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The table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 Practitioner 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 PRINCE2 Practitioner over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPRINCE2 Practitioner
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank270356
Rank change on same period last yearUp+86
Matching contract IT job ads367377
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.517 %0.381 %
As % of the category below5.041 %3.843 %
Daily rates quoted166124
Average minimum daily rate£409£381
Average daily rate£437£402
% change on same period last year+8.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£423
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£387
% change on same period last year+6.68 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£29.13
Average hourly rate£50.00£30.38
% change on same period last year+64.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£55.00£31.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£50.00£28.42
% change on same period last year+75.95 %
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads72809810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.25 %9.914 %
Daily rates quoted24873149
Average minimum daily rate£343£342
Average daily rate£363£360
% change on same period last year+0.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted828958
Average minimum hourly rate£24.12£23.95
Average hourly rate£25.68£25.63
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.25£27.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %

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.

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Demand Trend

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Daily Rate Histogram

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+77345£443+11.04 %
LondonUp+97173£461+6.33 %
South EastUp+1058£432+10.97 %
YorkshireUp+4441£420+12.00 %
West YorkshireUp+3135£422+12.40 %
South WestDown-227£419+20.88 %
LeedsUp+1725£483+28.80 %
City of LondonUp+523£620-4.61 %
BerkshireUp+1815£452+35.99 %
ScotlandUp+3715£335-11.16 %
West MidlandsUp+1412£362+16.92 %
East MidlandsUp+912£438+2.94 %
East of EnglandUp+2511£388-5.85 %
BristolDown-310£296-4.42 %
HampshireUp+1510£487+2.63 %
SurreyUp+3010--
BradfordNew entry-10£363-
BuckinghamshireUp+279£359-
Docklands, LondonUp+428£400-
ReadingUp+148£468-
GlasgowUp+308£385+1.98 %
Milton KeynesUp+47£369-
WiltshireUp+17£550+28.46 %
StainesDown-26--
SheffieldNew entry-5£413-
South YorkshireNew entry-5£413-
NewburyUp+115£506-
Canary WharfUp+115--
CoventryUp+55£342-14.54 %
MidlandsUp+205£388-20.51 %

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

1774 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
2298 (38.50 %)Project Management
3188 (24.29 %)Finance
4177 (22.87 %)Government
5124 (16.02 %)MS Project
6108 (13.95 %)Security Cleared
792 (11.89 %)Stakeholder Management
885 (10.98 %)ITIL
965 (8.398 %)Microsoft
965 (8.398 %)SC Cleared
1057 (7.364 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1156 (7.235 %)Programme Management
1254 (6.977 %)Banking
1348 (6.202 %)Risk Management
1348 (6.202 %)NHS
1348 (6.202 %)MS Excel
1348 (6.202 %)Oracle
1348 (6.202 %)Degree
1447 (6.072 %)MS Office
1543 (5.556 %)Change Management
1642 (5.426 %)MS PowerPoint
1741 (5.297 %)ISEB
1833 (4.264 %)Matrix Management
1932 (4.134 %)Supplier Management
2030 (3.876 %)Health
2030 (3.876 %)MS Visio
2128 (3.618 %)Retail
2128 (3.618 %)Business Analysis
2227 (3.488 %)Windows
2227 (3.488 %)PMP

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (2.196 %).NET
211 (1.421 %)J2EE
38 (1.034 %)XML
45 (0.646 %)HTML
53 (0.388 %)RSS
53 (0.388 %)WebSphere
62 (0.258 %)Middleware
71 (0.129 %).NET Framework
71 (0.129 %)Java SE
71 (0.129 %)CSS
71 (0.129 %)JSP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (2.326 %)SharePoint
215 (1.938 %)CMS
39 (1.163 %)SharePoint Server 2007
48 (1.034 %)JBoss
56 (0.775 %)WebLogic
65 (0.646 %)Apache
65 (0.646 %)Office Project Server
74 (0.517 %)MS Exchange
83 (0.388 %)Documentum
83 (0.388 %)Exchange Server 2007
92 (0.258 %)Lotus Notes
101 (0.129 %)IIS
101 (0.129 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1124 (16.02 %)MS Project
248 (6.202 %)MS Excel
347 (6.072 %)MS Office
442 (5.426 %)MS PowerPoint
530 (3.876 %)MS Visio
63 (0.388 %)CA Clarity
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (1.550 %)Oracle ERP
24 (0.517 %)Oracle Applications
33 (0.388 %)SAP R/3
33 (0.388 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
42 (0.258 %)SAP SRM
51 (0.129 %)Findur
51 (0.129 %)Oracle EBS
51 (0.129 %)Oracle Financials
51 (0.129 %)Microsoft CRM
51 (0.129 %)Summit
51 (0.129 %)Hyperion Enterprise
51 (0.129 %)Academy Housing
51 (0.129 %)arcHouse
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (1.809 %)WAN
211 (1.421 %)Internet
39 (1.163 %)LAN
48 (1.034 %)Intranet
48 (1.034 %)Wireless
48 (1.034 %)VLAN
57 (0.904 %)Intrusion Detection
57 (0.904 %)VoIP
66 (0.775 %)SAN
75 (0.646 %)Extranet
84 (0.517 %)DWDM
93 (0.388 %)DMZ
93 (0.388 %)Firewall
93 (0.388 %)DNS
102 (0.258 %)VPN
102 (0.258 %)Broadband
102 (0.258 %)CTI
102 (0.258 %)MPLS
102 (0.258 %)Cisco IPT
102 (0.258 %)IP Telephony
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (1.550 %)SQL Server
28 (1.034 %)Datawarehouse
37 (0.904 %)BusinessObjects
37 (0.904 %)EDRMS
43 (0.388 %)BusinessObjects XI
43 (0.388 %)ETL
52 (0.258 %)Oracle 10g
52 (0.258 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (0.258 %)Oracle 9i
52 (0.258 %)GIS
61 (0.129 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.129 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.129 %)PowerCenter
61 (0.129 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (0.646 %)TestDirector
23 (0.388 %)Flash
23 (0.388 %)Telelogic DOORS
32 (0.258 %)LoadRunner
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1188 (24.29 %)Finance
2177 (22.87 %)Government
354 (6.977 %)Banking
430 (3.876 %)Health
528 (3.618 %)Retail
626 (3.359 %)Investment Banking
723 (2.972 %)Local Government
816 (2.067 %)Education
914 (1.809 %)Telecoms
914 (1.809 %)Insurance
1013 (1.680 %)Criminal Justice
1110 (1.292 %)Pensions
128 (1.034 %)Financial Institution
137 (0.904 %)Back Office
137 (0.904 %)Manufacturing
137 (0.904 %)Police
146 (0.775 %)Marketing
155 (0.646 %)Retail Banking
155 (0.646 %)Publishing
164 (0.517 %)Law
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1542 (70.03 %)Project Manager
263 (8.140 %)Programme Manager
352 (6.718 %)Senior Manager
449 (6.331 %)Senior Project Manager
544 (5.685 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
634 (4.393 %)Infrastructure Manager
733 (4.264 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
827 (3.488 %)IT Manager
921 (2.713 %)Analyst
1019 (2.455 %)Technical Manager
1019 (2.455 %)IT Project Manager
1019 (2.455 %)Deployment Project Manager
1117 (2.196 %)Deployment Manager
1216 (2.067 %)Technical Project Manager
1315 (1.938 %)Test Manager
1414 (1.809 %)Business Analyst
1414 (1.809 %)Development Manager
1414 (1.809 %)Release Manager
1414 (1.809 %)Web Manager
1414 (1.809 %)Business Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
148 (6.202 %)NHS
216 (2.067 %)PMI
313 (1.680 %)Management Information System
48 (1.034 %)Derivative
48 (1.034 %)French Language
57 (0.904 %)Web 2.0
66 (0.775 %)Fixed Income
75 (0.646 %)Equities
75 (0.646 %)Portuguese Language
84 (0.517 %)Mainframe
84 (0.517 %)Client/Server
92 (0.258 %)IVR
92 (0.258 %)Freedom of Information
92 (0.258 %)Economics
92 (0.258 %)Data Protection Act
101 (0.129 %)SCADA
101 (0.129 %)Computer Science
101 (0.129 %)Data Conversion
101 (0.129 %)AS400
101 (0.129 %)PDA
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (3.488 %)Windows
29 (1.163 %)UNIX
35 (0.646 %)Windows Vista
43 (0.388 %)Windows XP
52 (0.258 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (0.258 %)Windows Mobile
52 (0.258 %)AIX
52 (0.258 %)Solaris
61 (0.129 %)Linux
61 (0.129 %)Windows NT
61 (0.129 %)NetWare
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1774 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
2298 (38.50 %)Project Management
3108 (13.95 %)Security Cleared
492 (11.89 %)Stakeholder Management
585 (10.98 %)ITIL
665 (8.398 %)SC Cleared
756 (7.235 %)Programme Management
848 (6.202 %)Risk Management
943 (5.556 %)Change Management
1033 (4.264 %)Matrix Management
1132 (4.134 %)Supplier Management
1228 (3.618 %)Business Analysis
1326 (3.359 %)PRINCE
1424 (3.101 %)CRM
1523 (2.972 %)Service Management
1523 (2.972 %)Migration
1621 (2.713 %)Project Planning
1719 (2.455 %)E-Procurement
1719 (2.455 %)Configuration Management
1719 (2.455 %)RUP
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (3.101 %)C
29 (1.163 %)SQL
38 (1.034 %)C#
47 (0.904 %)Java
53 (0.388 %)Delphi
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
157 (7.364 %)PRINCE2 Certification
248 (6.202 %)Degree
341 (5.297 %)ISEB
427 (3.488 %)PMP
427 (3.488 %)PMI Certification
520 (2.584 %)ITIL Certification
617 (2.196 %)ISEB Practitioner
79 (1.163 %)Cisco Certification
87 (0.904 %)ISTQB
95 (0.646 %)CIPD
95 (0.646 %)CCNP
103 (0.388 %)MBCS
111 (0.129 %)MBA
111 (0.129 %)MCSE
111 (0.129 %)Sun Certification
111 (0.129 %)Microsoft Certification
111 (0.129 %)OCA
111 (0.129 %)Oracle Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (1.163 %)QA
23 (0.388 %)PCI DSS
32 (0.258 %)JSP 440
32 (0.258 %)EFQM
32 (0.258 %)SLA
41 (0.129 %)BS7799
41 (0.129 %)ISO9000
41 (0.129 %)ISO9001
41 (0.129 %)ISO27001
41 (0.129 %)CESG Infosec
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (0.517 %)Active Directory
21 (0.129 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (0.904 %)OpenView
21 (0.129 %)Legato
21 (0.129 %)Tivoli
21 (0.129 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
165 (8.398 %)Microsoft
248 (6.202 %)Oracle
324 (3.101 %)SAP
413 (1.680 %)Cisco
57 (0.904 %)Business Objects
57 (0.904 %)HP
66 (0.775 %)BMC
66 (0.775 %)Remedy
75 (0.646 %)Avaya
75 (0.646 %)Nortel
84 (0.517 %)Primavera
84 (0.517 %)Teradata
84 (0.517 %)Google
93 (0.388 %)Telelogic
93 (0.388 %)Borland
93 (0.388 %)Citrix
93 (0.388 %)Cognos
102 (0.258 %)Informatica
102 (0.258 %)Lotus
102 (0.258 %)Northgate