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This section looks at the demand for Project Management Institute (PMI) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMI over the last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management Institute (PMI)
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank380429
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads227204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.289 %0.231 %
As % of the category below1.377 %1.086 %
Daily rates quoted8974
Average minimum daily rate£417£409
Average daily rate£445£434
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£472£458
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£391
% change on same period last year+0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted87
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00£37.48
Average hourly rate£39.19£37.48
% change on same period last year+4.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.38£37.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.21£37.48
% change on same period last year+12.63 %
Miscellaneous UKMiscellaneous
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1648318781
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled20.98 %21.23 %
Daily rates quoted60576673
Average minimum daily rate£454£475
Average daily rate£490£510
% change on same period last year-3.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£525£546
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£361
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Hourly rates quoted13701139
Average minimum hourly rate£21.92£23.26
Average hourly rate£24.11£25.01
% change on same period last year-3.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.30£26.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.59£24.64
% change on same period last year-4.24 %

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.

PMI
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing PMI across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

PMI Demand Trend

PMI
Daily Rate Trend

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

PMI Daily Rate Trend

PMI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PMI across the UK over the past 3 months.

PMI Daily Rate Histogram

PMI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing PMI across the UK.

PMI Hourly Rate Trend

PMI
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PMI across the UK over the past 3 months.

PMI Hourly Rate Histogram

PMI
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMI within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+53220£446+2.97 %
2LondonUp+38101£488-4.46 %
3South EastUp+1243£460+16.74 %
4East of EnglandUp+1529£408-7.68 %
5City of LondonDown-2321£539-5.15 %
6North WestUp+119£450-
6EssexUp+1419£321-
7BerkshireUp+2617£438+11.05 %
8ManchesterNew entry-10£450-
9HertfordshireDown-98£500+37.93 %
10BrentwoodNew entry-7£358-
11SurreyUp+196--
11CheshireNew entry-6--
11MidlandsNo change06£255-
12South WestUp+85£250-28.52 %
12MiddlesexDown-25£450-
12Docklands, LondonDown-45£479-
12NewburyNew entry-5£475-
12BasildonNew entry-5--
13BracknellUp+234£404-
13Milton KeynesDown-164£513-
13WatfordDown-84£500+53.84 %
13East MidlandsDown-164£425+33.85 %
13YorkshireNew entry-4£425-
13BuckinghamshireDown-184£513+32.82 %
14DorsetUp+53--
14Thames ValleyNew entry-3--
14BournemouthUp+53--
15PooleNew entry-2--
15AltrinchamNew entry-2--

PMI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing PMI also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing PMI.

1296 (74.56 %)PRINCE2
2250 (62.97 %)Project Management
3142 (35.77 %)PMI Certification
4119 (29.97 %)Finance
5106 (26.70 %)MS Project
682 (20.65 %)PMP
768 (17.13 %)MS Office
865 (16.37 %)Banking
964 (16.12 %)PRINCE
1057 (14.36 %)Telecoms
1150 (12.59 %)ITIL
1237 (9.320 %)Oracle
1334 (8.564 %)Investment Banking
1433 (8.312 %)MS Excel
1532 (8.060 %)Stakeholder Management
1532 (8.060 %)Project Planning
1631 (7.809 %)Risk Management
1631 (7.809 %)Unix
1729 (7.305 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1729 (7.305 %)Microsoft
1825 (6.297 %)Migration
1825 (6.297 %)SQL
1924 (6.045 %)MS PowerPoint
2023 (5.793 %)Programme Management
2122 (5.542 %)Change Management
2122 (5.542 %)Health
2122 (5.542 %)Middleware
2218 (4.534 %)Configuration Management
2218 (4.534 %)WebLogic
2218 (4.534 %)Solaris

PMI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing PMI also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing PMI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
122 (5.542 %)Middleware
216 (4.030 %)J2EE
310 (2.519 %)WebSphere
48 (2.015 %).NET
54 (1.008 %)JNDI
54 (1.008 %)JDBC
62 (0.504 %)SAP XI
62 (0.504 %)EDI
71 (0.252 %)ebXML
71 (0.252 %)JSP
71 (0.252 %)WebServices
71 (0.252 %)jBPM
Application Platforms
118 (4.534 %)WebLogic
217 (4.282 %)Office Project Server
315 (3.778 %)SharePoint
44 (1.008 %)WebSphere Application Server
53 (0.756 %)MS Exchange
53 (0.756 %)Lotus Notes
62 (0.504 %)BizTalk Server
62 (0.504 %)CMS
62 (0.504 %)JBoss
62 (0.504 %)Exchange Server 2003
71 (0.252 %)WorkSite
71 (0.252 %)IIS
71 (0.252 %)Documentum
71 (0.252 %)SAS
71 (0.252 %)LiveLink
71 (0.252 %)Live Communications Server
71 (0.252 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.252 %)Commerce Server
71 (0.252 %)OpenROAD
71 (0.252 %)Lotus Domino
Applications
1106 (26.70 %)MS Project
268 (17.13 %)MS Office
333 (8.312 %)MS Excel
424 (6.045 %)MS PowerPoint
57 (1.763 %)MS Visio
61 (0.252 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
12 (0.504 %)Capstone
12 (0.504 %)Tesseract
12 (0.504 %)Minerva
12 (0.504 %)Remedy ITSM
21 (0.252 %)Changepoint
21 (0.252 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
21 (0.252 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (0.252 %)Navision
21 (0.252 %)SAP FI
21 (0.252 %)Oracle Payroll
21 (0.252 %)SAP FI/CO
21 (0.252 %)SAP CO
Communications & Networking
18 (2.015 %)Internet
26 (1.511 %)Broadband
26 (1.511 %)Firewall
34 (1.008 %)SAN
43 (0.756 %)DNS
43 (0.756 %)LAN
43 (0.756 %)ADSL
43 (0.756 %)VoIP
43 (0.756 %)WAN
43 (0.756 %)BSS
52 (0.504 %)MPLS
52 (0.504 %)ATM
52 (0.504 %)GPRS
52 (0.504 %)PBX
52 (0.504 %)TCP/IP
61 (0.252 %)VPN
61 (0.252 %)WINS
61 (0.252 %)SDH
61 (0.252 %)3G
61 (0.252 %)GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (1.763 %)SQL Server
26 (1.511 %)BusinessObjects
35 (1.259 %)DB2
35 (1.259 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (0.756 %)Data Cleansing
52 (0.504 %)RDBMS
61 (0.252 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.252 %)Ingres
61 (0.252 %)SAP BW
61 (0.252 %)QualityStage
61 (0.252 %)GIS
Development Applications
11 (0.252 %)ClearQuest
General
1119 (29.97 %)Finance
265 (16.37 %)Banking
357 (14.36 %)Telecoms
434 (8.564 %)Investment Banking
522 (5.542 %)Health
617 (4.282 %)Retail
716 (4.030 %)Government
815 (3.778 %)Education
815 (3.778 %)Financial Institution
98 (2.015 %)Front Office
107 (1.763 %)Marketing
116 (1.511 %)Publishing
124 (1.008 %)Back Office
124 (1.008 %)Insurance
133 (0.756 %)Military
133 (0.756 %)Corporate Banking
133 (0.756 %)Law
142 (0.504 %)Games
142 (0.504 %)Electric
142 (0.504 %)Electronics
Job Titles
1260 (65.49 %)Project Manager
237 (9.320 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
237 (9.320 %)Infrastructure Manager
328 (7.053 %)Analyst
422 (5.542 %)Programme Manager
521 (5.290 %)Technical Project Manager
521 (5.290 %)Technical Manager
620 (5.038 %)Senior Manager
714 (3.526 %)Senior Project Manager
813 (3.275 %)Consultant
912 (3.023 %)PMO Analyst
1011 (2.771 %)Telecoms Project Manager
1110 (2.519 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
1110 (2.519 %)PMO Manager
1110 (2.519 %)IT Manager
129 (2.267 %)Delivery Manager
129 (2.267 %)Project Analyst
137 (1.763 %)IT Project Manager
137 (1.763 %)Coordinator
146 (1.511 %)Trainer
Miscellaneous
113 (3.275 %)Derivative
212 (3.023 %)Equities
310 (2.519 %)Fixed Income
48 (2.015 %)Asset Management
55 (1.259 %)Credit Derivative
55 (1.259 %)IPTV
55 (1.259 %)Equity Derivative
55 (1.259 %)NHS
64 (1.008 %)Management Information System
73 (0.756 %)Mainframe
82 (0.504 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
82 (0.504 %)IVR
82 (0.504 %)Interest Rate Derivative
82 (0.504 %)CMDB
82 (0.504 %)Video Conferencing
91 (0.252 %)French Language
91 (0.252 %)German Language
91 (0.252 %)Japanese Language
91 (0.252 %)Spanish Language
91 (0.252 %)DTV
Operating Systems
131 (7.809 %)Unix
218 (4.534 %)Solaris
316 (4.030 %)Windows
46 (1.511 %)Linux
55 (1.259 %)AIX
55 (1.259 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (1.008 %)Windows XP
64 (1.008 %)Windows 2000
73 (0.756 %)VMS
73 (0.756 %)Tru64
82 (0.504 %)HPUX
91 (0.252 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1296 (74.56 %)PRINCE2
2250 (62.97 %)Project Management
364 (16.12 %)PRINCE
450 (12.59 %)ITIL
532 (8.060 %)Stakeholder Management
532 (8.060 %)Project Planning
631 (7.809 %)Risk Management
725 (6.297 %)Migration
823 (5.793 %)Programme Management
922 (5.542 %)Change Management
1018 (4.534 %)Configuration Management
1116 (4.030 %)Matrix Management
1213 (3.275 %)Service Delivery
1312 (3.023 %)Resource Management
1411 (2.771 %)Time Management
1510 (2.519 %)E-Commerce
169 (2.267 %)RUP
177 (1.763 %)Service Management
186 (1.511 %)CRM
186 (1.511 %)Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
125 (6.297 %)SQL
213 (3.275 %)Java
37 (1.763 %)PL/SQL
42 (0.504 %)Shell Script
42 (0.504 %)Perl
51 (0.252 %)C
51 (0.252 %)C#
51 (0.252 %)C++
51 (0.252 %)Lingo
Qualifications
1142 (35.77 %)PMI Certification
282 (20.65 %)PMP
329 (7.305 %)PRINCE2 Certification
417 (4.282 %)ISEB
512 (3.023 %)Degree
69 (2.267 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
69 (2.267 %)CAPM
75 (1.259 %)Microsoft Certification
75 (1.259 %)ITIL Certification
75 (1.259 %)MCSE
82 (0.504 %)HND
91 (0.252 %)MCP
91 (0.252 %)MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.519 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
26 (1.511 %)SLA
26 (1.511 %)QA
31 (0.252 %)ISO9000
31 (0.252 %)Basel II
System Software
15 (1.259 %)Active Directory
21 (0.252 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
12 (0.504 %)Netcool
12 (0.504 %)Netcool/Proviso
21 (0.252 %)MOM
21 (0.252 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
137 (9.320 %)Oracle
229 (7.305 %)Microsoft
37 (1.763 %)IBM
37 (1.763 %)SAP
37 (1.763 %)Informatica
46 (1.511 %)Remedy
46 (1.511 %)Business Objects
46 (1.511 %)HP
55 (1.259 %)Sun
64 (1.008 %)Sybase
64 (1.008 %)Siebel
64 (1.008 %)Planview
73 (0.756 %)EMC
73 (0.756 %)BMC
73 (0.756 %)Lotus
73 (0.756 %)VMware
82 (0.504 %)LatentZero
82 (0.504 %)NEC
82 (0.504 %)Cramer
82 (0.504 %)Hummingbird
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