The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT contracts advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 20 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 of the Applications category for the Yorkshire 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Project
Rank 76 66 47
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -19
Contract jobs citing MS Project 39 51 50
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 2.068% 2.219% 2.814%
As % of the Applications category 15.92% 16.83% 24.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 22 26
Average daily rate £320 £372 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.86% -7.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £271 £251 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £422 £449 £463
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
-3.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.00 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+32.00% -9.09%
All Applications
Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
245 303 203
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 12.99% 13.19% 11.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 137 66
Average daily rate £320 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.53% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £160 £188
10% offered a daily rate of more than £415 £418 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 51 36
Average hourly rate £12.88 £12.75 £11.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+0.98% +10.86%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.48 £10.32 £7.65
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.00 £25.80 £18.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-3.12% +3.22%
MS Project
England

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Yorkshire MS Project Jobs Demand Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire MS Project Daily Rate Trend

MS Project
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Project across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Yorkshire MS Project Daily Rate Histogram

MS Project
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire MS Project Hourly Rate Trend

MS Project
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Project within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
West Yorkshire -6 36 £323 -14.68%
North Yorkshire -1 1 - -
East Yorkshire - 1 £275 -
MS Project
England

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing MS Project 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 MS Project.

1 37 (44.58%) MS Excel
2 35 (42.17%) Microsoft
3 31 (37.35%) Finance
4 29 (34.94%) Project Management
5 28 (33.73%) MS Office
6 26 (31.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 18 (21.69%) Retail
8 16 (19.28%) MS PowerPoint
8 16 (19.28%) PRINCE2
9 15 (18.07%) SAP
9 15 (18.07%) Project Planning
10 14 (16.87%) Banking
11 10 (12.05%) Degree
11 10 (12.05%) Resource Management
11 10 (12.05%) SharePoint
11 10 (12.05%) User Acceptance Testing
12 9 (10.84%) Retail Banking
12 9 (10.84%) SQL
13 8 (9.639%) HND
13 8 (9.639%) SAP HR
13 8 (9.639%) MPEG
13 8 (9.639%) Computer Science
13 8 (9.639%) IPTV
13 8 (9.639%) STB
13 8 (9.639%) SAP Payroll
13 8 (9.639%) Risk Management
13 8 (9.639%) Test Scripting
14 7 (8.434%) Change Control
14 7 (8.434%) Middleware
14 7 (8.434%) MS Visio

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing MS Project 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 MS Project. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (8.434%) Middleware
2 2 (2.410%) Ajax
2 2 (2.410%) HTML
2 2 (2.410%) .NET
2 2 (2.410%) ASP.NET
2 2 (2.410%) COM
2 2 (2.410%) Web Services
2 2 (2.410%) XML
2 2 (2.410%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 10 (12.05%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.410%) SAS
3 1 (1.205%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 37 (44.58%) MS Excel
2 28 (33.73%) MS Office
3 16 (19.28%) MS PowerPoint
4 7 (8.434%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.205%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (9.639%) SAP HR
1 8 (9.639%) SAP Payroll
2 1 (1.205%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.410%) DVB
2 1 (1.205%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.024%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (4.819%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.410%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (2.410%) RDBMS
3 2 (2.410%) SAP BW
3 2 (2.410%) SQL Server 2000
4 1 (1.205%) GIS
4 1 (1.205%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 3 (3.614%) Selenium
2 2 (2.410%) Visual Studio Team System
2 2 (2.410%) Visual Studio
General
1 31 (37.35%) Finance
2 18 (21.69%) Retail
3 14 (16.87%) Banking
4 9 (10.84%) Retail Banking
5 4 (4.819%) Telecoms
6 3 (3.614%) Legal
7 1 (1.205%) German Language
7 1 (1.205%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 27 (32.53%) Analyst
2 19 (22.89%) Project Manager
3 11 (13.25%) Business Analyst
3 11 (13.25%) PMO Analyst
4 7 (8.434%) Project Planner
5 5 (6.024%) Programme Planner
6 4 (4.819%) Test Engineer
6 4 (4.819%) SAP Business Analyst
6 4 (4.819%) Coordinator
6 4 (4.819%) SAP HR Business Analyst
7 3 (3.614%) Test Leader
7 3 (3.614%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (3.614%) Data Analyst
7 3 (3.614%) Tester
8 2 (2.410%) Programme Manager
8 2 (2.410%) Project Coordinator
8 2 (2.410%) Developer
8 2 (2.410%) Business Project Manager
8 2 (2.410%) Business Manager
8 2 (2.410%) Senior Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.639%) MPEG
1 8 (9.639%) STB
1 8 (9.639%) IPTV
1 8 (9.639%) Computer Science
2 2 (2.410%) N-Tier
2 2 (2.410%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.205%) Smart Meter
3 1 (1.205%) PMI
3 1 (1.205%) EFT
3 1 (1.205%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.819%) Windows
2 3 (3.614%) Windows 7
3 2 (2.410%) UNIX
4 1 (1.205%) Windows 8
4 1 (1.205%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (34.94%) Project Management
2 26 (31.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (19.28%) PRINCE2
4 15 (18.07%) Project Planning
5 10 (12.05%) Resource Management
5 10 (12.05%) User Acceptance Testing
6 8 (9.639%) Test Scripting
6 8 (9.639%) Risk Management
7 7 (8.434%) Change Control
8 6 (7.229%) Change Management
8 6 (7.229%) Critical Path Analysis
9 5 (6.024%) Business Intelligence
10 4 (4.819%) Programme Management
10 4 (4.819%) Logistics
10 4 (4.819%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 3 (3.614%) Software Testing
11 3 (3.614%) Migration
11 3 (3.614%) PRINCE
12 2 (2.410%) OO
12 2 (2.410%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.84%) SQL
2 6 (7.229%) Python
2 6 (7.229%) Tcl
3 4 (4.819%) Bash shell
4 3 (3.614%) Perl
5 2 (2.410%) VB.NET
5 2 (2.410%) C
5 2 (2.410%) C#
5 2 (2.410%) C++
6 1 (1.205%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 10 (12.05%) Degree
2 8 (9.639%) HND
3 4 (4.819%) ISEB
4 3 (3.614%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 3 (3.614%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.410%) ISTQB
5 2 (2.410%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 2 (2.410%) APMP
5 2 (2.410%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.205%) SLA
1 1 (1.205%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.205%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.410%) Tivoli
1 2 (2.410%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 35 (42.17%) Microsoft
2 15 (18.07%) SAP
3 3 (3.614%) Oracle
4 2 (2.410%) Teradata
5 1 (1.205%) Business Objects
5 1 (1.205%) Citrix
5 1 (1.205%) Novell
5 1 (1.205%) Primavera
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