The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 Certification in IT contracts advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PRINCE2 Certification over the 3 months to 17 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 for the Wales region.

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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PRINCE2 Certification
Rank 37 47 56
Rank change year-on-year
+10 +9
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification 6 7 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 1.485% 1.261% 0.463%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.128% 2.917% 1.034%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 1
Average daily rate £411 £383 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.32% +2.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £43.00 £22.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+95.45% -41.33%
All Qualifications
Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
117 240 290
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 28.96% 43.24% 44.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 110 108
Average daily rate £350 £325 £374
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -13.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £105 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £455 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 10 21
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -47.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £14.50 £10.88
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.20 £15.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.17% -8.00%
PRINCE2 Certification
UK

PRINCE2 Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Wales PRINCE2 Certification Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Wales region.

Wales PRINCE2 Certification Daily Rate Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Wales region.

Wales PRINCE2 Certification Hourly Rate Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification within the Wales region over the 3 months to 17 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
South Wales -2 3 £396 +1.21%
West Wales - 2 £425 -
Mid Wales +3 1 - -
PRINCE2 Certification
UK

PRINCE2 Certification
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing PRINCE2 Certification 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 Certification.

1 13 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 10 (76.92%) Finance
3 9 (69.23%) Risk Management
4 8 (61.54%) Project Management
5 7 (53.85%) Change Control
6 6 (46.15%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
8 4 (30.77%) RUP
8 4 (30.77%) DSDM
8 4 (30.77%) SAS
8 4 (30.77%) Project Planning
8 4 (30.77%) SAS Enterprise Guide
9 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
9 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
9 3 (23.08%) MS Project
10 2 (15.38%) ITIL
10 2 (15.38%) MS Exchange
10 2 (15.38%) Service Management
10 2 (15.38%) ITSM
10 2 (15.38%) Strategic Planning
10 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
10 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
10 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2010
11 1 (7.692%) APMP
11 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
11 1 (7.692%) PRINCE
11 1 (7.692%) SharePoint

PRINCE2 Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing PRINCE2 Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (30.77%) SAS
2 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (15.38%) MS Exchange
3 1 (7.692%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (46.15%) Spreadsheet
2 3 (23.08%) MS Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (30.77%) SAS Enterprise Guide
General
1 10 (76.92%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (76.92%) Project Manager
2 4 (30.77%) SAS Project Manager
3 2 (15.38%) IT Services Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Project Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Service Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Change Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Business Change Manager
4 1 (7.692%) IT Risk Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Technical Project Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Technical Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Risk Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Business Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Technical Project Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Technical Manager
4 1 (7.692%) IT Governance Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Governance Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 9 (69.23%) Risk Management
3 8 (61.54%) Project Management
4 7 (53.85%) Change Control
5 4 (30.77%) Project Planning
5 4 (30.77%) RUP
5 4 (30.77%) DSDM
6 2 (15.38%) Service Management
6 2 (15.38%) ITSM
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (15.38%) ITIL
6 2 (15.38%) Strategic Planning
7 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (7.692%) PRINCE
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.692%) APMP
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft