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The table below looks at the demand for Configuration Management skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Configuration Management over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConfiguration Management
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
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 below0.699 %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£362£357
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.26£31.44
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads143106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.116 %
Daily rates quoted1715
Average minimum daily rate£303£268
Average daily rate£306£281
% change on same period last year+9.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£294
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted397
Average minimum hourly rate£24.98£31.21
Average hourly rate£26.12£31.21
% change on same period last year-16.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.27£31.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.22£29.56
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Configuration Management CheshireConfiguration Management
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Configuration Management Daily Rate Trend

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 Chester region.

Chester Configuration Management Hourly Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)RAD
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Incident Management
11 (50.00 %)Problem Management
11 (50.00 %)ServiceCenter
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)DV Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

Configuration Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)RAD
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)Incident Management
11 (50.00 %)Problem Management
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)DV Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)ServiceCenter