The first table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PRINCE2 over the 3 months to 24 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the Bedford region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PRINCE 2
Rank 39 18 21
Rank change year-on-year
-21 +3
Permanent jobs citing PRINCE2 10 21 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 3.984% 10.40% 10.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.926% 12.43% 13.08%
Number of salaries quoted 10 21 17
Average salary £38,750 £45,000 £35,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.88% +26.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £30,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,750 £50,000 £54,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-5.26% -5.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
203 169 130
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 80.88% 83.66% 79.27%
Number of salaries quoted 197 160 128
Average salary £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.88% +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £25,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
PRINCE2
Bedfordshire

PRINCE2
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bedford PRINCE2 Jobs Demand Trend

PRINCE2
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing PRINCE2 across the Bedford region.

Bedford PRINCE2 Salary Trend

PRINCE2
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited PRINCE2.

1 26 (83.87%) Scrum
2 25 (80.65%) Agile Software Development
3 20 (64.52%) PMI Certification
4 14 (45.16%) PMI
5 13 (41.94%) DSDM
6 11 (35.48%) Project Management
7 6 (19.35%) PMP
8 3 (9.677%) Project Planning
8 3 (9.677%) Matrix Management
8 3 (9.677%) ITIL
9 2 (6.452%) MCP
9 2 (6.452%) MCAD
9 2 (6.452%) MCSD
9 2 (6.452%) RUP
9 2 (6.452%) C#
9 2 (6.452%) .NET
9 2 (6.452%) SQL Server
9 2 (6.452%) Visual Studio
9 2 (6.452%) Configuration Management
9 2 (6.452%) Microsoft
9 2 (6.452%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (6.452%) WCF
9 2 (6.452%) WPF
9 2 (6.452%) .NET Framework
10 1 (3.226%) Degree
10 1 (3.226%) Problem Management
10 1 (3.226%) Change Management
10 1 (3.226%) Risk Management
10 1 (3.226%) Stakeholder Management
10 1 (3.226%) PRINCE2 Certification

PRINCE2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited PRINCE2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (6.452%) .NET
1 2 (6.452%) WCF
1 2 (6.452%) WPF
1 2 (6.452%) .NET Framework
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.452%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (6.452%) Visual Studio
Job Titles
1 27 (87.10%) Project Manager
2 23 (74.19%) Agile Project Manager
3 15 (48.39%) ScrumMaster
4 4 (12.90%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
5 2 (6.452%) Analyst
6 1 (3.226%) Software Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Technical Developer
6 1 (3.226%) Development Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Support Analyst
6 1 (3.226%) Applications Support
6 1 (3.226%) Network Project Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Software Development Project Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Developer
6 1 (3.226%) Applications Support Analyst
6 1 (3.226%) Technical Analyst
6 1 (3.226%) Analyst Developer
6 1 (3.226%) Software Development Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Network Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Development Project Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Software Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (45.16%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (83.87%) Scrum
2 25 (80.65%) Agile Software Development
3 13 (41.94%) DSDM
4 11 (35.48%) Project Management
5 3 (9.677%) Project Planning
5 3 (9.677%) Matrix Management
5 3 (9.677%) ITIL
6 2 (6.452%) RUP
6 2 (6.452%) Configuration Management
7 1 (3.226%) Problem Management
7 1 (3.226%) Change Management
7 1 (3.226%) Risk Management
7 1 (3.226%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.452%) C#
Qualifications
1 20 (64.52%) PMI Certification
2 6 (19.35%) PMP
3 2 (6.452%) MCP
3 2 (6.452%) MCAD
3 2 (6.452%) MCSD
3 2 (6.452%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.226%) Degree
4 1 (3.226%) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
1 2 (6.452%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.226%) Cisco