Wiltshire PRINCE2 Contracts

This section looks at the demand for PRINCE2 (PRINCE 2) skills within the Wiltshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PRINCE2 over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

PRINCE2 (PRINCE 2)
Location Aberdeen Aldershot Andover Argyll and Bute Avon Basildon Basingstoke Bath Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentford Brentwood Bridgend Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Burton-upon-Trent Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Carlisle Chatham Cheadle Chelmsford Cheltenham Chertsey Cheshire Chester Chippenham City of London Colchester Conwy Corsham County Antrim Coventry Crawley Croydon Cumbria Darlington Dartford Denbighshire Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Doncaster Dorking Dorset Dundee Durham East Anglia East Lothian East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Edinburgh England Epsom Essex Exeter Fareham Farnborough Feltham Folkestone Gateshead Gatwick Gerrards Cross Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Grimsby Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Harrogate Havant Helensburgh Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Home Counties Horsham Hounslow Hove Huddersfield Huntingdon Ipswich Kent Kingston Upon Thames Knutsford Lancashire Lancaster Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Luton Lytham St Annes M4 Corridor Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Melton Mowbray Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Musselburgh Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Newton-le-Willows Norfolk North East North Tyneside North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumberland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oswestry Oxford Oxfordshire Paddington Paisley Peterborough Pontypool Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar Redditch Redhill Renfrewshire Rhyl Rickmansworth Runcorn Sale Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Sittingbourne Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southport Southwark St Albans St Asaph Stafford Staffordshire Staines Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stoke-on-Trent Street Stroud Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surbiton Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Taunton Telford Thames Valley Torfaen Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wakefield Wales Walsall Warrington Warwickshire Waterlooville Watford Welwyn Garden City West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Wigan Wiltshire Winchester Windsor Witham Woking Wokingham Wolverhampton Worcester Worcestershire Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	11	15
Rank change on same period last year	+4
Matching contract IT job ads	78	91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.104 %	0.092 %
As % of the category below	12.60 %	12.64 %
Daily rates quoted	51	37
Average minimum daily rate	£415	£380
Average daily rate	£454	£413
% change on same period last year	+9.71 %
Average maximum daily rate	£492	£447
UK excluding London average daily rate	£394	£381
% change on same period last year	+3.27 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	5
Average minimum hourly rate	-	£30.60
Average hourly rate	-	£30.70
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	£30.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£30.82	£34.58
% change on same period last year	-10.88 %
Processes & Methodologies Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads	619	720
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.825 %	0.728 %
Daily rates quoted	286	261
Average minimum daily rate	£378	£366
Average daily rate	£414	£394
% change on same period last year	+4.90 %
Average maximum daily rate	£449	£423
UK excluding London average daily rate	£380	£376
% change on same period last year	+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted	37	51
Average minimum hourly rate	£33.08	£29.25
Average hourly rate	£36.17	£30.44
% change on same period last year	+18.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£39.25	£31.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.33	£30.16
% change on same period last year	-2.72 %
PRINCE2 South West

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.

PRINCE2
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Wiltshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend

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

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend

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

PRINCE2
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Swindon	-2	37	£482	+13.57 %
Salisbury	+1	7	£471	+25.55 %
Chippenham	+2	2	£256	-
Corsham	+1	2	£600	-

PRINCE2 South West

PRINCE2
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region citing PRINCE2 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.

1 71 (36.04 %) Project Management 2 63 (31.98 %) Finance 3 53 (26.90 %) Security Cleared 4 46 (23.35 %) SC Cleared 5 39 (19.80 %) ITIL 6 34 (17.26 %) Migration 7 33 (16.75 %) Oracle 8 32 (16.24 %) MS Project 9 30 (15.23 %) PRINCE2 Certification 10 29 (14.72 %) Banking 11 27 (13.71 %) Stakeholder Management 12 24 (12.18 %) Retail 12 24 (12.18 %) MS Office 12 24 (12.18 %) Risk Management 13 23 (11.68 %) Microsoft

14 22 (11.17 %) Government 14 22 (11.17 %) PRINCE2 Practitioner 15 21 (10.66 %) Retail Banking 15 21 (10.66 %) Military 16 17 (8.629 %) Risk Assessment 16 17 (8.629 %) Service Management 16 17 (8.629 %) MPLS 16 17 (8.629 %) .NET 17 15 (7.614 %) Pensions 18 14 (7.107 %) Project Planning 18 14 (7.107 %) MS Excel 18 14 (7.107 %) MS Visio 19 13 (6.599 %) Windows 19 13 (6.599 %) Change Management 20 12 (6.091 %) CA Clarity

PRINCE2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region citing PRINCE2 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 17 (8.629 %) .NET 2 5 (2.538 %) HTML 3 4 (2.030 %) .NET Framework 3 4 (2.030 %) ASP.NET 4 2 (1.015 %) JSP 4 2 (1.015 %) ASP 5 1 (0.508 %) XML	Application Platforms 1 10 (5.076 %) SharePoint 2 5 (2.538 %) IIS 3 4 (2.030 %) SharePoint Server 2007 4 3 (1.523 %) MS Exchange 5 1 (0.508 %) CMS
Applications 1 32 (16.24 %) MS Project 2 24 (12.18 %) MS Office 3 14 (7.107 %) MS Excel 3 14 (7.107 %) MS Visio 4 12 (6.091 %) CA Clarity 5 6 (3.046 %) Open Workbench 5 6 (3.046 %) MS PowerPoint 6 1 (0.508 %) InfoPath 6 1 (0.508 %) Spreadsheet	Business Applications 1 3 (1.523 %) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking 1 17 (8.629 %) MPLS 2 8 (4.061 %) SAN 3 4 (2.030 %) ATM 3 4 (2.030 %) WAN 4 2 (1.015 %) LAN 5 1 (0.508 %) VoIP 5 1 (0.508 %) Internet 5 1 (0.508 %) Extranet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 8 (4.061 %) Datawarehouse 2 7 (3.553 %) SQL Server 3 5 (2.538 %) Oracle 10g 3 5 (2.538 %) SQL Server 2005 4 4 (2.030 %) SQL Server 2000 4 4 (2.030 %) Oracle Reports 4 4 (2.030 %) Oracle 8/8i 5 1 (0.508 %) Crystal Reports 5 1 (0.508 %) RDBMS
Development Applications 1 10 (5.076 %) Oracle APEX 2 4 (2.030 %) WinRunner 2 4 (2.030 %) TestDirector 2 4 (2.030 %) QuickTest Pro 3 2 (1.015 %) Ant 3 2 (1.015 %) Visual Studio 3 2 (1.015 %) PVCS 3 2 (1.015 %) VSS/SourceSafe	General 1 63 (31.98 %) Finance 2 29 (14.72 %) Banking 3 24 (12.18 %) Retail 4 22 (11.17 %) Government 5 21 (10.66 %) Military 5 21 (10.66 %) Retail Banking 6 15 (7.614 %) Pensions 7 11 (5.584 %) Marketing 8 10 (5.076 %) Insurance 9 5 (2.538 %) Front Office 10 4 (2.030 %) Back Office 10 4 (2.030 %) Telecoms 11 1 (0.508 %) Electric 11 1 (0.508 %) Pharmaceutical 11 1 (0.508 %) Legal
Job Titles 1 118 (59.90 %) Project Manager 2 20 (10.15 %) Business Manager 3 17 (8.629 %) Programme Manager 3 17 (8.629 %) Analyst 4 15 (7.614 %) Business Project Manager 5 12 (6.091 %) Senior Manager 6 11 (5.584 %) Systems Analyst 6 11 (5.584 %) Technical Project Manager 6 11 (5.584 %) Senior Project Manager 6 11 (5.584 %) Technical Manager 7 9 (4.569 %) Author 7 9 (4.569 %) Technical Author 8 8 (4.061 %) Junior 8 8 (4.061 %) Project Planner 8 8 (4.061 %) Consultant 9 7 (3.553 %) Senior Programme Manager 9 7 (3.553 %) Junior Project Manager 9 7 (3.553 %) Workstream Manager 10 6 (3.046 %) Programme Office Manager 10 6 (3.046 %) Infrastructure Manager	Miscellaneous 1 3 (1.523 %) EPoS 1 3 (1.523 %) EFT 1 3 (1.523 %) Replication 1 3 (1.523 %) IVR 2 2 (1.015 %) CMDB 3 1 (0.508 %) Management Information System 3 1 (0.508 %) Chip and PIN 3 1 (0.508 %) Client/Server 3 1 (0.508 %) PMI
Operating Systems 1 13 (6.599 %) Windows 2 8 (4.061 %) UNIX 3 4 (2.030 %) Windows NT 4 3 (1.523 %) Windows XP 4 3 (1.523 %) Solaris 4 3 (1.523 %) Linux 5 1 (0.508 %) Windows Server 2003	Processes & Methodologies 1 71 (36.04 %) Project Management 2 53 (26.90 %) Security Cleared 3 46 (23.35 %) SC Cleared 4 39 (19.80 %) ITIL 5 34 (17.26 %) Migration 6 27 (13.71 %) Stakeholder Management 7 24 (12.18 %) Risk Management 8 17 (8.629 %) Service Management 8 17 (8.629 %) Risk Assessment 9 14 (7.107 %) Project Planning 10 13 (6.599 %) Change Management 11 10 (5.076 %) PRINCE 12 9 (4.569 %) Business Intelligence 13 7 (3.553 %) Business Analysis 13 7 (3.553 %) Service Delivery 13 7 (3.553 %) Programme Management 14 6 (3.046 %) Business Continuity 14 6 (3.046 %) RAD 14 6 (3.046 %) DSDM 14 6 (3.046 %) Test Scripting
Programming Languages 1 3 (1.523 %) C 2 2 (1.015 %) C++ 2 2 (1.015 %) SQL 2 2 (1.015 %) VB 2 2 (1.015 %) VBA	Qualifications 1 30 (15.23 %) PRINCE2 Certification 2 22 (11.17 %) PRINCE2 Practitioner 3 10 (5.076 %) ISEB 4 5 (2.538 %) Citrix Certification 5 4 (2.030 %) ISEB Practitioner 6 2 (1.015 %) Degree 6 2 (1.015 %) Oracle Certification 7 1 (0.508 %) Cisco Certification 7 1 (0.508 %) CCNP 7 1 (0.508 %) CCNA 7 1 (0.508 %) ITIL Certification 7 1 (0.508 %) PMP 7 1 (0.508 %) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 9 (4.569 %) JSP 440 2 2 (1.015 %) SLA	System Software 1 3 (1.523 %) VMware GSX 1 3 (1.523 %) VMware ESX 1 3 (1.523 %) Microsoft Virtual Server 1 3 (1.523 %) VMware Infrastructure 2 2 (1.015 %) Terminal Services 3 1 (0.508 %) Active Directory
Vendors 1 33 (16.75 %) Oracle 2 23 (11.68 %) Microsoft 3 9 (4.569 %) VMware 4 4 (2.030 %) PeopleSoft 4 4 (2.030 %) SAP 4 4 (2.030 %) HP 5 3 (1.523 %) ESRI 5 3 (1.523 %) BT 5 3 (1.523 %) Sun 5 3 (1.523 %) i2 6 2 (1.015 %) MKS 6 2 (1.015 %) Niku 6 2 (1.015 %) Intel 6 2 (1.015 %) Citrix 6 2 (1.015 %) CA 7 1 (0.508 %) Cisco 7 1 (0.508 %) Red Hat