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This section looks at the demand for Project Management Professional (PMP) in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PMP over the last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Management Professional (PMP)
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank114113
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.316 %0.998 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£475
Average daily rate£425£500
% change on same period last year-15.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£448£439
% change on same period last year+1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£48.50-
% change on same period last year-
Qualifications West MidlandsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads304401
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.387 %0.453 %
Daily rates quoted94122
Average minimum daily rate£314£309
Average daily rate£330£322
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£330
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2190
Average minimum hourly rate£20.01£30.35
Average hourly rate£21.27£32.62
% change on same period last year-34.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.54£34.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£25.69
% change on same period last year-5.43 %
PMP EnglandPMP
England

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.

PMP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing PMP across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Midlands PMP Demand Trend

PMP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing PMP across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands PMP Daily Rate Trend

PMP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMP within the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1HerefordshireNew entry-3--
2ShropshireDown-11£425-
PMP EnglandPMP
England

PMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing PMP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing PMP.

114 (100.00 %)PMI Certification
211 (78.57 %)PRINCE2
38 (57.14 %)Resource Management
47 (50.00 %)Planview
47 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
47 (50.00 %)Time Management
47 (50.00 %)MS Office
47 (50.00 %)MS Visio
47 (50.00 %)MS Excel
47 (50.00 %)Risk Management
47 (50.00 %)Programme Office Management
56 (42.86 %)PRINCE
56 (42.86 %)Microsoft
56 (42.86 %)Project Planning
65 (35.71 %)Project Management
72 (14.29 %)Finance
72 (14.29 %)Construction
72 (14.29 %)Government
72 (14.29 %)Legal
72 (14.29 %)WAN
72 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
72 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
72 (14.29 %)LAN
72 (14.29 %)JSP
72 (14.29 %)Windows
72 (14.29 %)Windows XP
72 (14.29 %)Supplier Management
72 (14.29 %)Matrix Management
72 (14.29 %)JSP 440
81 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner

PMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing PMP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing PMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (14.29 %)JSP
Application Platforms
12 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
21 (7.143 %)SharePoint
Applications
17 (50.00 %)MS Office
17 (50.00 %)MS Excel
17 (50.00 %)MS Visio
17 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)LAN
12 (14.29 %)WAN
12 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
21 (7.143 %)VoIP
General
12 (14.29 %)Finance
12 (14.29 %)Construction
12 (14.29 %)Government
12 (14.29 %)Legal
21 (7.143 %)Military
21 (7.143 %)Banking
21 (7.143 %)Retail
21 (7.143 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
17 (50.00 %)Coordinator
17 (50.00 %)Programme Coordinator
25 (35.71 %)Project Manager
32 (14.29 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
32 (14.29 %)Infrastructure Manager
Miscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Fund Management
Operating Systems
12 (14.29 %)Windows
12 (14.29 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
111 (78.57 %)PRINCE2
28 (57.14 %)Resource Management
37 (50.00 %)Risk Management
37 (50.00 %)Programme Office Management
37 (50.00 %)Time Management
46 (42.86 %)Project Planning
46 (42.86 %)PRINCE
55 (35.71 %)Project Management
62 (14.29 %)Supplier Management
62 (14.29 %)Matrix Management
71 (7.143 %)Wealth Management
71 (7.143 %)Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
114 (100.00 %)PMI Certification
21 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (14.29 %)JSP 440
Vendors
17 (50.00 %)Planview
26 (42.86 %)Microsoft
31 (7.143 %)Nortel
31 (7.143 %)Siemens
31 (7.143 %)Mitel
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