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This section looks at the demand for Project Management Professional (PMP) in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMP over the last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management Professional (PMP)
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank435502
Rank change on same period last yearUp+67
Matching contract IT job ads160127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.204 %0.144 %
As % of the category below2.097 %1.486 %
Daily rates quoted7150
Average minimum daily rate£443£401
Average daily rate£490£436
% change on same period last year+12.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£536£471
UK excluding London average daily rate£448£439
% change on same period last year+1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£48.50-
Average hourly rate£48.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£48.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£48.50-
% change on same period last year-
Qualifications UKQualifications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads76298547
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.712 %9.661 %
Daily rates quoted24982397
Average minimum daily rate£337£344
Average daily rate£359£365
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£330
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted755906
Average minimum hourly rate£23.48£23.71
Average hourly rate£25.12£25.26
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.75£26.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£25.69
% change on same period last year-5.43 %

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.

PMP
Demand Trend

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

PMP Demand Trend

PMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

PMP Daily Rate Trend

PMP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

PMP Daily Rate Histogram

PMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

PMP Hourly Rate Trend

PMP
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

PMP Hourly Rate Histogram

PMP
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMP 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+59151£490+11.87 %
2LondonUp+4787£510+17.81 %
3City of LondonDown-930£519+15.40 %
4South EastUp+3125£483+17.40 %
5East of EnglandUp+416£433-11.56 %
6HertfordshireDown-68£475+18.75 %
7BerkshireUp+247£454+10.05 %
8South WestNew entry-6£250-
9North WestDown-175£575+43.75 %
9MiddlesexDown-45£450-
9WatfordNew entry-5£500-
9SurreyUp+215£725+99.54 %
10SuffolkDown-14£350-
10UxbridgeNew entry-4£350-
10Sunbury-on-ThamesNew entry-4--
10MidlandsUp+24£350-37.77 %
10West MidlandsDown-14£425-15.00 %
11Hemel HempsteadNew entry-3--
11HerefordshireNew entry-3--
12East AngliaNew entry-2--
12West YorkshireNew entry-2£425-
12WiltshireNew entry-2--
12YorkshireNew entry-2£425-
12HampshireUp+52£500+8.10 %
12AberdeenshireNew entry-2--
12LancashireNew entry-2--
12SwindonNew entry-2--
12ManchesterDown-152--
12BuckinghamshireUp+32--
12DevonNew entry-2--

PMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing PMP 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 PMP.

1271 (98.19 %)PMI Certification
2226 (81.88 %)PRINCE2
3162 (58.70 %)Project Management
482 (29.71 %)PMI
549 (17.75 %)Risk Management
648 (17.39 %)Finance
747 (17.03 %)MS Project
844 (15.94 %)Banking
942 (15.22 %)ITIL
942 (15.22 %)PRINCE
1038 (13.77 %)Telecoms
1137 (13.41 %)MS Office
1235 (12.68 %)Investment Banking
1334 (12.32 %)MS Excel
1433 (11.96 %)SharePoint
1433 (11.96 %)Project Planning
1532 (11.59 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1629 (10.51 %)MS PowerPoint
1727 (9.783 %)Change Management
1825 (9.058 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1923 (8.333 %)CAPM
2018 (6.522 %)Office Project Server
2018 (6.522 %)Stakeholder Management
2117 (6.159 %)Derivative
2216 (5.797 %)Performance Management
2315 (5.435 %)Windows
2315 (5.435 %)MS Visio
2315 (5.435 %)Microsoft
2414 (5.072 %)Programme Management
2513 (4.710 %)Retail

PMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing PMP 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 PMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
14 (1.449 %).NET
22 (0.725 %)J2EE
22 (0.725 %)JSP
22 (0.725 %)XML
22 (0.725 %)XSD
22 (0.725 %)Spring
22 (0.725 %)AJAX
31 (0.362 %)SAP XI
Application Platforms
133 (11.96 %)SharePoint
218 (6.522 %)Office Project Server
37 (2.536 %)Documentum
43 (1.087 %)MS Exchange
52 (0.725 %)IIS
52 (0.725 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.362 %)WorkSite
61 (0.362 %)Apache
61 (0.362 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.362 %)CMS
61 (0.362 %)Live Communications Server
61 (0.362 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (0.362 %)Exchange Server 2003
Applications
147 (17.03 %)MS Project
237 (13.41 %)MS Office
334 (12.32 %)MS Excel
429 (10.51 %)MS PowerPoint
515 (5.435 %)MS Visio
61 (0.362 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
11 (0.362 %)PeopleSoft Financials
11 (0.362 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
11 (0.362 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (0.362 %)Navision
11 (0.362 %)SAP HR
11 (0.362 %)SAP R/3
11 (0.362 %)SAP FI
11 (0.362 %)SAP CRM
11 (0.362 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (0.362 %)SAP CO
11 (0.362 %)Pivotal CRM
11 (0.362 %)SAP Retail
Communications & Networking
113 (4.710 %)Internet
211 (3.986 %)Firewall
39 (3.261 %)SAN
47 (2.536 %)LAN
55 (1.812 %)WAN
63 (1.087 %)TCP/IP
63 (1.087 %)VoIP
63 (1.087 %)DSL
63 (1.087 %)BSS
72 (0.725 %)DWDM
72 (0.725 %)LLU
72 (0.725 %)TETRA
72 (0.725 %)Intranet
72 (0.725 %)SDH
72 (0.725 %)Broadband
81 (0.362 %)ATM
81 (0.362 %)WCDMA
81 (0.362 %)SMTP
81 (0.362 %)DHCP
81 (0.362 %)3G
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (1.087 %)SAP BW
22 (0.725 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.362 %)Data Mining
31 (0.362 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (0.362 %)RDBMS
31 (0.362 %)BusinessObjects
31 (0.362 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
13 (1.087 %)ClearQuest
General
148 (17.39 %)Finance
244 (15.94 %)Banking
338 (13.77 %)Telecoms
435 (12.68 %)Investment Banking
513 (4.710 %)Retail
69 (3.261 %)Insurance
78 (2.899 %)Government
86 (2.174 %)Health
86 (2.174 %)Front Office
95 (1.812 %)Back Office
95 (1.812 %)Marketing
104 (1.449 %)Law
104 (1.449 %)Education
113 (1.087 %)Military
113 (1.087 %)Construction
113 (1.087 %)Retail Banking
122 (0.725 %)Publishing
122 (0.725 %)Legal
131 (0.362 %)Advertising
131 (0.362 %)Financial Institution
Job Titles
1168 (60.87 %)Project Manager
220 (7.246 %)Senior Manager
318 (6.522 %)Coordinator
318 (6.522 %)Programme Manager
416 (5.797 %)Analyst
515 (5.435 %)Senior Project Manager
614 (5.072 %)PMO Analyst
711 (3.986 %)Infrastructure Manager
711 (3.986 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
810 (3.623 %)IT Manager
99 (3.261 %)IT Project Manager
108 (2.899 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
108 (2.899 %)Programme Coordinator
117 (2.536 %)PMO Manager
126 (2.174 %)Software Manager
126 (2.174 %)Telecoms Project Manager
126 (2.174 %)Technical Manager
126 (2.174 %)Software Project Manager
126 (2.174 %)Business Manager
126 (2.174 %)Consultant
Miscellaneous
182 (29.71 %)PMI
217 (6.159 %)Derivative
312 (4.348 %)Fixed Income
410 (3.623 %)Credit Derivative
56 (2.174 %)Equity Derivative
65 (1.812 %)Equities
73 (1.087 %)IPTV
73 (1.087 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
73 (1.087 %)CLARiiON
73 (1.087 %)EMV
73 (1.087 %)EFT
82 (0.725 %)Replication
82 (0.725 %)EPoS
82 (0.725 %)Interest Rate Derivative
82 (0.725 %)Asset Management
91 (0.362 %)Robotics
91 (0.362 %)Japanese Language
91 (0.362 %)Fund Management
91 (0.362 %)IBM Mainframe
91 (0.362 %)PACS
Operating Systems
115 (5.435 %)Windows
26 (2.174 %)Unix
33 (1.087 %)Tru64
33 (1.087 %)VMS
42 (0.725 %)Windows 2000
42 (0.725 %)Windows NT
42 (0.725 %)Windows XP
51 (0.362 %)Solaris
51 (0.362 %)Linux
51 (0.362 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1226 (81.88 %)PRINCE2
2162 (58.70 %)Project Management
349 (17.75 %)Risk Management
442 (15.22 %)PRINCE
442 (15.22 %)ITIL
533 (11.96 %)Project Planning
627 (9.783 %)Change Management
718 (6.522 %)Stakeholder Management
816 (5.797 %)Performance Management
914 (5.072 %)Programme Management
1013 (4.710 %)RUP
1013 (4.710 %)Time Management
1112 (4.348 %)Resource Management
129 (3.261 %)Matrix Management
129 (3.261 %)Service Management
129 (3.261 %)Business Continuity
129 (3.261 %)Migration
129 (3.261 %)Service Delivery
138 (2.899 %)Programme Office Management
147 (2.536 %)CRM
Programming Languages
15 (1.812 %)SQL
22 (0.725 %)C
22 (0.725 %)Java
31 (0.362 %)C++
31 (0.362 %)PowerHouse
Qualifications
1271 (98.19 %)PMI Certification
232 (11.59 %)PRINCE2 Certification
323 (8.333 %)CAPM
410 (3.623 %)Degree
55 (1.812 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
55 (1.812 %)CISA
55 (1.812 %)CISSP
64 (1.449 %)ISEB
73 (1.087 %)MAPM
73 (1.087 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (1.087 %)MCSE
82 (0.725 %)MBA
82 (0.725 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.362 %)MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
125 (9.058 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
25 (1.812 %)ISO27001
33 (1.087 %)ISO9000
42 (0.725 %)QA
42 (0.725 %)JSP 440
51 (0.362 %)SLA
System Software
11 (0.362 %)Active Directory
11 (0.362 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
11 (0.362 %)SCOM
Vendors
115 (5.435 %)Microsoft
213 (4.710 %)SAP
310 (3.623 %)Planview
48 (2.899 %)Oracle
57 (2.536 %)Cisco
65 (1.812 %)HP
74 (1.449 %)EMC
83 (1.087 %)Dell
83 (1.087 %)Sun
83 (1.087 %)Cognos
92 (0.725 %)Siebel
92 (0.725 %)Baan
92 (0.725 %)PeopleSoft
92 (0.725 %)Intel
101 (0.362 %)Nortel
101 (0.362 %)Citrix
101 (0.362 %)Interwoven
101 (0.362 %)Ericsson
101 (0.362 %)Siemens
101 (0.362 %)JD Edwards
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