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This section looks at the demand for Problem Management skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Problem Management over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Problem Management
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1935
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.471 %1.163 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£332
% change on same period last year-5.68 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.82£20.76
% change on same period last year+5.13 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads68172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.171 %
Daily rates quoted2124
Average minimum daily rate£354£290
Average daily rate£372£307
% change on same period last year+21.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted311
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£30.50
Average hourly rate£23.17£30.94
% change on same period last year-25.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.33£31.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Problem Management East of EnglandProblem Management
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Problem Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Problem Management across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bedfordshire Problem Management Demand Trend

Problem Management
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Problem Management across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Problem Management Daily Rate Trend

Problem Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Problem Management across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Problem Management Hourly Rate Trend

Problem Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Management within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordUp+11--
Problem Management East of EnglandProblem Management
East of England

Problem Management
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Problem Management 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Problem Management.

16 (85.71 %)Change Management
24 (57.14 %)Lotus Notes
24 (57.14 %)VPN
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft
24 (57.14 %)Lotus
24 (57.14 %)Remedy
24 (57.14 %)Finance
32 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
32 (28.57 %)ITIL
41 (14.29 %)SAP
41 (14.29 %)SLA
41 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
41 (14.29 %)ITSM
41 (14.29 %)Service Management

Problem Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Problem Management also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Problem Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (57.14 %)Lotus Notes
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)VPN
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Finance
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Analyst
16 (85.71 %)Service Analyst
24 (57.14 %)Support Analyst
24 (57.14 %)Helpdesk Analyst
24 (57.14 %)1st Line Support
24 (57.14 %)Helpdesk Support
24 (57.14 %)Service Desk Analyst
24 (57.14 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
24 (57.14 %)1st Line Support Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Change Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Problem Manager
31 (14.29 %)Service Control Analyst
31 (14.29 %)ITIL Manager
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (85.71 %)Change Management
22 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
22 (28.57 %)ITIL
31 (14.29 %)ITSM
31 (14.29 %)Service Management
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft
14 (57.14 %)Lotus
14 (57.14 %)Remedy
21 (14.29 %)SAP