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This section looks at the demand for Problem Management skills within the Belfast 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
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.673 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£110-
Average daily rate£110-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£110-
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 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads10788
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.141 %0.088 %
Daily rates quoted3221
Average minimum daily rate£354£321
Average daily rate£404£353
% change on same period last year+14.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£455£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted57
Average minimum hourly rate£19.20£24.91
Average hourly rate£20.20£25.66
% change on same period last year-21.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.20£26.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Problem Management County AntrimProblem Management
County Antrim

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 Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Problem Management Daily Rate Trend

Problem Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Problem Management across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Belfast Problem Management Daily Rate Histogram

Problem Management
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

18 (72.73 %)MS Office
18 (72.73 %)Windows
27 (63.64 %)Windows 2000
27 (63.64 %)MS Excel
27 (63.64 %)Microsoft
36 (54.55 %)LAN
36 (54.55 %)WAN
36 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
36 (54.55 %)Client/Server
36 (54.55 %)ITIL
36 (54.55 %)Service Management
44 (36.36 %)Finance
51 (9.091 %)PDA
51 (9.091 %)Statistics
51 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
51 (9.091 %)MCSE
51 (9.091 %)Windows XP
51 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
51 (9.091 %)Windows NT
51 (9.091 %)SLA
51 (9.091 %)Active Directory
51 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (9.091 %)Blackberry

Problem Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (72.73 %)MS Office
27 (63.64 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (54.55 %)LAN
16 (54.55 %)WAN
16 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Finance
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Helpdesk Manager
24 (36.36 %)Analyst
33 (27.27 %)Service Management Analyst
33 (27.27 %)Service Analyst
42 (18.18 %)Desktop Support
51 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
51 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Desktop Support Analyst
51 (9.091 %)Desktop Support Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Desktop Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Desktop Analyst
51 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
51 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (54.55 %)Client/Server
21 (9.091 %)PDA
21 (9.091 %)Statistics
21 (9.091 %)Blackberry
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (72.73 %)Windows
27 (63.64 %)Windows 2000
31 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
31 (9.091 %)Windows XP
31 (9.091 %)Windows NT
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (54.55 %)ITIL
16 (54.55 %)Service Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)MCSE
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)SLA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)Microsoft