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This section looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
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3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£417
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
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£21.00£27.92
% change on same period last year-24.77 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads4746
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.047 %
Daily rates quoted105
Average minimum daily rate£308£346
Average daily rate£331£367
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£371
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted219
Average minimum hourly rate£10.50£11.62
Average hourly rate£11.75£12.38
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£13.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.31£24.73
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
COBIT West MidlandsCOBIT
West Midlands

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.

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBIT across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Birmingham COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham COBIT Daily Rate Trend

COBIT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham COBIT Hourly Rate Trend

COBIT
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing COBIT 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 COBIT.

12 (100.00 %)ITIL
12 (100.00 %)Service Management
21 (50.00 %)Fault Management
21 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (50.00 %)Billing
21 (50.00 %)Auditing
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)ISO17799
21 (50.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing COBIT 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 COBIT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)WAN
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Billing
11 (50.00 %)Auditing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Service Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Integration Analyst
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
12 (100.00 %)Service Management
21 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (50.00 %)Fault Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)ISO17799
11 (50.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
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