The first table below looks at the demand for MS Project skills in IT jobs advertised for the Watford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Project 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 Applications category for the Watford region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Project
Rank 37 - 66
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing MS Project 11 0 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford 3.793% - 0.447%
As % of the Applications category 15.71% - 3.175%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
Average salary £47,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+6.25% -5.88%
All Applications
Watford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
70 53 63
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford 24.14% 15.36% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 64 37 57
Average salary £42,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.42% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,100 £21,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,150 £44,000
UK excluding London average salary £34,731 £33,500 £33,750
% change year-on-year
+3.67% -0.74%
MS Project
Hertfordshire

MS Project
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Watford MS Project Jobs Demand Trend

MS Project
Salary Trend

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

Watford MS Project Salary Trend

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Watford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited MS Project.

1 30 (96.77%) MS Excel
2 27 (87.10%) MS Visio
2 27 (87.10%) HP Quality Center
3 26 (83.87%) User Acceptance Testing
3 26 (83.87%) ISEB
4 23 (74.19%) Test Scripting
5 22 (70.97%) Integration Testing
6 20 (64.52%) SAP
7 17 (54.84%) Test Management
7 17 (54.84%) QA
8 13 (41.94%) Windows 7
8 13 (41.94%) ISTQB
8 13 (41.94%) Windows XP
8 13 (41.94%) SAP CO
8 13 (41.94%) Windows
8 13 (41.94%) SAN
8 13 (41.94%) LAN
8 13 (41.94%) Active Directory
8 13 (41.94%) SAP FI
8 13 (41.94%) SAP FI/CO
9 11 (35.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (35.48%) Test Strategy
10 10 (32.26%) Retail
10 10 (32.26%) Finance
11 9 (29.03%) Disaster Recovery
12 4 (12.90%) PRINCE2
13 3 (9.677%) E-Commerce
13 3 (9.677%) EPoS
13 3 (9.677%) Citrix
13 3 (9.677%) Risk Management

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.452%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.226%) MS Project Server
2 1 (3.226%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 30 (96.77%) MS Excel
2 27 (87.10%) MS Visio
3 1 (3.226%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 13 (41.94%) SAP CO
1 13 (41.94%) SAP FI
1 13 (41.94%) SAP FI/CO
Communications & Networking
1 13 (41.94%) SAN
1 13 (41.94%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.226%) SQL Server
1 1 (3.226%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 10 (32.26%) Retail
1 10 (32.26%) Finance
2 1 (3.226%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (45.16%) Test Leader
2 13 (41.94%) Analyst
3 12 (38.71%) Test Analyst
4 6 (19.35%) Technical Analyst
4 6 (19.35%) Technical Test Analyst
4 6 (19.35%) SAP Test Analyst
4 6 (19.35%) SAP Analyst
5 3 (9.677%) Development Manager
5 3 (9.677%) Senior Manager
5 3 (9.677%) Systems Development Manager
5 3 (9.677%) Systems Manager
5 3 (9.677%) Senior Project Manager
5 3 (9.677%) Project Manager
5 3 (9.677%) Senior Development Manager
5 3 (9.677%) Development Project Manager
6 1 (3.226%) Business Analyst
6 1 (3.226%) Coordinator
6 1 (3.226%) Business Systems Analyst
6 1 (3.226%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (3.226%) Project Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.677%) EPoS
2 1 (3.226%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 13 (41.94%) Windows 7
1 13 (41.94%) Windows XP
1 13 (41.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (83.87%) User Acceptance Testing
2 23 (74.19%) Test Scripting
3 22 (70.97%) Integration Testing
4 17 (54.84%) Test Management
5 11 (35.48%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (35.48%) Test Strategy
6 9 (29.03%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (12.90%) PRINCE2
8 3 (9.677%) E-Commerce
8 3 (9.677%) Risk Management
9 1 (3.226%) Change Management
9 1 (3.226%) Data Analysis
9 1 (3.226%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.226%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (83.87%) ISEB
2 13 (41.94%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (54.84%) QA
System Software
1 13 (41.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 27 (87.10%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 20 (64.52%) SAP
2 3 (9.677%) Citrix
3 1 (3.226%) HP