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The table looks at the demand for the Software Project Manager role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 Software Project Manager
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank552733
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+181
Matching permanent IT job ads72215
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.106 %0.108 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.116 %0.118 %
Salaries quoted71175
Average salary£40,000£50,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-20.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,600£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£52,500£78,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£45,000
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Software Project Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Software Project Manager Demand Trend

Software Project Manager
Salary Trend

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

Software Project Manager Salary Trend

Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Project Manager over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Software Project Manager Salary Histogram

Software Project Manager
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. 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
EnglandUp+18970£38,750-22.50 %
South WestUp+10226£35,000-19.07 %
South EastUp+16419£37,500-31.81 %
OxfordshireUp+7716£37,500+7.14 %
WiltshireUp+4416£34,000-21.38 %
AbingdonNew entry-12£41,250-
ChippenhamUp+1811£34,000-20.00 %
LondonUp+17810£60,000-
YorkshireUp+1198£32,500-35.00 %
BristolUp+478£42,000+5.00 %
LeedsNew entry-7£27,500-
West YorkshireNew entry-7£27,500-
West MidlandsUp+723£45,000+5.88 %
GloucestershireUp+383£35,000-30.00 %
SomersetUp+253£35,000-17.64 %
SwindonUp+243£35,000-26.31 %
BathUp+233£35,000-26.31 %
OxfordNew entry-3£37,500-
CirencesterNew entry-3£35,000-
City of LondonUp+1132£68,750+14.10 %
HampshireUp+922£32,500-40.90 %
East of EnglandUp+882£59,250+7.72 %
PortsmouthUp+152£36,250-39.58 %
HerefordshireNew entry-2£45,000-
DevonNew entry-2£45,000-
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-2£45,000-
ExeterNew entry-2£45,000-
ScotlandNew entry-2£45,000-
North WestUp+1031£42,500-
SurreyUp+991£50,000-13.04 %

Software Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 IT job ads sampled with Software Project Manager in their job title.

194 (63.95 %)Project Management
281 (55.10 %)PRINCE2
326 (17.69 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
425 (17.01 %)MS Project
524 (16.33 %)Risk Management
622 (14.97 %)Stakeholder Management
721 (14.29 %)Project Planning
817 (11.56 %)Finance
817 (11.56 %)PMP
916 (10.88 %)PRINCE2 Certification
916 (10.88 %)Resource Management
1015 (10.20 %)PMI Certification
1113 (8.844 %)Agile Software Development
1113 (8.844 %)Microsoft
1212 (8.163 %)Java
1212 (8.163 %)Security Cleared
1311 (7.483 %)C#
1311 (7.483 %).NET
1311 (7.483 %)MS Excel
1410 (6.803 %)Degree
159 (6.122 %)Windows
159 (6.122 %)SQL
159 (6.122 %)C++
159 (6.122 %)PMI
159 (6.122 %)Pensions
168 (5.442 %)Health
177 (4.762 %)J2EE
177 (4.762 %)C
177 (4.762 %)RUP
186 (4.082 %)SQL Server

Software Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 IT job ads sampled with Software Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (7.483 %).NET
27 (4.762 %)J2EE
32 (1.361 %)WebServices
32 (1.361 %)Middleware
41 (0.680 %).NET Framework
41 (0.680 %)J2ME
41 (0.680 %)ASP.NET
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.041 %)SharePoint
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (17.01 %)MS Project
211 (7.483 %)MS Excel
32 (1.361 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.680 %)3G
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (4.082 %)SQL Server
21 (0.680 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.361 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (11.56 %)Finance
29 (6.122 %)Pensions
38 (5.442 %)Health
46 (4.082 %)Education
46 (4.082 %)Electronics
46 (4.082 %)Telecoms
53 (2.041 %)Retail
62 (1.361 %)Insurance
62 (1.361 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.680 %)Publishing
71 (0.680 %)Electric
71 (0.680 %)Government
71 (0.680 %)Military
71 (0.680 %)Local Government
71 (0.680 %)Marketing
71 (0.680 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (6.122 %)PMI
25 (3.401 %)NHS
34 (2.721 %)N-Tier
43 (2.041 %)Management Information System
52 (1.361 %)STB
61 (0.680 %)VHDL
61 (0.680 %)Verilog
61 (0.680 %)AS400
61 (0.680 %)Computer Science
61 (0.680 %)IPTV
61 (0.680 %)Firmware
61 (0.680 %)NPfIT
61 (0.680 %)Multithreading
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (6.122 %)Windows
24 (2.721 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (2.041 %)Linux
41 (0.680 %)UNIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
194 (63.95 %)Project Management
281 (55.10 %)PRINCE2
324 (16.33 %)Risk Management
422 (14.97 %)Stakeholder Management
521 (14.29 %)Project Planning
616 (10.88 %)Resource Management
713 (8.844 %)Agile Software Development
87 (4.762 %)RUP
96 (4.082 %)ITIL
105 (3.401 %)Business Analysis
105 (3.401 %)PRINCE
105 (3.401 %)CRM
105 (3.401 %)UML
114 (2.721 %)Software Engineering
123 (2.041 %)Programme Management
123 (2.041 %)Scrum
123 (2.041 %)SOA
123 (2.041 %)OO
123 (2.041 %)Matrix Management
123 (2.041 %)User Acceptance Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (8.163 %)Java
211 (7.483 %)C#
39 (6.122 %)SQL
39 (6.122 %)C++
47 (4.762 %)C
51 (0.680 %)VB
51 (0.680 %)Perl
51 (0.680 %)RPG
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (17.69 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
217 (11.56 %)PMP
316 (10.88 %)PRINCE2 Certification
415 (10.20 %)PMI Certification
512 (8.163 %)Security Cleared
610 (6.803 %)Degree
72 (1.361 %)SC Cleared
81 (0.680 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.401 %)SLA
24 (2.721 %)ISO9001
31 (0.680 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (8.844 %)Microsoft
23 (2.041 %)Oracle
31 (0.680 %)RedDot
31 (0.680 %)IBM
31 (0.680 %)Adobe
31 (0.680 %)HP
31 (0.680 %)SAP