Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for PMI Certification in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PMI Certification over the 3 months to 3 September 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 Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkPMI Certification
Location
3 months to
3 Sep 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank245252307
Rank change year-on-year
Up+7Up+55
Matching contract IT job ads390215321
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.647 %0.556 %0.438 %
As % of the Qualifications category4.307 %3.078 %2.723 %
Daily rates quoted218109122
Average daily rate£475£400£450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.75 %-11.11 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£300£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£550£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£350£400
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-12.50 %
Hourly rates quoted1378
Average hourly rate£27.50£58.75£35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-53.19 %+67.85 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£26.70£29.60£8.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£48.20£62.68£55.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.00£35.31£40.75
% change year-on-year
-23.53 %-13.34 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
9056698411787
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK15.02 %18.07 %16.08 %
Daily rates quoted429827263829
Average daily rate£365£338£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.140 %-10.00 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£220£200£220
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£320£350
% change year-on-year
+1.560 %-8.570 %
Hourly rates quoted6226871281
Average hourly rate£20.00£23.00£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.04 %-16.36 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.00£13.00£13.20
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£42.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£23.00£27.80
% change year-on-year
-13.04 %-17.26 %

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.

PMI Certification
Demand Trend

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

PMI Certification Demand Trend

PMI Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

PMI Certification Daily Rate Trend

PMI Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PMI Certification within the UK over the 3 months to 3 September 2010.

PMI Certification Daily Rate Histogram

PMI Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

PMI Certification Hourly Rate Trend

PMI Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PMI Certification within the UK over the 3 months to 3 September 2010.

PMI Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

PMI Certification
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 PMI Certification within the UK over the 3 months to 3 September 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+20367£475+18.75 %
LondonDown-5240£500+17.09 %
City of LondonUp+1388£550+25.71 %
South EastDown-773£422+5.50 %
SurreyDown-328£525+40.00 %
BerkshireDown-1028£415+14.48 %
East of EnglandDown-2118£305-12.85 %
North WestDown-2717£285-8.80 %
Sunbury-on-ThamesUp+1015£525+40.00 %
East MidlandsDown-2113£383+104.00 %
EssexUp+19£255-
ManchesterDown-128£300-
ScotlandDown-318£388+27.04 %
MiddlesexDown-57£350-26.31 %
HertfordshireDown-277£305-12.85 %
Canary WharfDown-316£574+20.78 %
DerbyDown-85--
DerbyshireDown-115--
CheshireDown-295£275-12.00 %
BracknellDown-84£405-2.40 %
ReadingDown-154£415+27.69 %
SloughNew entry-4--
HampshireDown-163£350+16.66 %
NottinghamshireDown-173£550+193.33 %
NottinghamDown-183£550+193.33 %
StainesNew entry-3--
County AntrimNew entry-3--
BelfastNew entry-3--
GuildfordNew entry-3£438-
LeatherheadNew entry-3--

PMI Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 September 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PMI Certification 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 PMI Certification.

1592 (75.99 %)PRINCE2
2539 (69.19 %)Project Management
3452 (58.02 %)PMI
4394 (50.58 %)PMP
5295 (37.87 %)Finance
6187 (24.01 %)Banking
7144 (18.49 %)PRINCE
8143 (18.36 %)Stakeholder Management
9132 (16.94 %)Investment Banking
10105 (13.48 %)MS Project
11103 (13.22 %)ITIL
1298 (12.58 %)Risk Management
1392 (11.81 %)Degree
1478 (10.01 %)MS Excel
1574 (9.499 %)Migration
1671 (9.114 %)MS Office
1671 (9.114 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1671 (9.114 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1769 (8.858 %)Microsoft
1868 (8.729 %)Business Analysis
1965 (8.344 %)SAP
2063 (8.087 %)Performance Management
2156 (7.189 %)Front Office
2254 (6.932 %)MS Visio
2351 (6.547 %)Fixed Income
2351 (6.547 %)Programme Management
2449 (6.290 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
2547 (6.033 %)Telecoms
2644 (5.648 %)Validation
2742 (5.392 %)Change Management

PMI Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 September 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PMI Certification 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 PMI Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
115 (1.926 %).NET
211 (1.412 %)J2EE
310 (1.284 %)HTML
47 (0.899 %)SAP XI
47 (0.899 %)WebSphere
47 (0.899 %)XML
54 (0.513 %)Middleware
63 (0.385 %)Web Services
72 (0.257 %)XSLT
72 (0.257 %)COM
72 (0.257 %)CSS
72 (0.257 %)Flash
72 (0.257 %)Windows SharePoint Services
72 (0.257 %)Velocity
72 (0.257 %)SAP MI
81 (0.128 %)SAP Basis
81 (0.128 %).NET Framework
81 (0.128 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
81 (0.128 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.128 %)XSD
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
142 (5.392 %)SharePoint
210 (1.284 %)Documentum
37 (0.899 %)Office Project Server
46 (0.770 %)CMS
55 (0.642 %)SharePoint Server 2007
55 (0.642 %)Lotus Notes
55 (0.642 %)Confluence
63 (0.385 %)WebLogic
63 (0.385 %)TeamSite
63 (0.385 %)SAP Portal
72 (0.257 %)SAS
72 (0.257 %)SharePoint Portal Server
81 (0.128 %)Exstream Dialogue
81 (0.128 %)WebSphere Message Broker
81 (0.128 %)Alfresco
81 (0.128 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.128 %)ESB
81 (0.128 %)MS Exchange
81 (0.128 %)ArcGIS
81 (0.128 %)SharePoint 2010
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1105 (13.48 %)MS Project
278 (10.01 %)MS Excel
371 (9.114 %)MS Office
454 (6.932 %)MS Visio
538 (4.878 %)MS PowerPoint
612 (1.540 %)CA Clarity
73 (0.385 %)Spreadsheet
82 (0.257 %)Acrobat
91 (0.128 %)Open Workbench
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
115 (1.926 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
210 (1.284 %)SAP FI
210 (1.284 %)SAP Oil and Gas
39 (1.155 %)SAP CRM
47 (0.899 %)SAP CO
47 (0.899 %)Oracle CRM
47 (0.899 %)SAP FI/CO
56 (0.770 %)Maximo
65 (0.642 %)RMDS
74 (0.513 %)SAP HR
74 (0.513 %)Exstream
74 (0.513 %)Teamcenter
83 (0.385 %)HFM
83 (0.385 %)SAP IS-U
83 (0.385 %)SAP R/3
83 (0.385 %)SAP BPC
83 (0.385 %)3000 Xtra
92 (0.257 %)SAP Payroll
92 (0.257 %)SAP FI-AP
101 (0.128 %)SAP Retail
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
120 (2.567 %)LAN
120 (2.567 %)Internet
218 (2.311 %)WAN
315 (1.926 %)Firewall
411 (1.412 %)Intranet
59 (1.155 %)VoIP
65 (0.642 %)SAN
65 (0.642 %)MPLS
74 (0.513 %)DSL
74 (0.513 %)CTI
74 (0.513 %)LDAP
74 (0.513 %)ATM
83 (0.385 %)Network Security
83 (0.385 %)DWDM
83 (0.385 %)Frame Relay
92 (0.257 %)Wireless
92 (0.257 %)BGP
92 (0.257 %)SDH
92 (0.257 %)VPN
101 (0.128 %)Intrusion Detection
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (2.054 %)Data Warehouse (DWH)
213 (1.669 %)SAP BW
37 (0.899 %)ETL
37 (0.899 %)SQL Server
46 (0.770 %)DB2
55 (0.642 %)BusinessObjects
63 (0.385 %)DataStage
72 (0.257 %)Data Cleansing
72 (0.257 %)Reference Data
72 (0.257 %)GIS
72 (0.257 %)Oracle 10g
72 (0.257 %)Oracle Reports
81 (0.128 %)Essbase
81 (0.128 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.128 %)Oracle 11g
81 (0.128 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (0.128 %)QlikView
81 (0.128 %)SQL Server Integration Services
81 (0.128 %)Data Mining
81 (0.128 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
19 (1.155 %)Axure RP
25 (0.642 %)JIRA
33 (0.385 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (0.385 %)LoadRunner
33 (0.385 %)Rational Rose
33 (0.385 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.128 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.128 %)TestDirector
41 (0.128 %)Visual Studio Team System
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1295 (37.87 %)Finance
2187 (24.01 %)Banking
3132 (16.94 %)Investment Banking
456 (7.189 %)Front Office
547 (6.033 %)Telecoms
639 (5.006 %)Retail
732 (4.108 %)Insurance
732 (4.108 %)Back Office
826 (3.338 %)Financial Institution
925 (3.209 %)Government
1024 (3.081 %)Legal
1120 (2.567 %)Education
1215 (1.926 %)Marketing
1312 (1.540 %)Billing
1312 (1.540 %)Retail Banking
1411 (1.412 %)Pensions
159 (1.155 %)Health
168 (1.027 %)Law
176 (0.770 %)Manufacturing
176 (0.770 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1506 (64.96 %)Project Manager
288 (11.30 %)Analyst
358 (7.445 %)Business Analyst
444 (5.648 %)Programme Manager
537 (4.750 %)Senior Manager
634 (4.365 %)Senior Project Manager
730 (3.851 %)IT Project Manager
826 (3.338 %)SAP Manager
921 (2.696 %)Technical Manager
1019 (2.439 %)Technical Project Manager
1019 (2.439 %)Infrastructure Manager
1019 (2.439 %)PMO Manager
1118 (2.311 %)SAP Project Manager
1118 (2.311 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
1217 (2.182 %)Business Manager
1217 (2.182 %)PMO Analyst
1314 (1.797 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
1314 (1.797 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
1413 (1.669 %)Security Manager
1512 (1.540 %)Service Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1452 (58.02 %)PMI
251 (6.547 %)Fixed Income
349 (6.290 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
439 (5.006 %)Derivative
514 (1.797 %)Management Information System
514 (1.797 %)Data Conversion
611 (1.412 %)NHS
710 (1.284 %)Computer Science
86 (0.770 %)Equity Derivative
86 (0.770 %)French Language
95 (0.642 %)Equities
95 (0.642 %)IVR
95 (0.642 %)German Language
95 (0.642 %)Wiki
95 (0.642 %)Handset
104 (0.513 %)Client/Server
104 (0.513 %)Spanish Language
113 (0.385 %)Credit Derivative
113 (0.385 %)Blackberry
113 (0.385 %)FMCG
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
136 (4.621 %)UNIX
229 (3.723 %)Windows
37 (0.899 %)Windows 7
37 (0.899 %)Linux
43 (0.385 %)Solaris
43 (0.385 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (0.385 %)Windows Server 2008
52 (0.257 %)AIX
52 (0.257 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1592 (75.99 %)PRINCE2
2539 (69.19 %)Project Management
3144 (18.49 %)PRINCE
4143 (18.36 %)Stakeholder Management
5103 (13.22 %)ITIL
698 (12.58 %)Risk Management
774 (9.499 %)Migration
868 (8.729 %)Business Analysis
963 (8.087 %)Performance Management
1051 (6.547 %)Programme Management
1144 (5.648 %)Validation
1242 (5.392 %)Change Management
1341 (5.263 %)UML
1438 (4.878 %)E-Commerce
1534 (4.365 %)Project Planning
1627 (3.466 %)Service Delivery
1726 (3.338 %)Six Sigma
1822 (2.824 %)Service Management
1822 (2.824 %)Electronic Trading
1921 (2.696 %)Asset Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
138 (4.878 %)SQL
231 (3.979 %)Java
322 (2.824 %)C
49 (1.155 %)C#
56 (0.770 %)VB
63 (0.385 %)C++
72 (0.257 %)JavaScript
81 (0.128 %)T-SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1394 (50.58 %)PMP
292 (11.81 %)Degree
371 (9.114 %)PRINCE2 Certification
371 (9.114 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
425 (3.209 %)Security Cleared
522 (2.824 %)APMP
618 (2.311 %)SC Cleared
716 (2.054 %)MBA
815 (1.926 %)ITIL Certification
913 (1.669 %)Cisco Certification
1010 (1.284 %)MAPM
1010 (1.284 %)DV Cleared
119 (1.155 %)CCNA
128 (1.027 %)ISEB
137 (0.899 %)CISSP
137 (0.899 %)CCNP
137 (0.899 %)CISM
146 (0.770 %)Microsoft Certification
146 (0.770 %)MCP
155 (0.642 %)CIMA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (3.209 %)QA
216 (2.054 %)SLA
310 (1.284 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
47 (0.899 %)COBIT
55 (0.642 %)Basel II
64 (0.513 %)PCI DSS
64 (0.513 %)ISO/IEC 27001
64 (0.513 %)BS25999
71 (0.128 %)GMP
71 (0.128 %)ISO 9001
71 (0.128 %)GxP
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
113 (1.669 %)Active Directory
22 (0.257 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.128 %)Oracle RMAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
112 (1.540 %)HP Quality Center
24 (0.513 %)Tivoli
24 (0.513 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
33 (0.385 %)CA SiteMinder
33 (0.385 %)Cisco UCCE
42 (0.257 %)Unicenter
51 (0.128 %)SCOM
51 (0.128 %)MOM
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
169 (8.858 %)Microsoft
265 (8.344 %)SAP
339 (5.006 %)Oracle
417 (2.182 %)Cisco
515 (1.926 %)Reuters
611 (1.412 %)Citrix
611 (1.412 %)IBM
710 (1.284 %)Bloomberg
710 (1.284 %)Murex
710 (1.284 %)Sun
710 (1.284 %)Cognos
89 (1.155 %)Siebel
89 (1.155 %)HP
89 (1.155 %)Hyperion
98 (1.027 %)CA
98 (1.027 %)VMware
106 (0.770 %)Informatica
106 (0.770 %)Genesys
115 (0.642 %)Business Objects
115 (0.642 %)Sybase