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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Manager role in IT contracts within the Birmingham 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 Systems Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-66
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.103 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£525
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£417
% change on same period last year-7.01 %
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£26.17£35.00
% change on same period last year-25.23 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads534971
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.871 %1.064 %
Daily rates quoted173216
Average minimum daily rate£344£343
Average daily rate£367£370
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted75188
Average minimum hourly rate£19.28£16.36
Average hourly rate£21.11£17.44
% change on same period last year+21.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.93£18.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Systems Manager West MidlandsSystems Manager
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.

Systems Manager
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Systems Manager Demand Trend

Systems Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Systems Manager Daily Rate Trend

Systems Manager
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Systems 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 Systems Manager in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)EDI
13 (100.00 %)MS Visio
13 (100.00 %)Middleware
13 (100.00 %)GIS
13 (100.00 %)Service Delivery

Systems Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Systems 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 Systems Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)EDI
13 (100.00 %)Middleware
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (100.00 %)MS Visio
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)GIS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Service Delivery