The first part of the table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Primavera products and/or services in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Primavera over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 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 Vendors currently tracked.

Note that 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Primavera Systems, Inc.

Primavera
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank499530500
Rank change year-on-year
Up+31Down-30
Matching contract IT job ads805136
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.135 %0.083 %0.065 %
As % of the Vendors category0.292 %0.179 %0.149 %
Number of daily rates quoted292613
Average daily rate£340£425£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-20.00 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£300£320£355
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£503£795£580
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£475£400
% change year-on-year
-26.31 %+18.75 %
Number of hourly rates quoted1321
Average hourly rate£25.00£27.00£45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.40 %-40.00 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£27.00£45.00
% change year-on-year
-7.40 %-40.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryAll Vendors
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
274282850924236
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK46.34 %46.46 %44.02 %
Number of daily rates quoted140221424810950
Average daily rate£400£405£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.23 %+1.25 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£233£250£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£600£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£350£325
% change year-on-year
-+7.69 %
Number of hourly rates quoted129815981456
Average hourly rate£20.00£20.00£19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-+2.56 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£11.38£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£41.50£40.00£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.00£20.00£19.50
% change year-on-year
-5.00 %+2.56 %

Primavera
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Primavera within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Primavera Demand Trend

Primavera
Daily Rate Trend

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

Primavera Daily Rate Trend

Primavera
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Primavera within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Primavera Daily Rate Histogram

Primavera
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Primavera Hourly Rate Trend

Primavera
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Primavera within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Primavera Hourly Rate Histogram

Primavera
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 Primavera within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. 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+4478£340-29.53 %
LondonUp+3121£325-10.95 %
South EastUp+1119£350+6.87 %
South WestDown-716£300-4.76 %
GloucestershireDown-912£300-4.76 %
City of LondonUp+4210£300-14.89 %
GloucesterDown-1810--
CheltenhamNew entry-10--
TewkesburyNew entry-10--
HampshireUp+87£350-
MiddlesexUp+76£515+58.46 %
MidlandsNew entry-6--
East MidlandsUp+15--
CirencesterNew entry-5--
StroudNew entry-5--
West MidlandsDown-134--
LeicesterNew entry-4--
LeicestershireNew entry-4--
WarwickUp+23--
WarwickshireNo change03--
BerkshireDown-83£343-
DevonNew entry-3--
StainesUp+152£346-
PortsmouthUp+112£350-
ReadingUp+32£360-
SurreyUp+22£346-
GlasgowNo change02--
ScotlandDown-42--
North WestDown-112--
PlymouthNew entry-2--

Primavera
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Primavera 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 Primavera.

159 (39.33 %)MS Project
250 (33.33 %)Finance
349 (32.67 %)MS Excel
349 (32.67 %)Microsoft
446 (30.67 %)Project Management
541 (27.33 %)Project Planning
637 (24.67 %)PRINCE2
728 (18.67 %)Security Cleared
824 (16.00 %)Oracle
922 (14.67 %)Quality Management
1021 (14.00 %)MS Office
1021 (14.00 %)SAP
1117 (11.33 %)Change Control
1216 (10.67 %)DV Cleared
1314 (9.333 %)C
1411 (7.333 %)Document Management
1411 (7.333 %)Risk Management
1510 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
169 (6.000 %)Resource Management
169 (6.000 %)Continuous Improvement
169 (6.000 %)Portfolio Management
178 (5.333 %)ISEB
178 (5.333 %)SQL
178 (5.333 %)MS Visio
178 (5.333 %)MS PowerPoint
187 (4.667 %)Business Intelligence
187 (4.667 %)SharePoint
187 (4.667 %)PL/SQL
187 (4.667 %)Oracle 10g
187 (4.667 %)Oracle BI EE

Primavera
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Primavera 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 Primavera. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
12 (1.333 %)SAP PI
12 (1.333 %)HTML
12 (1.333 %)XML
12 (1.333 %)ASP
12 (1.333 %)CSS
12 (1.333 %)JSP
12 (1.333 %)SAP XI
12 (1.333 %)Ajax
21 (0.667 %)BAPI
21 (0.667 %)Web Services
21 (0.667 %)J2EE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
17 (4.667 %)SharePoint
25 (3.333 %)Documentum
32 (1.333 %)NetWeaver
41 (0.667 %)Office Project Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
159 (39.33 %)MS Project
249 (32.67 %)MS Excel
321 (14.00 %)MS Office
48 (5.333 %)MS Visio
48 (5.333 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.667 %)MicroStation
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
16 (4.000 %)Oracle Applications
23 (2.000 %)Maximo
23 (2.000 %)Oracle EBS
23 (2.000 %)SAP PS
32 (1.333 %)SAP FI
32 (1.333 %)SAP MM
32 (1.333 %)SAP FI/CO
32 (1.333 %)SAP CO
32 (1.333 %)SAP PM
41 (0.667 %)CA Clarity
41 (0.667 %)Oracle 11i
41 (0.667 %)Oracle BPM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (0.667 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (4.667 %)Oracle 10g
17 (4.667 %)Oracle BI EE
17 (4.667 %)Oracle 11g
25 (3.333 %)RDBMS
32 (1.333 %)Data Warehouse
32 (1.333 %)MS Access
32 (1.333 %)Oracle Reports
41 (0.667 %)GIS
41 (0.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (0.667 %)ETL
41 (0.667 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (0.667 %)SQL Server
41 (0.667 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
41 (0.667 %)Oracle Exadata
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
17 (4.667 %)Oracle APEX
21 (0.667 %)Oracle Forms
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
150 (33.33 %)Finance
24 (2.667 %)Banking
32 (1.333 %)Advertising
41 (0.667 %)Manufacturing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
129 (19.33 %)Project Planner
129 (19.33 %)Analyst
218 (12.00 %)Project Analyst
317 (11.33 %)Project Manager
415 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
514 (9.333 %)Project Support Analyst
613 (8.667 %)Portfolio Analyst
79 (6.000 %)Developer
79 (6.000 %)Consultant
87 (4.667 %)Oracle Developer
96 (4.000 %)Project Support Officer
96 (4.000 %)Project Officer
96 (4.000 %)Portfolio Manager
104 (2.667 %)Architect
104 (2.667 %)IT Project Manager
113 (2.000 %)Solutions Architect
113 (2.000 %)Oracle Architect
113 (2.000 %)Oracle Solutions Architect
122 (1.333 %)SAP Consultant
122 (1.333 %)Implementation Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
12 (1.333 %)PMI
12 (1.333 %)CCTV
21 (0.667 %)Management Information System
21 (0.667 %)NHS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
11 (0.667 %)pSOS
11 (0.667 %)Windows
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
146 (30.67 %)Project Management
241 (27.33 %)Project Planning
337 (24.67 %)PRINCE2
422 (14.67 %)Quality Management
517 (11.33 %)Change Control
611 (7.333 %)Document Management
611 (7.333 %)Risk Management
710 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
89 (6.000 %)Resource Management
89 (6.000 %)Continuous Improvement
89 (6.000 %)Portfolio Management
97 (4.667 %)Business Intelligence
106 (4.000 %)Requirements Management
106 (4.000 %)Information Assurance
115 (3.333 %)Supply Chain Management
115 (3.333 %)Asset Management
115 (3.333 %)CAFM
115 (3.333 %)Change Management
115 (3.333 %)Earned Value Management
124 (2.667 %)Six Sigma
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
114 (9.333 %)C
28 (5.333 %)SQL
37 (4.667 %)PL/SQL
43 (2.000 %)Java
52 (1.333 %)JavaScript
61 (0.667 %)ABAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
128 (18.67 %)Security Cleared
216 (10.67 %)DV Cleared
38 (5.333 %)ISEB
45 (3.333 %)PMI Certification
45 (3.333 %)ACCA
54 (2.667 %)SC Cleared
54 (2.667 %)Degree
63 (2.000 %)PMP
63 (2.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
63 (2.000 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
72 (1.333 %)ITIL Certification
81 (0.667 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (0.667 %)HNC
81 (0.667 %)HND
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.333 %)QA
21 (0.667 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
149 (32.67 %)Microsoft
224 (16.00 %)Oracle
321 (14.00 %)SAP
46 (4.000 %)Infor
55 (3.333 %)Kronos
55 (3.333 %)Adobe
61 (0.667 %)CA
61 (0.667 %)JD Edwards
61 (0.667 %)Business Objects