The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 Practitioner in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PRINCE2 Practitioner over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PRINCE2 Practitioner
Rank 322 314 327
Rank change year-on-year
-8 +13
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner 226 298 286
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.487% 0.511% 0.468%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.686% 2.961% 2.957%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 197 164
Average daily rate £425 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.55% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £305 £300 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £575 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £170.00 £23.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+623.40% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £170.00 £23.50 -
% change year-on-year
+623.40% -
All Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
8414 10063 9673
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 18.14% 17.25% 15.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 4503 5233 4635
Average daily rate £375 £380 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £220 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £540 £550 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 456 552 658
Average hourly rate £22.00 £22.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -2.22%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £42.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner within the UK.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Daily Rate Histogram

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner within the UK.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2 Practitioner
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 PRINCE2 Practitioner within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
England +3 215 £425 -5.55%
London -5 67 £413 -12.00%
South East -24 47 £438 -2.77%
East of England +26 33 £413 +3.12%
South West +33 19 £400 +0.31%
North West +21 19 £425 -2.85%
Manchester +19 17 £425 +71.71%
Hertfordshire +13 15 £438 +2.94%
Yorkshire -5 14 £438 +12.17%
Hampshire -6 13 £438 -2.77%
Berkshire -15 10 £450 -
West Yorkshire -1 9 £438 +19.86%
St Albans - 9 - -
West Midlands +11 8 £475 +43.39%
Surrey +5 8 £410 -23.36%
City of London -5 7 £474 -9.66%
Somerset - 7 £458 -
Buckinghamshire +9 6 £365 -8.75%
East Midlands +2 6 £413 +10.00%
Scotland -11 6 £375 -0.66%
Cambridgeshire +14 5 £300 -51.02%
Leeds -11 5 £488 -2.50%
Taunton - 5 £458 -
Birmingham +16 4 £525 +10.52%
Bristol +14 4 £315 -18.44%
Milton Keynes +10 4 £365 -
Docklands, London +4 4 £406 +9.79%
Essex 0 4 £315 -
Basingstoke -11 4 £438 -9.79%
Slough -22 4 £450 -

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PRINCE2 Practitioner 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 PRINCE2 Practitioner.

1 469 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 288 (61.41%) Project Management
3 157 (33.48%) Finance
4 117 (24.95%) MS Project
5 116 (24.73%) Microsoft
6 104 (22.17%) ITIL
7 98 (20.90%) MS Excel
8 86 (18.34%) Stakeholder Management
9 78 (16.63%) Change Management
10 64 (13.65%) Degree
11 57 (12.15%) Security Cleared
12 55 (11.73%) PMI Certification
13 48 (10.23%) Risk Management
14 47 (10.02%) PMP
15 44 (9.382%) SharePoint
16 43 (9.168%) SC Cleared
17 41 (8.742%) Resource Management
17 41 (8.742%) Migration
18 40 (8.529%) Matrix Management
19 39 (8.316%) MS Office
20 37 (7.889%) Banking
21 36 (7.676%) Telecoms
21 36 (7.676%) Service Management
22 35 (7.463%) Oracle
23 33 (7.036%) Programme Management
23 33 (7.036%) Retail
24 32 (6.823%) MS PowerPoint
24 32 (6.823%) Change Control
25 30 (6.397%) PRINCE2 Certification
25 30 (6.397%) NHS

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PRINCE2 Practitioner 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 PRINCE2 Practitioner. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 20 (4.264%) .NET
2 11 (2.345%) ASP.NET
3 5 (1.066%) HTML
3 5 (1.066%) CSS
4 4 (0.853%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.853%) Middleware
4 4 (0.853%) ASP
4 4 (0.853%) XML
4 4 (0.853%) XSL
4 4 (0.853%) LAMP
5 3 (0.640%) WCF
5 3 (0.640%) WPF
5 3 (0.640%) WF
6 2 (0.426%) J2EE
6 2 (0.426%) Web Services
6 2 (0.426%) COM
7 1 (0.213%) SAP Basis
7 1 (0.213%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 44 (9.382%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.706%) CMS
3 7 (1.493%) MS Exchange
4 6 (1.279%) SharePoint 2010
5 5 (1.066%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.853%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.426%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.426%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.426%) Windows Azure
7 2 (0.426%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.213%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.213%) Documentum
8 1 (0.213%) Lotus Notes
8 1 (0.213%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.213%) Commerce Server
8 1 (0.213%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.213%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.213%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 117 (24.95%) MS Project
2 98 (20.90%) MS Excel
3 39 (8.316%) MS Office
4 32 (6.823%) MS PowerPoint
5 13 (2.772%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.853%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.853%) Office 365
7 1 (0.213%) Mingle
Business Applications
1 5 (1.066%) Oracle EBS
1 5 (1.066%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.640%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.426%) Bond Adapt
3 2 (0.426%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.426%) SAP CRM
3 2 (0.426%) Maximo
4 1 (0.213%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.213%) Cerner Millennium
4 1 (0.213%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.213%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.198%) Internet
2 11 (2.345%) WAN
3 10 (2.132%) LAN
4 9 (1.919%) MPLS
5 6 (1.279%) Network Security
5 6 (1.279%) SAN
6 4 (0.853%) BSS
6 4 (0.853%) Firewall
6 4 (0.853%) Wireless
7 3 (0.640%) 2G
7 3 (0.640%) BIG-IP
7 3 (0.640%) VoIP
7 3 (0.640%) DNS
7 3 (0.640%) 3G
7 3 (0.640%) 4G
7 3 (0.640%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.426%) NAS
8 2 (0.426%) Fibre Channel
8 2 (0.426%) Intranet
8 2 (0.426%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.132%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.706%) Oracle Reports
3 6 (1.279%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.640%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.640%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.213%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.213%) DB2
5 1 (0.213%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.213%) EDRMS
5 1 (0.213%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (0.213%) BusinessObjects XI
5 1 (0.213%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.213%) Oracle 11g
5 1 (0.213%) PerformancePoint
5 1 (0.213%) BODI
5 1 (0.213%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 4 (0.853%) Visual Studio
1 4 (0.853%) Subversion
2 2 (0.426%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.213%) NUnit
3 1 (0.213%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.213%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.213%) MSTest
3 1 (0.213%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 157 (33.48%) Finance
2 37 (7.889%) Banking
3 36 (7.676%) Telecoms
4 33 (7.036%) Retail
5 14 (2.985%) Investment Banking
6 10 (2.132%) Legal
7 9 (1.919%) Local Government
8 8 (1.706%) Back Office
9 6 (1.279%) Retail Banking
9 6 (1.279%) Marketing
9 6 (1.279%) Advertising
10 4 (0.853%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.640%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.640%) Billing
12 2 (0.426%) Front Office
12 2 (0.426%) Games
13 1 (0.213%) Military
13 1 (0.213%) Law
13 1 (0.213%) Electronics
13 1 (0.213%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 342 (72.92%) Project Manager
2 34 (7.249%) Senior Manager
3 31 (6.610%) Infrastructure Manager
3 31 (6.610%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 27 (5.757%) IT Project Manager
5 26 (5.544%) Senior Project Manager
5 26 (5.544%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
6 17 (3.625%) Programme Manager
7 16 (3.412%) Technical Manager
8 15 (3.198%) Analyst
8 15 (3.198%) Technical Project Manager
9 11 (2.345%) Delivery Manager
9 11 (2.345%) Telecoms Project Manager
10 10 (2.132%) PMO Manager
10 10 (2.132%) Development Manager
10 10 (2.132%) Resource Manager
11 9 (1.919%) Service Manager
11 9 (1.919%) Senior Programme Manager
11 9 (1.919%) Software Project Manager
11 9 (1.919%) Development Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.397%) NHS
2 14 (2.985%) PMI
3 8 (1.706%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.066%) Mainframe
5 4 (0.853%) Informatics
5 4 (0.853%) Smart Meter
6 3 (0.640%) Replication
6 3 (0.640%) Digital Media
6 3 (0.640%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.640%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (0.640%) CCTV
7 2 (0.426%) Computer Science
7 2 (0.426%) SaaS
7 2 (0.426%) Fat Client
7 2 (0.426%) Online Games
7 2 (0.426%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (0.426%) New Media
7 2 (0.426%) LIMS
7 2 (0.426%) EPoS
7 2 (0.426%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.757%) Windows
2 15 (3.198%) UNIX
3 10 (2.132%) Windows 7
4 3 (0.640%) Solaris
5 2 (0.426%) VMS
6 1 (0.213%) Linux
6 1 (0.213%) AIX
6 1 (0.213%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.213%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.213%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.213%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 469 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 288 (61.41%) Project Management
3 104 (22.17%) ITIL
4 86 (18.34%) Stakeholder Management
5 78 (16.63%) Change Management
6 48 (10.23%) Risk Management
7 41 (8.742%) Resource Management
7 41 (8.742%) Migration
8 40 (8.529%) Matrix Management
9 36 (7.676%) Service Management
10 33 (7.036%) Programme Management
11 32 (6.823%) Change Control
12 26 (5.544%) Agile Software Development
12 26 (5.544%) Risk Analysis
13 23 (4.904%) Project Planning
13 23 (4.904%) E-Commerce
13 23 (4.904%) CRM
13 23 (4.904%) Configuration Management
14 21 (4.478%) Business Analysis
15 16 (3.412%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.478%) SQL
2 14 (2.985%) Java
3 10 (2.132%) C
4 6 (1.279%) C#
5 4 (0.853%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.853%) VBScript
5 4 (0.853%) VB
5 4 (0.853%) VB6
6 2 (0.426%) ABAP
7 1 (0.213%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.213%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.213%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.213%) C++
Qualifications
1 64 (13.65%) Degree
2 57 (12.15%) Security Cleared
3 55 (11.73%) PMI Certification
4 47 (10.02%) PMP
5 43 (9.168%) SC Cleared
6 30 (6.397%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 23 (4.904%) ISEB
8 19 (4.051%) DV Cleared
9 11 (2.345%) HNC
9 11 (2.345%) HND
10 7 (1.493%) ISEB Practitioner
10 7 (1.493%) BC Cleared
11 4 (0.853%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.853%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.853%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.853%) MCSD
12 3 (0.640%) CCSE
13 2 (0.426%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.213%) CCAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.772%) QA
2 4 (0.853%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (0.853%) PCI DSS
2 4 (0.853%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 4 (0.853%) ISO 9000
2 4 (0.853%) TickIT
3 3 (0.640%) SLA
3 3 (0.640%) COBIT
4 1 (0.213%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (1.279%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.066%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.640%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.426%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.213%) Control-M
1 1 (0.213%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 116 (24.73%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.463%) Oracle
3 14 (2.985%) Remedy
4 13 (2.772%) Planview
5 11 (2.345%) Cisco
6 9 (1.919%) VMware
6 9 (1.919%) Citrix
6 9 (1.919%) Siebel
7 7 (1.493%) SAP
7 7 (1.493%) CheckPoint
8 5 (1.066%) BMC
9 4 (0.853%) Sitecore
10 3 (0.640%) F5
11 2 (0.426%) Syclo
11 2 (0.426%) Juniper
11 2 (0.426%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.426%) iSOFT
11 2 (0.426%) Business Objects
11 2 (0.426%) Blue Coat
12 1 (0.213%) ATG
London
Urgent requirement for an initial 3 month contract to complete the 2nd phase of a large E-learning implementation upgrade project. This role requires a senior PM who...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £380.00 - £420.00 per day
Posted: 9 May 2013
EAST ANGLIA
Role Responsibilities include;* Responsibility for the management of the full lifecycle of all allocated projects in line with IS departmental and Prince2 standards. This includes initiating projects, producing...
Provisio Solutions
Rate: £425 - £450 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Located - Bradford West Yorkshire Contract - Negotiable rates Infrastructure, Project Management, Prince2, APM, SharePoint, Lync, Application Store Role: My client is a leading retail organization located in Bradford and...
Fruition IT Resources Limited
Rate: £1 per day + Negotiable Rate Depending on Experience
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
The following skills and experience are required: *Significant experience of working in a structured project management environment (preferably PRINCE2 or equivalent) delivering successful projects... *A good understanding of...
LA International
Rate: £364 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
Key experience:-A proven ability to work with business representatives to facilitate the definition and subsequently document detailed business requirements-Ability to scope and initiate related small to...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £350.00 - £375.00 per day
Posted: 4 May 2013
London
Key experience:-A proven ability to work with business representatives to facilitate the definition and subsequently document detailed business requirements-Ability to scope and initiate related small to...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £350.00 - £380.00 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
The following skills and experience are required: *Demonstrable experience of working in a structured project management environment (preferably PRINCE2 or equivalent) delivering successful projects... *An understanding of risk...
LA International
Rate: £280 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Essential Experience: - Recent in depth experience of XP Desktop Migration/Transformation/Replacement Projects - Significant experience in IT Project Management, with a strong Infrastructure background. (Mainframe, Unix, Windows, Telephony) -...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 21 May 2013
Leicestershire
Location: Leicester, East Midlands Rate: £400-425 per day Duration: 3 months Essential Skills: - ITIL Service Management implementation - Organisational Change Management - PRINCE 2 Practitioner - Change Project Management MAIN...
LA International
Rate: £400 - £425 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Poole, Dorset
My client is looking for a Project Manager who has a wealth of experience within Payments and particularly knowledge about PEGAsystems... *Qualify as a PRINCE2 Practitioner and MSP...
Aston Carter
Rate: £450 - £550 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Prince2 Practitioner qualification or equivalent. ISEB or APM qualified... Knowledge of initiation, change management, risk management, and the principles and practicalities of running projects. Proven experience of Microsoft...
ARC IT Recruitment Ltd
Posted: 24 May 2013
London
Make connections across the programme to maximise programme efficiency Business Analysis: Developing and reviewing detailed business and systems requirement documentation... Stakeholder Management Developing and maintaining relationships with the...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Posted: 24 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Essential: Recent in depth experience of XP Desktop Migration/Transformation/Replacement Projects Significant experience in IT Project Management, with a strong Infrastructure background. (Mainframe, Unix, Windows, Telephony) Commercial...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 23 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Essential: Recent in depth experience of XP Desktop Migration/Transformation/Replacement Projects Significant experience in IT Project Management, with a strong Infrastructure background. (Mainframe, Unix, Windows, Telephony) Commercial...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
Skills/ Experience RequiredRequired knowledge / experience * ITIL v3 certification * PRINCE2 Practitioner certification * Solution/Service Architecture experience * Past experience of Service Management and Service Level Management * Breadth of experience across...
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 13 May 2013
London
Skills/ Experience RequiredRequired knowledge / experience * ITIL v3 certification * PRINCE2 Practitioner certification * Solution/Service Architecture experience * Past experience of Service Management and Service Level Management * Breadth of experience across...
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 29 April 2013
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
A Specialist technical consultancy providing Process, Business Analysis and software with a focus on ITIL based Service Management has an opportunity for a dynamic and driven Remedy Migration...
Eaglecliff
Rate: From £375 to £400 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
You will be responsible for providing leadership, direction and motivation to multi-disciplined technical teams within a matrix managed environment, including planning & control, budgetary management, quality assurance and...
Harvey Nash Consulting (Scotland) Limited
Rate: £300 - £360 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
You will be responsible for providing leadership, direction and motivation to multi-disciplined technical teams within a matrix managed environment, including planning & control, budgetary management, quality assurance and...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £300 - £360 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013