 %1.443 %1.958 %
As % of the Applications category15.60 %12.40 %16.75 %
Daily rates quoted419241673
Average daily rate£359£350£340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.570 %+2.940 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£205£192£180
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£475£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£350£320
% change year-on-year
-11.42 %+9.370 %
Hourly rates quoted412876
Average hourly rate£20.25£20.00£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.250 %-27.27 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.30£13.70£12.85
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£50.00£31.20£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£20.00£23.50
% change year-on-year
-12.50 %-14.89 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryAll Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
534546059605
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK11.13 %11.64 %11.69 %
Daily rates quoted227213152759
Average daily rate£325£315£325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.170 %-3.070 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£163£163£165
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£513£475£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£310£300
% change year-on-year
-12.90 %+3.330 %
Hourly rates quoted6758651777
Average hourly rate£15.50£16.00£16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.120 %-
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£9.00£10.50£10.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£30.75£35.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.50£15.00£15.00
% change year-on-year
-3.330 %-

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.

MS Project
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

MS Project Demand Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Trend

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

MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

MS Project Daily Rate Histogram

MS Project
Hourly Rate Trend

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

MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

MS Project Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Project
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+19772£363-
LondonUp+12457£375+2.38 %
City of LondonUp+23187£375-5.06 %
South EastUp+22147£325-13.33 %
ScotlandUp+1748£320-8.57 %
YorkshireUp+3944£330-4.34 %
South WestUp+841£313-19.35 %
West YorkshireUp+2337£340-2.85 %
HampshireUp+2134£185-56.47 %
SurreyUp+1032£375+7.14 %
North WestDown-831£225-30.76 %
EdinburghUp+330£425+112.50 %
MiddlesexUp+925£363+141.66 %
East of EnglandUp+1423£275-35.29 %
BerkshireDown-823£300-22.58 %
West MidlandsDown-2319£400+14.28 %
HalifaxNew entry-19£350-
BuckinghamshireUp+715£406+1.56 %
Canary WharfDown-1715£525+16.66 %
BristolDown-113£303+113.02 %
GlasgowDown-313£298-8.46 %
CheshireDown-1113£240-20.00 %
Docklands, LondonUp+211£400+77.77 %
WiltshireUp+310£345-21.14 %
West SussexDown-29£318+38.04 %
GloucestershireUp+108£255-
LeedsUp+108£305-12.85 %
WalesDown-87£313+38.88 %
ManchesterDown-227£185-53.75 %
SouthamptonUp+86£190-

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1594 (38.32 %)MS Excel
2576 (37.16 %)Finance
3539 (34.77 %)Project Management
4445 (28.71 %)PRINCE2
5367 (23.68 %)Microsoft
6365 (23.55 %)Banking
7358 (23.10 %)MS Office
8271 (17.48 %)MS PowerPoint
9262 (16.90 %)MS Visio
10204 (13.16 %)Project Planning
11157 (10.13 %)Investment Banking
12124 (8.000 %)SharePoint
13116 (7.484 %)Security Cleared
14115 (7.419 %)Programme Management
15112 (7.226 %)Change Management
16107 (6.903 %)ITIL
17105 (6.774 %)Retail
1897 (6.258 %)Stakeholder Management
1981 (5.226 %)Government
2077 (4.968 %)PRINCE2 Certification
2175 (4.839 %)Migration
2175 (4.839 %)Risk Management
2274 (4.774 %)Insurance
2274 (4.774 %)Oracle
2274 (4.774 %)SQL
2372 (4.645 %)Retail Banking
2471 (4.581 %)Windows
2570 (4.516 %)UNIX
2570 (4.516 %)PRINCE
2668 (4.387 %)Degree

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
134 (2.194 %)XML
231 (2.000 %).NET
313 (0.839 %)HTML
410 (0.645 %)EDI
58 (0.516 %)J2EE
58 (0.516 %)Web Services
58 (0.516 %)ASP.NET
58 (0.516 %)Flash
67 (0.452 %)Middleware
67 (0.452 %)WebSphere
75 (0.323 %)XSLT
84 (0.258 %).NET Framework
84 (0.258 %)Java EE
84 (0.258 %)XSL
84 (0.258 %)JDBC
93 (0.194 %)SOAP
93 (0.194 %)COM
93 (0.194 %)CSS
93 (0.194 %)ASP
93 (0.194 %)Adobe Flex
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1124 (8.000 %)SharePoint
236 (2.323 %)Office Project Server
333 (2.129 %)SAS
413 (0.839 %)CMS
413 (0.839 %)MS Exchange
59 (0.581 %)EPiServer
59 (0.581 %)SharePoint Server 2007
67 (0.452 %)Lotus Notes
67 (0.452 %)IIS
76 (0.387 %)Confluence
85 (0.323 %)Apache
85 (0.323 %)WebLogic
94 (0.258 %)WebSphere Application Server
94 (0.258 %)Documentum
94 (0.258 %)BizTalk Server
94 (0.258 %)IBM HTTP Server
103 (0.194 %)Oracle Application Server
103 (0.194 %)Oracle HTTP Server
103 (0.194 %)WebSphere MQ
103 (0.194 %)Office Communications Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1594 (38.32 %)MS Excel
2358 (23.10 %)MS Office
3271 (17.48 %)MS PowerPoint
4262 (16.90 %)MS Visio
550 (3.226 %)CA Clarity
621 (1.355 %)Spreadsheet
710 (0.645 %)Open Workbench
87 (0.452 %)Niku Workbench
94 (0.258 %)AutoCAD
102 (0.129 %)Photoshop
102 (0.129 %)Acrobat
111 (0.065 %)MATLAB
111 (0.065 %)FastStats
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
122 (1.419 %)SAP BPC
29 (0.581 %)SAP CO
29 (0.581 %)SAP FI/CO
29 (0.581 %)SAP FI
38 (0.516 %)Oracle EBS
46 (0.387 %)Oracle ERP
55 (0.323 %)Oracle Applications
64 (0.258 %)SAP R/3
64 (0.258 %)SAP PM
73 (0.194 %)WebTrends
73 (0.194 %)3000 Xtra
73 (0.194 %)Dynamics CRM
82 (0.129 %)Oracle BPM
82 (0.129 %)Salerio
82 (0.129 %)Algo Collateral
82 (0.129 %)Oracle 11i
82 (0.129 %)PeopleSoft Financials
82 (0.129 %)RMDS
82 (0.129 %)Summit
91 (0.065 %)SAP QM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
124 (1.548 %)Intranet
220 (1.290 %)Internet
319 (1.226 %)WAN
415 (0.968 %)TCP/IP
512 (0.774 %)LAN
69 (0.581 %)Wireless
69 (0.581 %)DNS
78 (0.516 %)SAN
78 (0.516 %)Firewall
87 (0.452 %)HTTP
94 (0.258 %)H.323
94 (0.258 %)BIG-IP
103 (0.194 %)TELNET
103 (0.194 %)LDAP
103 (0.194 %)DHCP
103 (0.194 %)VLAN
112 (0.129 %)FTP
112 (0.129 %)PBX
112 (0.129 %)VoIP
112 (0.129 %)3G
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
145 (2.903 %)SQL Server
235 (2.258 %)Datawarehouse
329 (1.871 %)ETL
418 (1.161 %)MS Access
516 (1.032 %)BusinessObjects
69 (0.581 %)Oracle Reports
69 (0.581 %)SQL Server 2008
77 (0.452 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
77 (0.452 %)Oracle 9i
77 (0.452 %)SQL Server 2005
86 (0.387 %)Data Cleansing
86 (0.387 %)Oracle 8/8i
95 (0.323 %)DataStage
95 (0.323 %)Oracle Discoverer
95 (0.323 %)SQL Server Integration Services
104 (0.258 %)Reference Data
104 (0.258 %)Crystal Reports
104 (0.258 %)Oracle 10g
113 (0.194 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
113 (0.194 %)GIS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
113 (0.839 %)JIRA
211 (0.710 %)Oracle Forms
39 (0.581 %)Visual Studio
47 (0.452 %)TestDirector
56 (0.387 %)Rational Rose
56 (0.387 %)ClearCase
65 (0.323 %)QuickTest Pro
74 (0.258 %)Team Foundation Server
74 (0.258 %)Oracle APEX
74 (0.258 %)ClearQuest
83 (0.194 %)RequisitePro
83 (0.194 %)Dreamweaver
83 (0.194 %)JUnit
92 (0.129 %)FrontPage
92 (0.129 %)Ant
92 (0.129 %)Eclipse
92 (0.129 %)JDeveloper
92 (0.129 %)JBuilder
92 (0.129 %)ERwin
92 (0.129 %)XMLSpy
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1576 (37.16 %)Finance
2365 (23.55 %)Banking
3157 (10.13 %)Investment Banking
4105 (6.774 %)Retail
581 (5.226 %)Government
674 (4.774 %)Insurance
772 (4.645 %)Retail Banking
848 (3.097 %)Front Office
935 (2.258 %)Education
1034 (2.194 %)Health
1132 (2.065 %)Telecoms
1226 (1.677 %)Back Office
1325 (1.613 %)General Ledger
1420 (1.290 %)Financial Institution
1519 (1.226 %)Construction
1616 (1.032 %)Pensions
1616 (1.032 %)Billing
1713 (0.839 %)Marketing
189 (0.581 %)Legal
189 (0.581 %)Corporate Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1369 (23.81 %)Project Manager
2286 (18.45 %)Analyst
3121 (7.806 %)Business Analyst
4100 (6.452 %)Coordinator
598 (6.323 %)Project Planner
682 (5.290 %)Project Coordinator
776 (4.903 %)PMO Analyst
861 (3.935 %)Project Officer
960 (3.871 %)Administrator
1052 (3.355 %)PMO Manager
1150 (3.226 %)Programme Planner
1244 (2.839 %)Consultant
1343 (2.774 %)Programme Manager
1438 (2.452 %)Project Support Officer
1535 (2.258 %)Project Analyst
1634 (2.194 %)Project Administrator
1731 (2.000 %)Senior Analyst
1731 (2.000 %)Business Manager
1830 (1.935 %)Junior
1928 (1.806 %)Technical Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
150 (3.226 %)NHS
240 (2.581 %)Derivative
335 (2.258 %)Fixed Income
425 (1.613 %)Market Risk
522 (1.419 %)Management Information System
522 (1.419 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
621 (1.355 %)PMI
718 (1.161 %)Credit Risk
814 (0.903 %)Equities
912 (0.774 %)Visualisation
912 (0.774 %)Blackberry
1011 (0.710 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1011 (0.710 %)French Language
1110 (0.645 %)German Language
128 (0.516 %)Informatics
137 (0.452 %)Mainframe
137 (0.452 %)Video on Demand
137 (0.452 %)PDA
137 (0.452 %)Data Protection Act
145 (0.323 %)IPTV
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
171 (4.581 %)Windows
270 (4.516 %)UNIX
323 (1.484 %)Windows Server 2003
415 (0.968 %)Windows XP
514 (0.903 %)Linux
610 (0.645 %)Windows 2000
79 (0.581 %)Windows Server 2008
87 (0.452 %)Solaris
96 (0.387 %)Windows NT
105 (0.323 %)AIX
114 (0.258 %)Red Hat Linux
123 (0.194 %)HPUX
131 (0.065 %)zOS
131 (0.065 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1539 (34.77 %)Project Management
2445 (28.71 %)PRINCE2
3204 (13.16 %)Project Planning
4115 (7.419 %)Programme Management
5112 (7.226 %)Change Management
6107 (6.903 %)ITIL
797 (6.258 %)Stakeholder Management
875 (4.839 %)Migration
875 (4.839 %)Risk Management
970 (4.516 %)PRINCE
1067 (4.323 %)Business Analysis
1159 (3.806 %)Agile Software Development
1251 (3.290 %)Resource Management
1335 (2.258 %)User Acceptance Testing
1432 (2.065 %)Business Intelligence
1531 (2.000 %)Service Management
1630 (1.935 %)Scrum
1729 (1.871 %)ERP
1827 (1.742 %)Systems Analysis
1827 (1.742 %)TOGAF
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
174 (4.774 %)SQL
261 (3.935 %)C
328 (1.806 %)Java
423 (1.484 %)VB
519 (1.226 %)C++
519 (1.226 %)VBA
617 (1.097 %)C#
78 (0.516 %)JavaScript
78 (0.516 %)PL/SQL
85 (0.323 %)T-SQL
85 (0.323 %)Perl
85 (0.323 %)PHP
94 (0.258 %)VB.NET
94 (0.258 %)Shell Script
103 (0.194 %)VBScript
103 (0.194 %)ActionScript
111 (0.065 %)VB6
111 (0.065 %)Jython
111 (0.065 %)J#
111 (0.065 %)ABAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1116 (7.484 %)Security Cleared
277 (4.968 %)PRINCE2 Certification
368 (4.387 %)Degree
462 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
550 (3.226 %)PMI Certification
649 (3.161 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
737 (2.387 %)PMP
819 (1.226 %)ISEB
915 (0.968 %)Microsoft Certification
1013 (0.839 %)DV Cleared
1112 (0.774 %)MCSE
1211 (0.710 %)CTC Cleared
138 (0.516 %)BC Cleared
138 (0.516 %)MCSA
147 (0.452 %)CCA
147 (0.452 %)Citrix Certification
147 (0.452 %)MCP
156 (0.387 %)MBA
165 (0.323 %)APMP
174 (0.258 %)ACCA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
164 (4.129 %)QA
210 (0.645 %)SLA
35 (0.323 %)COBIT
44 (0.258 %)PCI DSS
44 (0.258 %)Basel II
53 (0.194 %)ISO9001
62 (0.129 %)GAAP
71 (0.065 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
115 (0.968 %)Active Directory
26 (0.387 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.194 %)MetaFrame
42 (0.129 %)XenApp
51 (0.065 %)ISA Server
51 (0.065 %)VMware Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
17 (0.452 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (0.387 %)HP Quality Center
35 (0.323 %)Netcool
44 (0.258 %)Netcool/Webtop
52 (0.129 %)SCCM
61 (0.065 %)CiscoWorks
61 (0.065 %)OpenView
61 (0.065 %)MOM
61 (0.065 %)MIMEsweeper
61 (0.065 %)OpenView Configuration Management
61 (0.065 %)Norton AntiVirus
61 (0.065 %)ServiceCenter
61 (0.065 %)McAfee ePO
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1367 (23.68 %)Microsoft
274 (4.774 %)Oracle
356 (3.613 %)SAP
443 (2.774 %)Planview
520 (1.290 %)IBM
618 (1.161 %)Sybase
716 (1.032 %)Business Objects
716 (1.032 %)HP
814 (0.903 %)Remedy
913 (0.839 %)Siebel
1011 (0.710 %)Primavera
1110 (0.645 %)Cisco
1110 (0.645 %)Niku
1110 (0.645 %)Citrix
129 (0.581 %)StatPro
138 (0.516 %)TIBCO
138 (0.516 %)Reuters
138 (0.516 %)Bloomberg
138 (0.516 %)CheckPoint
147 (0.452 %)VMware