Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for PRINCE2 Certification in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PRINCE2 Certification over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

 PRINCE2 Certification
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank299234233
Rank change year-on-year
Down-65Down-1
Matching permanent IT job ads5046671652
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.587 %0.786 %0.809 %
As % of the Qualifications category2.826 %3.355 %3.777 %
Salaries quoted4455561405
Average salary£47,500£47,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.060 %-6.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,500£34,100£32,800
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£69,850£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£45,000£45,000£45,000
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
178321988343743
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK20.75 %23.44 %21.43 %
Salaries quoted148911663436465
Average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£24,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

PRINCE2 Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

PRINCE2 Certification Demand Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification within the UK.

PRINCE2 Certification Salary Trend

PRINCE2 Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

PRINCE2 Certification Salary Histogram

PRINCE2 Certification
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-68483£47,500+1.06 %
LondonDown-63207£52,000-
South EastDown-4193£50,000+11.11 %
City of LondonDown-7353£52,500-8.69 %
South WestUp+1649£40,000-5.88 %
East of EnglandDown-2042£50,000+4.16 %
North WestDown-2031£32,500-24.85 %
GloucestershireUp+2326£46,250-11.90 %
BerkshireUp+724£55,000+22.22 %
East MidlandsUp+423£39,000-2.50 %
SurreyDown-2722£50,000+5.26 %
ManchesterDown-2319£33,500-13.54 %
HertfordshireUp+1418£55,000+15.78 %
Docklands, LondonNew entry-17£80,000-
EssexUp+3516£45,000-35.71 %
West MidlandsUp+1916£33,132-30.24 %
HampshireUp+3013£47,430-12.97 %
NorthamptonshireUp+512£32,500-53.57 %
YorkshireDown-3312£42,250-
CirencesterNew entry-12£47,500-
BuckinghamshireUp+211£55,000+37.50 %
West YorkshireDown-1711£42,500+4.29 %
WalesUp+610£41,500-2.35 %
LeedsDown-39£34,000-16.56 %
ScotlandUp+108£37,500-6.83 %
WiltshireDown-148£40,000-9.09 %
CoventryNew entry-8£30,000-
BirminghamUp+147£30,000-45.45 %
ChippenhamUp+87£40,000-5.88 %
ColchesterNew entry-7£45,000-

PRINCE2 Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing PRINCE2 Certification 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 Certification.

1971 (96.14 %)PRINCE2
2461 (45.64 %)Project Management
3241 (23.86 %)Finance
4143 (14.16 %)ITIL
5135 (13.37 %)PRINCE
6115 (11.39 %)Microsoft
7108 (10.69 %)Degree
8104 (10.30 %)MS Project
987 (8.614 %)Insurance
1083 (8.218 %)Stakeholder Management
1182 (8.119 %).NET
1279 (7.822 %)Banking
1372 (7.129 %)SQL
1469 (6.832 %)Oracle
1567 (6.634 %)Programme Management
1664 (6.337 %)Project Planning
1664 (6.337 %)MS Excel
1763 (6.238 %)Change Management
1857 (5.644 %)Telecoms
1955 (5.446 %)Business Analysis
1955 (5.446 %)Risk Management
2050 (4.950 %)SAP
2050 (4.950 %)Agile Software Development
2050 (4.950 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
2149 (4.851 %)Service Delivery
2248 (4.752 %)E-Commerce
2248 (4.752 %)Retail
2346 (4.554 %)Education
2346 (4.554 %)CRM
2346 (4.554 %)ERP

PRINCE2 Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing PRINCE2 Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
182 (8.119 %).NET
219 (1.881 %)J2EE
219 (1.881 %)XML
219 (1.881 %)HTML
315 (1.485 %)WebSphere
315 (1.485 %)ASP.NET
414 (1.386 %)ASP
513 (1.287 %)CSS
513 (1.287 %).NET Framework
611 (1.089 %)Flash
78 (0.792 %)Spring
85 (0.495 %)AJAX
85 (0.495 %)COM
85 (0.495 %)LINQ
93 (0.297 %)Application Packaging
93 (0.297 %)Web Services
93 (0.297 %)EDI
102 (0.198 %)OLE
102 (0.198 %)WinForms
102 (0.198 %)Java EE
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
121 (2.079 %)SharePoint
27 (0.693 %)MS Exchange
27 (0.693 %)SharePoint Server 2007
36 (0.594 %)WebSphere Process Server
36 (0.594 %)CMS
45 (0.495 %)Office Project Server
54 (0.396 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
63 (0.297 %)BizTalk Server
72 (0.198 %)Commerce Server
72 (0.198 %)WebSphere MQ
72 (0.198 %)Tomcat
72 (0.198 %)Commerce Server 2007
72 (0.198 %)WorkSite
72 (0.198 %)Alfresco
72 (0.198 %)Magento
81 (0.099 %)Community Server
81 (0.099 %)Office Communications Server
81 (0.099 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.099 %)WebLogic
81 (0.099 %)Plone
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1104 (10.30 %)MS Project
264 (6.337 %)MS Excel
330 (2.970 %)MS Office
422 (2.178 %)MS Visio
514 (1.386 %)MS PowerPoint
611 (1.089 %)Photoshop
611 (1.089 %)Fireworks
710 (0.990 %)FastStats
81 (0.099 %)CA Clarity
81 (0.099 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
120 (1.980 %)Dynamics NAV
214 (1.386 %)Dynamics AX
312 (1.188 %)Dynamics CRM
49 (0.891 %)Microsoft CRM
49 (0.891 %)Navision
58 (0.792 %)Axapta
67 (0.693 %)Pivotal CRM
67 (0.693 %)SAP PS
75 (0.495 %)CODA-Financials
83 (0.297 %)SalesLogix
83 (0.297 %)SAP BPC
92 (0.198 %)SAP ERP
92 (0.198 %)Academy Revenues and Benefits
92 (0.198 %)SAP FI/CO
92 (0.198 %)SAP CO
92 (0.198 %)Oracle ERP
92 (0.198 %)SAP R/3
92 (0.198 %)SAP FI
92 (0.198 %)Pegasus Opera
92 (0.198 %)Great Plains
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
123 (2.277 %)Internet
213 (1.287 %)MPLS
213 (1.287 %)Wireless
310 (0.990 %)IP Telephony
48 (0.792 %)Intranet
48 (0.792 %)Firewall
48 (0.792 %)WAN
48 (0.792 %)VPN
57 (0.693 %)VoIP
66 (0.594 %)DNS
66 (0.594 %)Ethernet
75 (0.495 %)SAN
75 (0.495 %)LAN
75 (0.495 %)Cisco IPT
84 (0.396 %)HTTP
84 (0.396 %)Broadband
93 (0.297 %)LDAP
102 (0.198 %)PSTN
102 (0.198 %)WLAN
102 (0.198 %)LLU
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (2.673 %)SQL Server
219 (1.881 %)SAP BW
316 (1.584 %)BusinessObjects
414 (1.386 %)SAP BI
512 (1.188 %)SQL Server 2005
512 (1.188 %)MySQL
610 (0.990 %)Crystal Reports
76 (0.594 %)SQL Server 2000
76 (0.594 %)SQL Server Integration Services
85 (0.495 %)Datawarehouse
85 (0.495 %)RDBMS
85 (0.495 %)OLAP
94 (0.396 %)Reference Data
103 (0.297 %)SQL Server 2008
103 (0.297 %)ETL
103 (0.297 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
112 (0.198 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
112 (0.198 %)Oracle 8/8i
112 (0.198 %)MS Access
112 (0.198 %)Oracle 10g
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
15 (0.495 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (0.396 %)Team Foundation Server
32 (0.198 %)LoadRunner
32 (0.198 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (0.198 %)WinRunner
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1241 (23.86 %)Finance
287 (8.614 %)Insurance
379 (7.822 %)Banking
457 (5.644 %)Telecoms
548 (4.752 %)Retail
646 (4.554 %)Education
744 (4.356 %)Marketing
840 (3.960 %)Health
935 (3.465 %)Government
935 (3.465 %)Financial Institution
935 (3.465 %)Pensions
1022 (2.178 %)Investment Banking
1117 (1.683 %)Publishing
1215 (1.485 %)Legal
1314 (1.386 %)Back Office
1314 (1.386 %)Games
1413 (1.287 %)Advertising
1512 (1.188 %)Law
169 (0.891 %)Billing
177 (0.693 %)Online Games
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1641 (63.47 %)Project Manager
295 (9.406 %)Senior Manager
388 (8.713 %)Senior Project Manager
480 (7.921 %)Analyst
563 (6.238 %)Programme Manager
656 (5.545 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
750 (4.950 %)Business Analyst
839 (3.861 %)Technical Manager
937 (3.663 %)Development Manager
1035 (3.465 %)Technical Project Manager
1131 (3.069 %)Consultant
1229 (2.871 %)Software Manager
1327 (2.673 %)IT Project Manager
1327 (2.673 %)Software Project Manager
1426 (2.574 %)Delivery Manager
1522 (2.178 %)Development Project Manager
1620 (1.980 %)Infrastructure Manager
1620 (1.980 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
1620 (1.980 %)Coordinator
1719 (1.881 %)Service Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
122 (2.178 %)PMI
215 (1.485 %)NHS
215 (1.485 %)Derivative
314 (1.386 %)Equities
410 (0.990 %)French Language
56 (0.594 %)Equity Derivative
56 (0.594 %)Clustering
65 (0.495 %)Management Information System
65 (0.495 %)AS400
65 (0.495 %)PDA
65 (0.495 %)German Language
65 (0.495 %)Dutch Language
74 (0.396 %)Mainframe
74 (0.396 %)FMCG
83 (0.297 %)iSeries
83 (0.297 %)SaaS
83 (0.297 %)Thin Client
83 (0.297 %)Fixed Income
83 (0.297 %)Fat Client
83 (0.297 %)Spanish Language
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
138 (3.762 %)Windows
217 (1.683 %)UNIX
36 (0.594 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (0.495 %)Linux
53 (0.297 %)Windows Server 2008
62 (0.198 %)Windows NT
62 (0.198 %)Solaris
71 (0.099 %)AIX
71 (0.099 %)Windows XP
71 (0.099 %)VMS
71 (0.099 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.099 %)OpenWrt
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1971 (96.14 %)PRINCE2
2461 (45.64 %)Project Management
3143 (14.16 %)ITIL
4135 (13.37 %)PRINCE
583 (8.218 %)Stakeholder Management
667 (6.634 %)Programme Management
764 (6.337 %)Project Planning
863 (6.238 %)Change Management
955 (5.446 %)Business Analysis
955 (5.446 %)Risk Management
1050 (4.950 %)Agile Software Development
1149 (4.851 %)Service Delivery
1248 (4.752 %)E-Commerce
1346 (4.554 %)ERP
1346 (4.554 %)CRM
1440 (3.960 %)Scrum
1530 (2.970 %)Matrix Management
1629 (2.871 %)Migration
1726 (2.574 %)Resource Management
1726 (2.574 %)Cash Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
172 (7.129 %)SQL
240 (3.960 %)Java
333 (3.267 %)C#
430 (2.970 %)C
515 (1.485 %)VB
614 (1.386 %)PHP
713 (1.287 %)JavaScript
713 (1.287 %)VB.NET
89 (0.891 %)C++
95 (0.495 %)Perl
103 (0.297 %)VB6
112 (0.198 %)T-SQL
121 (0.099 %)RPG
121 (0.099 %)VBA
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1108 (10.69 %)Degree
250 (4.950 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
343 (4.257 %)Security Cleared
441 (4.059 %)PMI Certification
530 (2.970 %)ITIL Certification
624 (2.376 %)PMP
723 (2.277 %)ISEB
821 (2.079 %)SC Cleared
912 (1.188 %)Cisco Certification
109 (0.891 %)Microsoft Certification
109 (0.891 %)MCSE
117 (0.693 %)CCNP
126 (0.594 %)CCNA
126 (0.594 %)SAP Certification
126 (0.594 %)APMP
135 (0.495 %)CCVP
144 (0.396 %)CCSP
153 (0.297 %)ISEB Practitioner
162 (0.198 %)MCTS
162 (0.198 %)Citrix Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
139 (3.861 %)QA
216 (1.584 %)SLA
36 (0.594 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
43 (0.297 %)ISO9001
52 (0.198 %)PCI DSS
52 (0.198 %)ISO27001
52 (0.198 %)COBIT
61 (0.099 %)Basel II
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
116 (1.584 %)Active Directory
22 (0.198 %)Xen
22 (0.198 %)Hyper-V
31 (0.099 %)Citrix Presentation Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.099 %)OpenView
11 (0.099 %)Tivoli
11 (0.099 %)BMC PATROL
11 (0.099 %)Cisco IPCC
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1115 (11.39 %)Microsoft
269 (6.832 %)Oracle
350 (4.950 %)SAP
426 (2.574 %)Cisco
516 (1.584 %)Business Objects
612 (1.188 %)Siebel
711 (1.089 %)BMC
810 (0.990 %)HP
810 (0.990 %)Citrix
99 (0.891 %)Lawson
99 (0.891 %)VMware
108 (0.792 %)Baan
115 (0.495 %)Salesforce.com
115 (0.495 %)Motorola
115 (0.495 %)CODA
124 (0.396 %)IBM
124 (0.396 %)Cognos
124 (0.396 %)Northgate
124 (0.396 %)Primavera
133 (0.297 %)Sybase