Earning Power

Switzerland—All Respondents
Mean Number of Vacation Days by Position Description
After 1 year After 10 years
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 361 23.6 355 25.6
Director of project management office (PMO) 15 22.3 17 25.3
Portfolio manager 20 24.0 22 25.9
Program manager 58 25.0 54 27.1
Project manager III 90 23.2 89 25.3
Project manager II 99 24.0 93 26.0
Project manager I 42 22.6 44 24.7
Project management specialist 12 23.7 11 26.1
Project management consultant 25 22.2 25 22.6
Pension Plans Offered by Position Description
Defined benefit
plans
Defined
contribution plans
Other pension
plans
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 119 32% 209 56% 57 15%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 5 29% 10 59% 3 18%
Portfolio manager 10 45% 12 55% 5 23%
Program manager
20 34% 38 66% 5 9%
Project manager III 30 32% 56 60% 11 12%
Project manager II 28 29% 54 55% 18 18%
Project manager I 16 35% 17 37% 9 20%
Project management specialist 2 18% 6 55% 1 9%
Project management consultant 8 31% 16 62% 5 19%
Mean Hours Worked by Position Description
Hours expected Actual hours
worked
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 373 40.9 373 46.1
Director of project management office (PMO) 17 41.2 17 49.3
Portfolio manager 22 40.9 22 47.0
Program manager 58 40.8 58 47.8
Project manager III 93 41.0 93 45.9
Project manager II 99 40.9 99 45.6
Project manager I 46 40.5 46 44.3
Project management specialist 12 40.7 12 44.4
Project management consultant 26 40.9 26 45.1
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