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This section looks at the demand for Configuration Management skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Configuration Management over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConfiguration Management
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6357
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.585 %0.789 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£298£400
Average daily rate£312£400
% change on same period last year-22.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£364
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£23.60-
Average hourly rate£24.10-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£24.60-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.72£32.82
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Processes & Methodologies CheshireProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads619380
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.822 %0.390 %
Daily rates quoted213124
Average minimum daily rate£346£316
Average daily rate£359£332
% change on same period last year+8.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.52 %
Hourly rates quoted5816
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67£21.41
Average hourly rate£27.52£22.52
% change on same period last year+22.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.36£23.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.43£30.35
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
Configuration Management North WestConfiguration Management
North 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.

Configuration Management
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Configuration Management Demand Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Configuration Management Daily Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Configuration Management across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cheshire Configuration Management Daily Rate Histogram

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Configuration Management Hourly Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Configuration Management across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cheshire Configuration Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Configuration Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Configuration Management within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
ChesterNew entry-3£349-
WarringtonDown-23--
WilmslowNew entry-1£350-
CreweNew entry-1--
MacclesfieldNew entry-1£335-
Configuration Management North WestConfiguration Management
North West

Configuration Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Configuration 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 Configuration Management.

16 (25.00 %)ITIL
24 (16.67 %)SQL Server
33 (12.50 %)RPG
33 (12.50 %)SQL
33 (12.50 %)UNIX
33 (12.50 %)MS Excel
33 (12.50 %)OS/400
33 (12.50 %)Project Management
33 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
33 (12.50 %)Finance
33 (12.50 %)LANSA
33 (12.50 %)Visual LANSA
33 (12.50 %)Incident Management
33 (12.50 %)Requirements Analysis
33 (12.50 %)Degree
33 (12.50 %)CMDB
42 (8.333 %)CA Clarity
42 (8.333 %)ServiceCenter
42 (8.333 %)Asset Management
42 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
42 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (8.333 %)AS400
42 (8.333 %)Risk Management
42 (8.333 %)Telecoms
42 (8.333 %)Service Management
42 (8.333 %)ClearCase
42 (8.333 %)MS Visio
42 (8.333 %)LAN
42 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
42 (8.333 %)MS Project

Configuration Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Configuration 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 Configuration Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (4.167 %).NET
11 (4.167 %)WebSphere
Applications
13 (12.50 %)MS Excel
22 (8.333 %)MS Visio
22 (8.333 %)CA Clarity
22 (8.333 %)MS Project
22 (8.333 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
12 (8.333 %)LAN
12 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
21 (4.167 %)Firewall
21 (4.167 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (16.67 %)SQL Server
22 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
13 (12.50 %)Visual LANSA
22 (8.333 %)ClearCase
31 (4.167 %)Eclipse
31 (4.167 %)ClearQuest
31 (4.167 %)Ant
31 (4.167 %)PVCS
31 (4.167 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (4.167 %)CruiseControl
31 (4.167 %)Subversion
General
13 (12.50 %)Finance
22 (8.333 %)Telecoms
31 (4.167 %)Electric
31 (4.167 %)Banking
Job Titles
16 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (12.50 %)Developer
23 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
23 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
32 (8.333 %)Configuration Manager
32 (8.333 %)Consultant
32 (8.333 %)DBA
32 (8.333 %)Business Analyst
32 (8.333 %)Project Planner
32 (8.333 %)Desktop Support Analyst
32 (8.333 %)Desktop Analyst
41 (4.167 %)RPG Developer
41 (4.167 %)Incident Manager
41 (4.167 %)Configuration Management Consultant
41 (4.167 %)ITIL Consultant
41 (4.167 %)Service Support Manager
41 (4.167 %)Desktop Support Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (4.167 %)SQL DBA
41 (4.167 %)Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
13 (12.50 %)CMDB
22 (8.333 %)AS400
22 (8.333 %)Asset Management
31 (4.167 %)Mainframe
Operating Systems
13 (12.50 %)UNIX
13 (12.50 %)OS/400
21 (4.167 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
16 (25.00 %)ITIL
23 (12.50 %)Project Management
23 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
23 (12.50 %)Incident Management
23 (12.50 %)Requirements Analysis
32 (8.333 %)Service Management
32 (8.333 %)Risk Management
32 (8.333 %)Programme Management
32 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
41 (4.167 %)Unified Process
41 (4.167 %)Quality Management
41 (4.167 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (4.167 %)OO
41 (4.167 %)RAD
41 (4.167 %)RUP
41 (4.167 %)Project Planning
41 (4.167 %)Problem Management
41 (4.167 %)System Testing
41 (4.167 %)QMS
41 (4.167 %)SC Cleared
Programming Languages
13 (12.50 %)RPG
13 (12.50 %)SQL
22 (8.333 %)Java
31 (4.167 %)Ada
31 (4.167 %)C
31 (4.167 %)C++
Qualifications
13 (12.50 %)Degree
21 (4.167 %)HNC
21 (4.167 %)CCNP
21 (4.167 %)CCNA
21 (4.167 %)Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.167 %)ISO9001
11 (4.167 %)SLA
11 (4.167 %)QA
Systems Management
12 (8.333 %)ServiceCenter
21 (4.167 %)AssetCenter
Vendors
13 (12.50 %)LANSA
22 (8.333 %)Oracle
31 (4.167 %)Cisco
31 (4.167 %)Microsoft
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