Earning Power

Ireland—All Respondents
Mean Number of Vacation Days by Position Description
After 1 year After 10 years
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 411 21.0 408 23.3
Director of project management office (PMO) 14 23.8 15 25.9
Portfolio manager 23 21.6 25 24.5
Program manager 105 21.0 105 23.1
Project manager III 96 22.0 97 23.8
Project manager II 77 21.5 76 24.1
Project manager I 60 20.3 54 22.8
Project management specialist 12 17.3 13 21.8
Project management consultant 24 17.6 23 19.8
Pension Plans Offered by Position Description
Defined benefit
plans
Defined
contribution plans
Other pension
plans
n= Percent n= Percent n= Percent
Total 83 19% 284 65% 16 4%
Director of project management office
(PMO) 4 29% 8 57% 1 7%
Portfolio manager 3 12% 21 84% -- --
Program manager
24 22% 73 66% -- --
Project manager III 18 17% 75 70% 5 5%
Project manager II 15 19% 49 63% 5 6%
Project manager I 15 24% 36 57% 5 8%
Project management specialist 1 8% 9 69% -- --
Project management consultant 3 12% 13 52% -- --
Mean Hours Worked by Position Description
Hours expected Actual hours
worked
n= Mean n= Mean
Total 436 38.5 435 45.5
Director of project management office (PMO) 15 38.4 15 47.9
Portfolio manager 24 38.5 25 48.7
Program manager 111 38.2 111 46.1
Project manager III 107 38.7 107 45.6
Project manager II 79 38.7 78 44.9
Project manager I 62 38.6 62 43.3
Project management specialist 13 38.8 13 43.5
Project management consultant 25 37.3 24 46.0
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