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This section looks at the demand for Service Management skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Service Management over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Management
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5272
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads86103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.103 %
As % of the category below4.224 %3.862 %
Daily rates quoted2133
Average minimum daily rate£394£400
Average daily rate£410£419
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£360
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£30.50
Average hourly rate£35.58£31.94
% change on same period last year+11.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.15£33.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.16£27.78
% change on same period last year-20.23 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads20362667
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.687 %2.656 %
Daily rates quoted526945
Average minimum daily rate£363£360
Average daily rate£385£382
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted96196
Average minimum hourly rate£28.55£31.38
Average hourly rate£30.67£32.96
% change on same period last year-6.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.80£34.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Service Management South EastService Management
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
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Service Management Demand Trend

Service Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Service Management Daily Rate Trend

Service Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Service Management across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire Service Management Daily Rate Histogram

Service Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Service Management Hourly Rate Trend

Service Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Management within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
ReadingDown-1722£420+5.06 %
BracknellUp+1610£441-9.59 %
WindsorUp+27--
SloughDown-63--
NewburyUp+82--
Service Management South EastService Management
South East

Service Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Service 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 Service Management.

194 (56.29 %)ITIL
244 (26.35 %)Windows
339 (23.35 %)Microsoft
438 (22.75 %)Security Cleared
530 (17.96 %)UNIX
629 (17.37 %)Finance
728 (16.77 %)ITIL Certification
827 (16.17 %)Service Delivery
925 (14.97 %)SC Cleared
1024 (14.37 %)Problem Management
1123 (13.77 %)OO
1123 (13.77 %)MS Exchange
1221 (12.57 %)Telecoms
1319 (11.38 %)Change Management
1319 (11.38 %)Migration
1417 (10.18 %)Incident Management
1516 (9.581 %)Government
1516 (9.581 %)SLA
1516 (9.581 %)WebServices
1516 (9.581 %)XML
1516 (9.581 %)C#
1516 (9.581 %)SQL Server
1615 (8.982 %)Data Migration
1615 (8.982 %)Active Directory
1714 (8.383 %)ITSM
1714 (8.383 %)Project Management
1714 (8.383 %)WebSphere
1813 (7.784 %)HP
1813 (7.784 %)OOP
1911 (6.587 %)AIX

Service Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Service 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 Service Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (9.581 %)WebServices
116 (9.581 %)XML
214 (8.383 %)WebSphere
34 (2.395 %).NET
43 (1.796 %)J2EE
51 (0.599 %).NET Framework
51 (0.599 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (0.599 %)HTML
51 (0.599 %)ASP.NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (13.77 %)MS Exchange
25 (2.994 %)WebLogic
32 (1.198 %)IIS
32 (1.198 %)Exchange Server 5.5
32 (1.198 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (1.198 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.599 %)CMS
41 (0.599 %)Office Communications Server
41 (0.599 %)NetWeaver
41 (0.599 %)Content Management Server
41 (0.599 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (6.587 %)MS Excel
29 (5.389 %)MS Office
35 (2.994 %)MS PowerPoint
35 (2.994 %)MS Project
44 (2.395 %)MS Visio
51 (0.599 %)Shockwave
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.198 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.599 %)Remedy AR System
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (5.389 %)LAN
28 (4.790 %)WAN
28 (4.790 %)LDAP
36 (3.593 %)SAN
36 (3.593 %)Firewall
44 (2.395 %)ISDN
44 (2.395 %)ATM
44 (2.395 %)TCP/IP
53 (1.796 %)3G
53 (1.796 %)Internet
53 (1.796 %)Ethernet
62 (1.198 %)Bluetooth
62 (1.198 %)VoIP
62 (1.198 %)DNS
62 (1.198 %)Intrusion Detection
71 (0.599 %)SSH
71 (0.599 %)Wi-Fi
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (9.581 %)SQL Server
23 (1.796 %)DB2
31 (0.599 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.599 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.599 %)Crystal Reports
31 (0.599 %)Oracle 8/8i
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.599 %)Flash
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (17.37 %)Finance
221 (12.57 %)Telecoms
316 (9.581 %)Government
43 (1.796 %)Marketing
43 (1.796 %)Retail
43 (1.796 %)Financial Institution
52 (1.198 %)Billing
61 (0.599 %)Military
61 (0.599 %)Banking
61 (0.599 %)Retail Banking
61 (0.599 %)Health
61 (0.599 %)Legal
61 (0.599 %)Advertising
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
146 (27.54 %)Analyst
229 (17.37 %)Architect
321 (12.57 %)Change Analyst
420 (11.98 %)Consultant
519 (11.38 %)Business Analyst
617 (10.18 %)Developer
716 (9.581 %)Service Manager
812 (7.186 %)Team Leader
911 (6.587 %)Technical Specialist
1010 (5.988 %)Business Architect
117 (4.192 %)Technical Assurance Specialist
117 (4.192 %)Service Analyst
126 (3.593 %)Sales Consultant
126 (3.593 %)Presales Consultant
135 (2.994 %)Delivery Manager
135 (2.994 %)Services Delivery Manager
135 (2.994 %)Service Management Consultant
135 (2.994 %)Management Consultant
135 (2.994 %)Technical Architect
144 (2.395 %)Technical Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (5.988 %)Management Information System
110 (5.988 %)Clustering
25 (2.994 %)CMDB
33 (1.796 %)Replication
42 (1.198 %)IVR
51 (0.599 %)Cryptography
51 (0.599 %)PKI
51 (0.599 %)PDA
51 (0.599 %)German Language
51 (0.599 %)Blackberry
51 (0.599 %)NHS
51 (0.599 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (26.35 %)Windows
230 (17.96 %)UNIX
311 (6.587 %)AIX
410 (5.988 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (4.790 %)Solaris
65 (2.994 %)Windows XP
73 (1.796 %)HPUX
82 (1.198 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.599 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
194 (56.29 %)ITIL
238 (22.75 %)Security Cleared
327 (16.17 %)Service Delivery
425 (14.97 %)SC Cleared
524 (14.37 %)Problem Management
623 (13.77 %)OO
719 (11.38 %)Change Management
719 (11.38 %)Migration
817 (10.18 %)Incident Management
915 (8.982 %)Data Migration
1014 (8.383 %)ITSM
1014 (8.383 %)Project Management
1113 (7.784 %)OOP
128 (4.790 %)Use Case
135 (2.994 %)Disaster Recovery
135 (2.994 %)UML
135 (2.994 %)PRINCE2
144 (2.395 %)RUP
144 (2.395 %)BC Cleared
144 (2.395 %)DV Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (9.581 %)C#
27 (4.192 %)Java
35 (2.994 %)SQL
42 (1.198 %)Perl
42 (1.198 %)Shell Script
51 (0.599 %)C
51 (0.599 %)JavaScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (16.77 %)ITIL Certification
23 (1.796 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (1.796 %)MCSE
32 (1.198 %)MCP
32 (1.198 %)Degree
41 (0.599 %)MOS
41 (0.599 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (9.581 %)SLA
22 (1.198 %)ISO27001
31 (0.599 %)TickIT
31 (0.599 %)ISO9001
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (8.982 %)Active Directory
29 (5.389 %)Novell eDirectory
33 (1.796 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
42 (1.198 %)ISA Server
51 (0.599 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (5.389 %)OpenView
28 (4.790 %)Tivoli
36 (3.593 %)Unicenter
44 (2.395 %)Netcool
53 (1.796 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
53 (1.796 %)CONTROL-M
62 (1.198 %)ServiceCenter
71 (0.599 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (23.35 %)Microsoft
213 (7.784 %)HP
310 (5.988 %)Novell
49 (5.389 %)IBM
49 (5.389 %)SAP
56 (3.593 %)Oracle
56 (3.593 %)Cisco
56 (3.593 %)CA
65 (2.994 %)BEA
73 (1.796 %)Citrix
73 (1.796 %)Sun
82 (1.198 %)Compaq
82 (1.198 %)Siemens
82 (1.198 %)VERITAS
82 (1.198 %)Fujitsu Siemens
82 (1.198 %)VMware
91 (0.599 %)ICL
91 (0.599 %)Remedy
91 (0.599 %)TIBCO
91 (0.599 %)Nokia