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This section looks at the demand for the Service Management Consultant 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 Service Management Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Service Management Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank127156
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.063 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£425£435
Average daily rate£425£443
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£441
% change on same period last year-7.37 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Service Management Consultant South EastService Management Consultant
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.

Service Management Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Service Management Consultant Demand Trend

Service Management Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Service Management Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Service Management Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire Service Management Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Service Management Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Management Consultant 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
BracknellNew entry-2£425-
Service Management Consultant South EastService Management Consultant
South East

Service Management Consultant
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Service Management Consultant 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 Service Management Consultant in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)Service Management
23 (60.00 %)ITIL
32 (40.00 %)Project Management
32 (40.00 %)CMDB
32 (40.00 %)Finance
32 (40.00 %)Government
32 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)WebSphere
41 (20.00 %)Business Development
41 (20.00 %)Release Management
41 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
41 (20.00 %)C#
41 (20.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %).NET
41 (20.00 %)J2EE

Service Management Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)WebSphere
11 (20.00 %).NET
11 (20.00 %)J2EE
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
12 (40.00 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)CMDB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Service Management
23 (60.00 %)ITIL
32 (40.00 %)Project Management
32 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Business Development
41 (20.00 %)Release Management
41 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C#
11 (20.00 %)Java