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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Manager role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Manager
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank126159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.094 %0.153 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£418
% change on same period last year-16.42 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£42.50
Average hourly rate-£46.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.25£46.25
% change on same period last year-17.29 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31754574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.190 %4.555 %
Daily rates quoted7841441
Average minimum daily rate£341£350
Average daily rate£360£367
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted233460
Average minimum hourly rate£23.29£28.17
Average hourly rate£24.91£29.53
% change on same period last year-15.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.53£30.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Applications Manager South EastApplications Manager
South East

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.

Applications Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Manager across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Applications Manager Demand Trend

Applications Manager
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Applications Manager across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Applications Manager Daily Rate Trend

Applications Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Applications Manager across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Applications Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Manager within the Berkshire 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
NewburyNew entry-2--
BracknellNew entry-1--
Applications Manager South EastApplications Manager
South East

Applications Manager
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Applications Manager in their job title 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 with Applications Manager in their job title.

13 (60.00 %)Telecoms
22 (40.00 %)IBM
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)HP
22 (40.00 %)Project Management
22 (40.00 %)Google
22 (40.00 %)Marketing
31 (20.00 %)Windows Mobile
31 (20.00 %)Oracle
31 (20.00 %)Windows
31 (20.00 %)Symbian
31 (20.00 %)Handset
31 (20.00 %)Oracle Applications
31 (20.00 %)Multimedia

Applications Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Applications Manager in their job title 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 with Applications Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Telecoms
22 (40.00 %)Marketing
31 (20.00 %)Multimedia
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Handset
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows Mobile
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Project Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)IBM
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)HP
12 (40.00 %)Google
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Symbian