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This section looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the Bristol 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 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank60-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.348 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£556-
Average daily rate£556-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£556-
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£448
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
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£25.50£27.90
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads2339
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.039 %
Daily rates quoted1312
Average minimum daily rate£372£257
Average daily rate£437£268
% change on same period last year+62.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£358
% change on same period last year+6.91 %
Hourly rates quoted213
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£21.15
Average hourly rate£17.50£22.62
% change on same period last year-22.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£24.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.63
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
COBIT South WestCOBIT
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol COBIT Daily Rate Trend

COBIT
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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 %)ISO9000
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)MS Visio
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Six Sigma
21 (50.00 %)BS7799
21 (50.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (50.00 %)Service Management
21 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)Legal
21 (50.00 %)DMAIC
21 (50.00 %)IT Governance
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Visio
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Legal
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Management Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Process Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Service Management Consultant
11 (50.00 %)ITIL Consultant
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)Six Sigma
21 (50.00 %)Service Management
21 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (50.00 %)DMAIC
21 (50.00 %)IT Governance
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (100.00 %)ISO9000
21 (50.00 %)BS7799
21 (50.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft