The first table below looks at the demand for Project Governance skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Project Governance 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category.

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
Project Governance
Rank 478 527 515
Rank change year-on-year
+49 -12
Contract jobs citing Project Governance 51 57 69
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.110% 0.098% 0.113%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.155% 0.144% 0.167%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 40 49
Average daily rate £429 £430 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.34% -18.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £313 £275 £322
10% offered a daily rate of more than £507 £514 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £348 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+6.92% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £35.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32941 39581 41270
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 71.01% 67.87% 67.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 19678 22705 23413
Average daily rate £413 £403 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.48% -8.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £580 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 976 1282 1475
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%

Project Governance
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Project Governance within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Project Governance Jobs Demand Trend

Project Governance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Project Governance Daily Rate Trend

Project Governance
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Project Governance Daily Rate Histogram

Project Governance
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 Project Governance 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 +37 42 £450 -
London +24 24 £450 -
City of London +14 9 £441 -2.00%
Scotland -4 8 £375 +15.38%
East of England +23 6 - -
Hertfordshire - 6 - -
Rickmansworth - 6 - -
South West +30 4 - -
Glasgow -11 4 £400 -20.00%
Canary Wharf - 4 - -
Edinburgh +6 3 £375 +15.38%
South East +10 2 - -
North West - 2 £305 -
Yorkshire - 2 £360 -
Wiltshire - 2 - -
West Yorkshire - 2 £360 -
Swindon - 2 - -
Dorset - 2 - -
Bournemouth - 2 - -
Birmingham +13 1 - -
Berkshire +13 1 - -
West Midlands +8 1 - -
Wales - 1 - -
Tyne and Wear - 1 - -
South Wales - 1 - -
North East - 1 - -
Cheshire - 1 £300 -
Slough - 1 - -
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 - -
Leeds - 1 £400 -

Project Governance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 59 (64.84%) Project Management
2 47 (51.65%) PRINCE2
3 42 (46.15%) Finance
4 41 (45.05%) MS Excel
5 36 (39.56%) MS Project
6 31 (34.07%) Microsoft
7 29 (31.87%) Risk Management
8 26 (28.57%) PMI Certification
8 26 (28.57%) ITIL
9 25 (27.47%) RUP
10 23 (25.27%) Scrum
11 22 (24.18%) UML
11 22 (24.18%) IT Governance
11 22 (24.18%) Portfolio Management
12 21 (23.08%) MS Visio
12 21 (23.08%) Configuration Management
12 21 (23.08%) Six Sigma
12 21 (23.08%) PMI
13 20 (21.98%) Performance Management
13 20 (21.98%) HP Quality Center
13 20 (21.98%) Process Improvement
14 19 (20.88%) Test Management
14 19 (20.88%) COBIT
14 19 (20.88%) Six Sigma Black Belt
14 19 (20.88%) QuickTest Pro
14 19 (20.88%) Fixed Income
14 19 (20.88%) Regression Testing
14 19 (20.88%) Equities
15 18 (19.78%) QA
16 15 (16.48%) CMMI

Project Governance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 1 (1.099%) .NET
1 1 (1.099%) ASP.NET
1 1 (1.099%) COM
Application Platforms
1 6 (6.593%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.297%) SharePoint 2010
3 2 (2.198%) CMS
4 1 (1.099%) Documentum
Applications
1 41 (45.05%) MS Excel
2 36 (39.56%) MS Project
3 21 (23.08%) MS Visio
4 14 (15.38%) MS Office
5 11 (12.09%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (1.099%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 2 (2.198%) Summit
1 2 (2.198%) Front Arena
1 2 (2.198%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.099%) SAP ECC
Communications & Networking
1 11 (12.09%) Intranet
2 1 (1.099%) ATM
2 1 (1.099%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.593%) TOAD
2 3 (3.297%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.099%) Oracle 11g
3 1 (1.099%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (1.099%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.099%) Oracle 10g
3 1 (1.099%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 19 (20.88%) QuickTest Pro
2 6 (6.593%) ERwin
3 5 (5.495%) ClearQuest
4 2 (2.198%) Balsamiq Mockups
5 1 (1.099%) TestDirector
General
1 42 (46.15%) Finance
2 12 (13.19%) Banking
3 7 (7.692%) Marketing
4 6 (6.593%) Investment Banking
5 5 (5.495%) Legal
6 2 (2.198%) Telecoms
6 2 (2.198%) Retail
6 2 (2.198%) Corporate Banking
6 2 (2.198%) German Language
7 1 (1.099%) Retail Banking
7 1 (1.099%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.099%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 28 (30.77%) Project Manager
2 24 (26.37%) Analyst
3 10 (10.99%) QA Manager
4 9 (9.890%) Portfolio Manager
4 9 (9.890%) Process Analyst
4 9 (9.890%) Process Improvement Analyst
5 6 (6.593%) Business Manager
5 6 (6.593%) PMO Analyst
6 5 (5.495%) Business Analyst
6 5 (5.495%) Information Manager
7 3 (3.297%) Compliance Manager
7 3 (3.297%) Test Leader
7 3 (3.297%) Test Analyst
7 3 (3.297%) IT Risk Manager
7 3 (3.297%) Risk Manager
8 2 (2.198%) IT Project Manager
8 2 (2.198%) Implementation Manager
8 2 (2.198%) Senior Manager
8 2 (2.198%) Agile Project Manager
8 2 (2.198%) PMO Manager
Miscellaneous
1 21 (23.08%) PMI
2 19 (20.88%) Fixed Income
2 19 (20.88%) Equities
3 5 (5.495%) Credit Risk
3 5 (5.495%) Telematics
4 4 (4.396%) Freedom of Information
4 4 (4.396%) Economics
4 4 (4.396%) Computer Science
4 4 (4.396%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (4.396%) Freedom of Information Act
5 3 (3.297%) Reference Data
6 2 (2.198%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.198%) Market Risk
7 1 (1.099%) New Media
7 1 (1.099%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (1.099%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.198%) Windows
1 2 (2.198%) Apple iOS
1 2 (2.198%) Android
2 1 (1.099%) Windows 7
2 1 (1.099%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (64.84%) Project Management
2 47 (51.65%) PRINCE2
3 29 (31.87%) Risk Management
4 26 (28.57%) ITIL
5 25 (27.47%) RUP
6 23 (25.27%) Scrum
7 22 (24.18%) UML
7 22 (24.18%) IT Governance
7 22 (24.18%) Portfolio Management
8 21 (23.08%) Configuration Management
8 21 (23.08%) Six Sigma
9 20 (21.98%) Performance Management
9 20 (21.98%) Process Improvement
10 19 (20.88%) Test Management
10 19 (20.88%) Regression Testing
11 15 (16.48%) CMMI
11 15 (16.48%) Service Management
12 14 (15.38%) Programme Management
13 13 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
14 12 (13.19%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (7.692%) SQL
2 1 (1.099%) C
Qualifications
1 26 (28.57%) PMI Certification
2 19 (20.88%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 9 (9.890%) Degree
4 5 (5.495%) PMP
5 3 (3.297%) ISACA
5 3 (3.297%) CISA
5 3 (3.297%) CISM
5 3 (3.297%) CISSP
5 3 (3.297%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 2 (2.198%) SC Cleared
6 2 (2.198%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.099%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (20.88%) COBIT
2 18 (19.78%) QA
3 6 (6.593%) ISO 9000
4 2 (2.198%) Basel II
Systems Management
1 20 (21.98%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 31 (34.07%) Microsoft
2 11 (12.09%) Niku
3 4 (4.396%) SAP
4 2 (2.198%) Oracle
4 2 (2.198%) iRise
5 1 (1.099%) Planview
5 1 (1.099%) Cognos
5 1 (1.099%) IBM
5 1 (1.099%) HP
5 1 (1.099%) EMC
5 1 (1.099%) Primavera
5 1 (1.099%) Hitachi
5 1 (1.099%) MicroStrategy
London
Project ManagerNHS, Project Manager My client based in the heart ofLondonurgently seeks a Project Manager based on a 6 months contract with the potential to extend. You will...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 25 May 2013
North West England
I am currently looking for a PMO Manager on an initial 6 month contract.
Rate: £400.00 - £450.00 per day
Posted: 30 April 2013