Hiring Demand for PM Skills Grows

  ProjectsAtWork  

In May 2012, more than 235,000 online job ads required candidates to have project management skills, a 12 percent year-over-year increase. Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. showed the highest demand.

During May 2012, more than 235,000 online job listings included requirements for project management skills, an increase of 12 percent compared to May 2011 and more than 51 percent compared to May 2010, according to Wanted Analytics, a provider of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace.

As organizations take on large projects that involve cross-functional teams, there is an increasing demand for employees to have project management skills that will keep their entire team on target to complete each step on time and on budget, according to the report. The five occupations with the most job ads that require project management responsibilities were Computer Systems Analysts, IT Project Managers, Industrial Engineers, Marketing Managers, and Computer Software Engineers. All of these positions saw year-over-year increases in demand.

The five metropolitan areas with the highest volume of online job ads requiring project management skills were New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Employers in New York placed the greatest volume of online job ads, with more than 19,000 during May at a 6 percent year…

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