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This section looks at the demand for the Product 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 Product Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Product Manager
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank110142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching contract IT job ads2522
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.022 %
As % of the category below0.787 %0.493 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£456£423
Average daily rate£489£440
% change on same period last year+11.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£522£457
UK excluding London average daily rate£449£411
% change on same period last year+9.33 %
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£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31764463
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.225 %4.454 %
Daily rates quoted8021426
Average minimum daily rate£346£352
Average daily rate£365£369
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Hourly rates quoted228442
Average minimum hourly rate£23.11£28.16
Average hourly rate£24.73£29.59
% change on same period last year-16.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.36£31.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.26 %
Product Manager South EastProduct 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.

Product Manager
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Product Manager Demand Trend

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Product Manager Daily Rate Trend

Product Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Product Manager across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Berkshire Product Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Product Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Product Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Product Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Manager within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 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
NewburyUp+258--
SloughUp+13£400-
Product Manager South EastProduct Manager
South East

Product Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Product 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 Product Manager in their job title.

129 (69.05 %)Telecoms
219 (45.24 %)Marketing
39 (21.43 %)Product Marketing
47 (16.67 %)Finance
47 (16.67 %)B2B
47 (16.67 %)Blackberry
55 (11.90 %)Microsoft
55 (11.90 %)Cisco
55 (11.90 %)IP Telephony
64 (9.524 %)Project Management
64 (9.524 %)Stakeholder Management
73 (7.143 %)IBM
73 (7.143 %)VoIP
73 (7.143 %)HP
73 (7.143 %)Nortel
73 (7.143 %)DSL
73 (7.143 %)Police
73 (7.143 %)Google
82 (4.762 %)Nortel Meridian
82 (4.762 %)BSS
82 (4.762 %)Lucent
82 (4.762 %)Internet
82 (4.762 %)3G
82 (4.762 %)Broadband
82 (4.762 %)PBX
82 (4.762 %)Programme Management
82 (4.762 %)Identity Management
82 (4.762 %)Advertising
91 (2.381 %)Government
91 (2.381 %)Legal

Product Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Product 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 Product Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (11.90 %)IP Telephony
23 (7.143 %)VoIP
23 (7.143 %)DSL
32 (4.762 %)PBX
32 (4.762 %)Internet
32 (4.762 %)3G
32 (4.762 %)Broadband
32 (4.762 %)BSS
32 (4.762 %)Nortel Meridian
41 (2.381 %)LAN
41 (2.381 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (69.05 %)Telecoms
219 (45.24 %)Marketing
37 (16.67 %)Finance
43 (7.143 %)Police
52 (4.762 %)Advertising
61 (2.381 %)Retail
61 (2.381 %)Government
61 (2.381 %)Legal
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (16.67 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (21.43 %)Product Marketing
27 (16.67 %)B2B
34 (9.524 %)Project Management
34 (9.524 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (4.762 %)Programme Management
42 (4.762 %)Identity Management
51 (2.381 %)PRINCE2
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (2.381 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.90 %)Microsoft
15 (11.90 %)Cisco
23 (7.143 %)IBM
23 (7.143 %)Google
23 (7.143 %)HP
23 (7.143 %)Nortel
32 (4.762 %)Lucent