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The table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT contracts within the Worcestershire region 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 Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Manager
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1010
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below6.061 %4.615 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£413-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£475-
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£407
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
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£34.47£36.12
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads6665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£380£179
Average daily rate£428£206
% change on same period last year+108.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£477£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted1316
Average minimum hourly rate£16.58£24.56
Average hourly rate£17.28£25.43
% change on same period last year-32.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.99£26.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Project Manager West MidlandsProject Manager
West Midlands

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 Manager
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire Project Manager Demand Trend

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
RedditchNew entry-2£475-
WorcesterUp+32£350-
Project Manager West MidlandsProject Manager
West Midlands

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

117 (89.47 %)Project Management
211 (57.89 %)Telecoms
310 (52.63 %)Spanish Language
49 (47.37 %)PRINCE2
58 (42.11 %)MPLS
67 (36.84 %)ATM
76 (31.58 %)Change Management
76 (31.58 %)Frame Relay
85 (26.32 %)WAN
85 (26.32 %)PMI
94 (21.05 %)PMI Certification
103 (15.79 %)LAN
103 (15.79 %)Content Management
112 (10.53 %)PRINCE
112 (10.53 %)Project Planning
112 (10.53 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
112 (10.53 %)PRINCE2 Certification
112 (10.53 %)CMS
121 (5.263 %)Business Continuity
121 (5.263 %)Risk Management
121 (5.263 %)Finance
121 (5.263 %)Government
121 (5.263 %)Siemens
121 (5.263 %)BPR
121 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
121 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
121 (5.263 %)ITIL Certification
121 (5.263 %)PMP
121 (5.263 %)IBM
121 (5.263 %)Microsoft

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.53 %)CMS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Project
11 (5.263 %)MS Office
11 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (42.11 %)MPLS
27 (36.84 %)ATM
36 (31.58 %)Frame Relay
45 (26.32 %)WAN
53 (15.79 %)LAN
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (57.89 %)Telecoms
21 (5.263 %)Finance
21 (5.263 %)Government
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (52.63 %)Spanish Language
25 (26.32 %)PMI
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (89.47 %)Project Management
29 (47.37 %)PRINCE2
36 (31.58 %)Change Management
43 (15.79 %)Content Management
52 (10.53 %)Project Planning
52 (10.53 %)PRINCE
61 (5.263 %)BPR
61 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
61 (5.263 %)UML
61 (5.263 %)E-Commerce
61 (5.263 %)OOD
61 (5.263 %)ITIL
61 (5.263 %)Requirements Management
61 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (5.263 %)Risk Management
61 (5.263 %)Business Continuity
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (21.05 %)PMI Certification
22 (10.53 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (10.53 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (5.263 %)ITIL Certification
31 (5.263 %)PMP
31 (5.263 %)Degree
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Oracle
11 (5.263 %)Progress
11 (5.263 %)IBM
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft
11 (5.263 %)Siemens