The first table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Job Titles advertised 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Project Manager
Rank 6 18 12
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 63 41 72
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 14.75% 7.143% 11.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.79% 7.649% 11.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 31 41
Average daily rate £396 £440 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.00% +25.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £375 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £528 £513 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £403 £405
% change year-on-year
-0.62% -0.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £29.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year
+30.34% -12.12%
All Job Titles
Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
399 536 602
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 93.44% 93.38% 92.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 234 259 274
Average daily rate £330 £345 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.34% +2.22%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £155 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £499 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 27 33
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -30.95%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.34 £10.75 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £20.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Project Manager
UK

Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Project Manager across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wales Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Project Manager across the Wales region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Wales Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Project Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Wales region over the 3 months to 22 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 +10 52 £400 -9.09%
Mid Wales +5 4 £150 -56.98%
West Wales +5 1 £250 -23.07%
Project Manager
UK

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Project Manager 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 Manager in their job title.

1 48 (52.17%) Finance
2 42 (45.65%) Project Management
3 23 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 23 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 16 (17.39%) Security Cleared
5 14 (15.22%) MS Project
6 13 (14.13%) Banking
7 11 (11.96%) Service Delivery
8 10 (10.87%) Microsoft
8 10 (10.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 10 (10.87%) Change Control
9 9 (9.783%) Risk Management
10 8 (8.696%) Migration
10 8 (8.696%) SC Cleared
11 7 (7.609%) Retail
11 7 (7.609%) SAP
12 6 (6.522%) ITIL
12 6 (6.522%) MS Office
12 6 (6.522%) Spreadsheet
12 6 (6.522%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 5 (5.435%) Retail Banking
13 5 (5.435%) RUP
13 5 (5.435%) E-Commerce
13 5 (5.435%) Mainframe
13 5 (5.435%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (5.435%) NHS
13 5 (5.435%) Information Security
13 5 (5.435%) Service Management
14 4 (4.348%) AS400
14 4 (4.348%) Internet

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Project Manager 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 Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (1.087%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 4 (4.348%) SAS
2 2 (2.174%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.174%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 14 (15.22%) MS Project
2 6 (6.522%) MS Office
2 6 (6.522%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (2.174%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.174%) SAP MM
1 2 (2.174%) SAP SRM
2 1 (1.087%) SAP HCM
2 1 (1.087%) SAP HR
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.348%) Internet
2 1 (1.087%) Network Security
2 1 (1.087%) Intranet
2 1 (1.087%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.348%) SAS Enterprise Guide
2 1 (1.087%) EDRMS
General
1 48 (52.17%) Finance
2 13 (14.13%) Banking
3 7 (7.609%) Retail
4 5 (5.435%) Retail Banking
5 4 (4.348%) Billing
6 3 (3.261%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.087%) Local Government
7 1 (1.087%) Marketing
7 1 (1.087%) Legal
7 1 (1.087%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.435%) Mainframe
1 5 (5.435%) NHS
2 4 (4.348%) AS400
3 2 (2.174%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.174%) BBC
4 1 (1.087%) Statistics
4 1 (1.087%) VLE
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (45.65%) Project Management
2 23 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 23 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (11.96%) Service Delivery
4 10 (10.87%) Change Control
5 9 (9.783%) Risk Management
6 8 (8.696%) Migration
7 6 (6.522%) ITIL
7 6 (6.522%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (5.435%) RUP
8 5 (5.435%) E-Commerce
8 5 (5.435%) Information Security
8 5 (5.435%) Service Management
9 4 (4.348%) DSDM
9 4 (4.348%) Project Planning
9 4 (4.348%) Risk Analysis
10 3 (3.261%) Data Migration
10 3 (3.261%) Network Architecture
10 3 (3.261%) Supplier Management
10 3 (3.261%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.174%) C
Qualifications
1 16 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 10 (10.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 8 (8.696%) SC Cleared
4 5 (5.435%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (3.261%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (2.174%) PMP
6 2 (2.174%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.087%) BC Cleared
7 1 (1.087%) APMP
7 1 (1.087%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.087%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 10 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.609%) SAP
3 1 (1.087%) Oracle