Earning Power

Germany—All Respondents
Mean Number of Vacation Days by Position Description
After 1 year After 10 years
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 530 28.2 517 29.0
Director of project management office (PMO) 11 28.4 12 29.8
Portfolio manager 20 28.6 19 30.0
Program manager 104 28.0 99 28.5
Project manager III 160 28.2 161 29.3
Project manager II 126 29.0 121 29.8
Project manager I 52 26.5 52 27.2
Project management specialist 21 26.8 18 26.3
Project management consultant 36 28.6 35 29.4
Pension Plans Offered by Position Description
Defined benefit
plans
Defined
contribution plans
Other pension
plans
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 220 40% 161 29% 80 14%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 5 42% 4 33% 1 8%
Portfolio manager 5 25% 12 60% 4 20%
Program manager
47 44% 32 30% 17 16%
Project manager III 60 35% 51 30% 27 16%
Project manager II 60 46% 35 27% 16 12%
Project manager I 24 44% 11 20% 9 16%
Project management specialist 7 32% 6 27% 4 18%
Project management consultant 12 32% 10 26% 2 5%
Mean Hours Worked by Position Description
Hours expected Actual hours
worked
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 553 39.6 552 45.6
Director of project management office (PMO) 12 40.0 11 47.7
Portfolio manager 20 39.6 20 49.5
Program manager 108 39.6 108 47.4
Project manager III 168 39.6 167 45.6
Project manager II 131 39.4 131 44.4
Project manager I 55 39.5 55 44.5
Project management specialist 22 39.8 22 44.0
Project management consultant 37 39.8 38 44.8
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