The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Manager
Rank 113 118 117
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 9 18 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.367% 0.561% 0.444%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.402% 0.615% 0.493%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 10
Average daily rate £419 £375 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.66% -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £407 £250 £293
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £425 £425
% change year-on-year
-5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £37.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £28.75 £25.25
% change year-on-year
+30.43% +13.86%
All Job Titles
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2240 2929 2637
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 91.32% 91.30% 90.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 916 1039 1001
Average daily rate £363 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.57% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £190 £220 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 126 181
Average hourly rate £24.50 £19.00 £31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.94% -39.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £11.50 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Manager
South East

Business Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Manager across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Business Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Manager across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Berkshire Business Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Business Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Business Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bracknell -11 4 £425 +142.85%
Reading +7 2 - -
Newbury -1 1 £405 -
Business Manager
South East

Business Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title.

1 8 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Project Management
3 4 (25.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (25.00%) Marketing
4 3 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (18.75%) Six Sigma
4 3 (18.75%) E-Commerce
5 2 (12.50%) MS Office
5 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2
5 2 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
5 2 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (12.50%) NHS
5 2 (12.50%) Scrum
5 2 (12.50%) Retail
5 2 (12.50%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (12.50%) Spotfire
5 2 (12.50%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 2 (12.50%) Business Analytics
5 2 (12.50%) Analytics
5 2 (12.50%) User Stories
5 2 (12.50%) Mobile App
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (6.250%) SC Cleared
6 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
6 1 (6.250%) FMCG
6 1 (6.250%) Budget Control
6 1 (6.250%) MS Project Server

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) MS Office
1 2 (12.50%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (6.250%) MS Project
2 1 (6.250%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (12.50%) Spotfire
General
1 8 (50.00%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 4 (25.00%) Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (12.50%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) NHS
1 2 (12.50%) Mobile App
2 1 (6.250%) FMCG
2 1 (6.250%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Project Management
2 3 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (18.75%) Six Sigma
2 3 (18.75%) E-Commerce
3 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2
3 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (12.50%) Scrum
3 2 (12.50%) Business Analytics
3 2 (12.50%) Analytics
3 2 (12.50%) User Stories
3 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (6.250%) Budget Control
4 1 (6.250%) Change Control
4 1 (6.250%) Release Management
4 1 (6.250%) Project Planning
4 1 (6.250%) PRINCE
4 1 (6.250%) B2C
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 1 (6.250%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.250%) Degree
2 1 (6.250%) ISEB
2 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (6.250%) PMP
2 1 (6.250%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
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