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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Office Project Server skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Office Project Server over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Office Project Server
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank523556
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads5697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.076 %0.096 %
As % of the category below0.564 %0.745 %
Daily rates quoted2230
Average minimum daily rate£330£348
Average daily rate£358£375
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£339
% change on same period last year-20.37 %
Hourly rates quoted213
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50£27.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£27.98
% change on same period last year+42.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.50£28.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00£27.98
% change on same period last year+42.95 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
UK
Matching contract IT job ads992713028
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.42 %12.85 %
Daily rates quoted31093464
Average minimum daily rate£353£352
Average daily rate£377£374
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted8441266
Average minimum hourly rate£23.47£22.68
Average hourly rate£25.10£24.15
% change on same period last year+3.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.73£25.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£24.38
% change on same period last year+5.11 %

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.

Office Project Server
Demand Trend

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

Office Project Server Demand Trend

Office Project Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Office Project Server Daily Rate Trend

Office Project Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Office Project Server within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Office Project Server Daily Rate Histogram

Office Project Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Office Project Server Hourly Rate Trend

Office Project Server
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 Office Project Server within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EnglandUp+3252£360-4.04 %
LondonUp+5918£409+5.91 %
YorkshireUp+3112£199-
City of LondonNew entry-10£331-
East of EnglandUp+349£155-
West YorkshireUp+117--
North YorkshireNew entry-5£199-
HertfordshireNew entry-4--
South EastUp+254£155-53.98 %
West MidlandsNew entry-4£425-
ScotlandNew entry-4£325-
SuffolkNew entry-3£155-
RickmansworthNew entry-3--
HarrogateNew entry-3£199-
IpswichNew entry-2£155-
LeatherheadNew entry-2£155-
LeedsNew entry-2--
CambridgeNew entry-2--
GlasgowNew entry-2£325-
BerkshireUp+202--
CambridgeshireNew entry-2--
NottinghamNew entry-2--
ReadingDown-42--
SurreyUp+112£155-
NottinghamshireNew entry-2--
RenfrewshireNew entry-2--
East MidlandsNew entry-2--
MidlandsNew entry-2£350-
North WestNew entry-1--
BirminghamNew entry-1£425-

Office Project Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Office Project Server 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 Office Project Server.

1101 (68.71 %)MS Project
275 (51.02 %)Microsoft
366 (44.90 %)MS Office
465 (44.22 %)PRINCE2
563 (42.86 %)Project Management
658 (39.46 %)SharePoint
753 (36.05 %)MS Excel
843 (29.25 %)Finance
935 (23.81 %)Windows
1030 (20.41 %)ClearCase
1030 (20.41 %)ClearQuest
1129 (19.73 %)MS PowerPoint
1228 (19.05 %)Banking
1322 (14.97 %)SQL Server
1419 (12.93 %)Windows Server 2003
1419 (12.93 %)Project Planning
1518 (12.24 %)Investment Banking
1518 (12.24 %)PMI Certification
1617 (11.56 %)PMI
1617 (11.56 %)PMP
1617 (11.56 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1716 (10.88 %)RUP
1716 (10.88 %)Programme Management
1815 (10.20 %)SQL
1913 (8.844 %)Fixed Income
1913 (8.844 %)Business Development
2012 (8.163 %)SQL Server 2005
2012 (8.163 %)Active Directory
2111 (7.483 %)Degree
2111 (7.483 %)Time Management

Office Project Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Office Project Server 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 Office Project Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (6.122 %).NET
27 (4.762 %)Windows SharePoint Services
36 (4.082 %)ASP.NET
44 (2.721 %)WF
53 (2.041 %).NET Framework
62 (1.361 %)CSS
62 (1.361 %)XML
62 (1.361 %)XHTML
71 (0.680 %)WSH
71 (0.680 %)AJAX
71 (0.680 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (0.680 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
158 (39.46 %)SharePoint
217 (11.56 %)SharePoint Server 2007
39 (6.122 %)IIS
47 (4.762 %)MS Exchange
56 (4.082 %)SharePoint Portal Server
65 (3.401 %)BizTalk Server
74 (2.721 %)Exchange Server 2007
74 (2.721 %)Office Communications Server
82 (1.361 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (0.680 %)Content Management Server
91 (0.680 %)CMS
91 (0.680 %)ESB
91 (0.680 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1101 (68.71 %)MS Project
266 (44.90 %)MS Office
353 (36.05 %)MS Excel
429 (19.73 %)MS PowerPoint
58 (5.442 %)MS Visio
65 (3.401 %)InfoPath
71 (0.680 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.721 %)Dynamics CRM
23 (2.041 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
32 (1.361 %)Microsoft CRM
41 (0.680 %)BusinessWorks
41 (0.680 %)SAP Oil and Gas
41 (0.680 %)SAP ERP
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (3.401 %)Internet
22 (1.361 %)IPsec
22 (1.361 %)TCP/IP
22 (1.361 %)VPN
31 (0.680 %)DNS
31 (0.680 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (14.97 %)SQL Server
212 (8.163 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (6.803 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (2.721 %)PerformancePoint
53 (2.041 %)ETL
62 (1.361 %)OLAP
71 (0.680 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.680 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.680 %)DB2
71 (0.680 %)EDRMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
130 (20.41 %)ClearCase
130 (20.41 %)ClearQuest
23 (2.041 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.680 %)NUnit
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (29.25 %)Finance
228 (19.05 %)Banking
318 (12.24 %)Investment Banking
47 (4.762 %)Government
55 (3.401 %)Education
64 (2.721 %)Health
72 (1.361 %)Financial Institution
72 (1.361 %)Auditing
81 (0.680 %)Telecoms
81 (0.680 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (19.73 %)Project Manager
223 (15.65 %)Analyst
320 (13.61 %)Consultant
418 (12.24 %)Support Analyst
418 (12.24 %)Project Analyst
517 (11.56 %)Project Support Analyst
616 (10.88 %)Coordinator
711 (7.483 %)Programme Manager
711 (7.483 %)Project Coordinator
89 (6.122 %)Developer
98 (5.442 %)Administrator
98 (5.442 %)SharePoint Consultant
105 (3.401 %)Support Manager
105 (3.401 %)Senior Manager
105 (3.401 %)Project Consultant
114 (2.721 %)Project Support Manager
114 (2.721 %)Senior Project Manager
114 (2.721 %)Junior Project Manager
114 (2.721 %)Project Planner
114 (2.721 %)Junior
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (11.56 %)PMI
213 (8.844 %)Fixed Income
39 (6.122 %)Derivative
43 (2.041 %)Taxonomies
52 (1.361 %)Interest Rate Derivative
52 (1.361 %)Management Information System
52 (1.361 %)Credit Derivative
52 (1.361 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
61 (0.680 %)NHS
61 (0.680 %)Mainframe
61 (0.680 %)Equities
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (23.81 %)Windows
219 (12.93 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (2.041 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (0.680 %)UNIX
41 (0.680 %)Windows Vista
41 (0.680 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
165 (44.22 %)PRINCE2
263 (42.86 %)Project Management
319 (12.93 %)Project Planning
416 (10.88 %)Programme Management
416 (10.88 %)RUP
513 (8.844 %)Business Development
611 (7.483 %)Time Management
79 (6.122 %)Security Cleared
88 (5.442 %)Resource Management
88 (5.442 %)DSDM
88 (5.442 %)Workflow
97 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
106 (4.082 %)ITIL
106 (4.082 %)Business Intelligence
115 (3.401 %)CRM
123 (2.041 %)Risk Management
123 (2.041 %)Web Development
123 (2.041 %)Data Management
123 (2.041 %)Data Architecture
132 (1.361 %)Document Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (10.20 %)SQL
27 (4.762 %)C#
35 (3.401 %)PL/SQL
42 (1.361 %)JavaScript
42 (1.361 %)Transact-SQL
42 (1.361 %)VBScript
42 (1.361 %)VB
51 (0.680 %)VBA
51 (0.680 %)PowerShell
51 (0.680 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (12.24 %)PMI Certification
217 (11.56 %)PMP
311 (7.483 %)Degree
47 (4.762 %)PRINCE2 Certification
55 (3.401 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
64 (2.721 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (0.680 %)MCSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.680 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (8.163 %)Active Directory
22 (1.361 %)Samba
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.680 %)OpenView
11 (0.680 %)Unicenter
11 (0.680 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (0.680 %)MIIS
11 (0.680 %)OVSD
11 (0.680 %)WSUS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
175 (51.02 %)Microsoft
26 (4.082 %)HP
26 (4.082 %)Oracle
35 (3.401 %)SAP
44 (2.721 %)Peregrine
53 (2.041 %)Cognos
62 (1.361 %)Citrix
71 (0.680 %)CA
71 (0.680 %)Sybase
71 (0.680 %)Lotus
71 (0.680 %)TIBCO
71 (0.680 %)Remedy
71 (0.680 %)OutlookSoft
71 (0.680 %)Meridio