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This section looks at the demand for the Project Officer role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Officer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Project Officer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank385480
Rank change on same period last yearUp+95
Matching contract IT job ads202192
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.191 %
As % of the category below0.298 %0.208 %
Daily rates quoted7273
Average minimum daily rate£226£255
Average daily rate£245£273
% change on same period last year-10.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£264£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£225£234
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Hourly rates quoted3925
Average minimum hourly rate£20.57£20.21
Average hourly rate£24.00£21.34
% change on same period last year+12.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.42£22.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.95£23.98
% change on same period last year-8.48 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6783592101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled89.52 %91.73 %
Daily rates quoted2259927631
Average minimum daily rate£377£388
Average daily rate£403£413
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted57087591
Average minimum hourly rate£22.31£24.19
Average hourly rate£23.94£25.73
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %

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.

Project Officer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Project Officer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Project Officer Demand Trend

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Project Officer Daily Rate Trend

Project Officer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Officer within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Project Officer Daily Rate Histogram

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Project Officer Hourly Rate Trend

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Officer within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Project Officer Hourly Rate Histogram

Project Officer
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Officer within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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+78194£247-11.76 %
LondonUp+5492£266-10.34 %
South EastUp+6039£216+2.53 %
South WestUp+3221--
City of LondonNo change017£282-
GloucestershireUp+215--
HampshireUp+2914£193-0.96 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2112£251-
West MidlandsUp+412£251+14.67 %
Milton KeynesNew entry-11£267-
East of EnglandUp+289£231-14.35 %
North WestUp+38--
YorkshireUp+278£205-39.70 %
ManchesterDown-77--
LeedsNo change06£205-
CoventryDown-56£213-24.89 %
CheltenhamDown-26--
West YorkshireUp+106£205-
ScotlandUp+285--
BerkshireUp+374£213-8.60 %
East MidlandsDown-14£320+120.68 %
BristolUp+114--
GlasgowNew entry-3--
SouthamptonNew entry-3£225-
CambridgeshireNew entry-3£275-
KentNew entry-3£125-
EssexNew entry-3£225-
Docklands, LondonUp+293£425+21.42 %
WalesDown-53£150-
South WalesDown-43£150-

Project Officer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Project Officer in their job title 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 with Project Officer in their job title.

1158 (39.30 %)PRINCE2
2124 (30.85 %)Finance
3122 (30.35 %)Project Management
4102 (25.37 %)MS Project
587 (21.64 %)Government
670 (17.41 %)Security Cleared
761 (15.17 %)MS Excel
853 (13.18 %)MS Office
948 (11.94 %)Microsoft
1043 (10.70 %)MS PowerPoint
1140 (9.950 %)NHS
1235 (8.706 %)Project Planning
1332 (7.960 %)DV Cleared
1430 (7.463 %)SC Cleared
1525 (6.219 %)Configuration Management
1622 (5.473 %)Change Management
1720 (4.975 %)Education
1720 (4.975 %)Banking
1819 (4.726 %)MS Visio
1918 (4.478 %)C
1918 (4.478 %)Programme Management
2017 (4.229 %)Service Delivery
2116 (3.980 %)Health
2116 (3.980 %)PRINCE2 Certification
2215 (3.731 %)SharePoint
2313 (3.234 %)Local Government
2410 (2.488 %)Investment Banking
2410 (2.488 %)Risk Management
2410 (2.488 %)PRINCE
259 (2.239 %)ISEB

Project Officer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Project Officer in their job title 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 with Project Officer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (3.731 %)SharePoint
21 (0.249 %)Office Project Server
21 (0.249 %)TeamSite
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1102 (25.37 %)MS Project
261 (15.17 %)MS Excel
353 (13.18 %)MS Office
443 (10.70 %)MS PowerPoint
519 (4.726 %)MS Visio
67 (1.741 %)Spreadsheet
73 (0.746 %)AutoCAD
81 (0.249 %)CA Clarity
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.249 %)Academy Housing
11 (0.249 %)arcHouse
11 (0.249 %)Summit
11 (0.249 %)Oracle 11i
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (1.741 %)Broadband
25 (1.244 %)Wireless
33 (0.746 %)VoIP
33 (0.746 %)Intranet
42 (0.498 %)Internet
42 (0.498 %)WAN
42 (0.498 %)LAN
51 (0.249 %)IP Telephony
51 (0.249 %)PSTN
51 (0.249 %)ISDN
51 (0.249 %)ADSL
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (0.498 %)Oracle Reports
21 (0.249 %)OLAP
21 (0.249 %)Data Mining
21 (0.249 %)Oracle OLAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.249 %)JIRA
11 (0.249 %)FrontPage
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1124 (30.85 %)Finance
287 (21.64 %)Government
320 (4.975 %)Education
320 (4.975 %)Banking
416 (3.980 %)Health
513 (3.234 %)Local Government
610 (2.488 %)Investment Banking
77 (1.741 %)Retail
86 (1.493 %)Telecoms
86 (1.493 %)Insurance
86 (1.493 %)Police
95 (1.244 %)Pensions
104 (0.995 %)Marketing
104 (0.995 %)Construction
113 (0.746 %)Criminal Justice
122 (0.498 %)Auditing
122 (0.498 %)Legal
122 (0.498 %)Retail Banking
131 (0.249 %)Corporate Banking
131 (0.249 %)Multimedia
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
140 (9.950 %)NHS
26 (1.493 %)Management Information System
35 (1.244 %)E-Learning
42 (0.498 %)Spanish Language
42 (0.498 %)PMI
51 (0.249 %)Statistics
51 (0.249 %)Economics
51 (0.249 %)Freedom of Information
51 (0.249 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.249 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
51 (0.249 %)EPoS
51 (0.249 %)Smartcard
51 (0.249 %)Mathematics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (0.746 %)Windows
22 (0.498 %)UNIX
31 (0.249 %)pSOS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1158 (39.30 %)PRINCE2
2122 (30.35 %)Project Management
370 (17.41 %)Security Cleared
435 (8.706 %)Project Planning
532 (7.960 %)DV Cleared
630 (7.463 %)SC Cleared
725 (6.219 %)Configuration Management
822 (5.473 %)Change Management
918 (4.478 %)Programme Management
1017 (4.229 %)Service Delivery
1110 (2.488 %)Risk Management
1110 (2.488 %)PRINCE
128 (1.990 %)Resource Management
128 (1.990 %)Document Management
128 (1.990 %)Data Analysis
137 (1.741 %)Asset Management
146 (1.493 %)Performance Management
146 (1.493 %)Stakeholder Management
155 (1.244 %)Information Management
164 (0.995 %)ITIL
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (4.478 %)C
23 (0.746 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (3.980 %)PRINCE2 Certification
29 (2.239 %)ISEB
29 (2.239 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
38 (1.990 %)Degree
42 (0.498 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.249 %)NVQ Level 3
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (2.239 %)SLA
28 (1.990 %)QA
31 (0.249 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.249 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
148 (11.94 %)Microsoft
27 (1.741 %)SAP
36 (1.493 %)Citrix
36 (1.493 %)Oracle
42 (0.498 %)Planview
42 (0.498 %)Cisco
42 (0.498 %)HP
51 (0.249 %)Northgate
51 (0.249 %)Civica
51 (0.249 %)Capita
51 (0.249 %)Orchard
51 (0.249 %)Anite
51 (0.249 %)Progress
51 (0.249 %)BT
51 (0.249 %)CheckPoint
51 (0.249 %)Mapinfo
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