Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Contracts Manager role in IT contracts within the Cheshire 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 Contracts Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Contract Manager
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.140 %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£391£369
% change on same period last year+5.82 %
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£65.00£23.75
% change on same period last year+173.68 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads712792
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.129 %0.843 %
Daily rates quoted179159
Average minimum daily rate£301£308
Average daily rate£312£317
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted11173
Average minimum hourly rate£20.91£20.47
Average hourly rate£23.32£21.60
% change on same period last year+7.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.73£22.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Contracts Manager North WestContracts Manager
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.

Contracts Manager
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Contracts Manager Demand Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Contracts Manager Daily Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Contracts Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Contracts Manager North WestContracts Manager
North West

Contracts Manager
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)Risk Management
13 (75.00 %)Finance
13 (75.00 %)Government
13 (75.00 %)Risk Assessment
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)RUP
21 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (25.00 %)Internet
21 (25.00 %)Project Management

Contracts Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
13 (75.00 %)Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Risk Management
13 (75.00 %)Risk Assessment
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)RUP
21 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle