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The table below looks at the demand for Incident 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 Incident Management over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIncident Management
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2427
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads82
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.674 %1.942 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£297
% change on same period last year+10.81 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.50-
Average hourly rate£20.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.87£22.23
% change on same period last year-6.11 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads141103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.230 %0.113 %
Daily rates quoted1713
Average minimum daily rate£303£286
Average daily rate£306£300
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£373
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Hourly rates quoted377
Average minimum hourly rate£25.09£31.21
Average hourly rate£26.26£31.21
% change on same period last year-15.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.42£31.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£29.44
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Incident Management CheshireIncident 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.

Incident Management
Demand Trend

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

Chester Incident Management Demand Trend

Incident Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Incident Management Daily Rate Trend

Incident Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Incident Management Hourly Rate Trend

Incident Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Incident 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 Incident Management.

18 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
18 (44.44 %)Test Scripting
27 (38.89 %)Finance
27 (38.89 %)ITIL
36 (33.33 %)UNIX
36 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
45 (27.78 %)Banking
54 (22.22 %)Remedy
54 (22.22 %)ISEB
63 (16.67 %)Citrix
63 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
63 (16.67 %)TestDirector
63 (16.67 %)Oracle
63 (16.67 %)SAP
63 (16.67 %)Linux
63 (16.67 %)Service Management
63 (16.67 %)Regression Testing
63 (16.67 %)Telecoms
72 (11.11 %)BS15000
72 (11.11 %)ITSM
72 (11.11 %)Marketing
72 (11.11 %)Remedy ITSM
72 (11.11 %)Windows
81 (5.556 %)AIX
81 (5.556 %)HPUX
81 (5.556 %)RAD
81 (5.556 %)Internet
81 (5.556 %)HACMP
81 (5.556 %)MS Visio
81 (5.556 %)ATM

Incident Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Incident 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 Incident Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Visio
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.11 %)Remedy ITSM
21 (5.556 %)VisionPLUS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)ATM
11 (5.556 %)DNS
11 (5.556 %)Internet
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (16.67 %)TestDirector
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (38.89 %)Finance
25 (27.78 %)Banking
33 (16.67 %)Telecoms
42 (11.11 %)Marketing
51 (5.556 %)FMCG
51 (5.556 %)Retail
51 (5.556 %)Retail Banking
51 (5.556 %)International Banking
51 (5.556 %)Online Banking
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (38.89 %)Analyst
25 (27.78 %)Tester
34 (22.22 %)Test Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Incident Analyst
51 (5.556 %)Consultant
51 (5.556 %)Senior Analyst
51 (5.556 %)Senior Test Analyst
51 (5.556 %)Server Analyst
51 (5.556 %)UAT Tester
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)HACMP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (33.33 %)UNIX
23 (16.67 %)Linux
32 (11.11 %)Windows
41 (5.556 %)AIX
41 (5.556 %)HPUX
41 (5.556 %)Tru64
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
18 (44.44 %)Test Scripting
27 (38.89 %)ITIL
36 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
43 (16.67 %)Regression Testing
43 (16.67 %)Service Management
52 (11.11 %)ITSM
61 (5.556 %)Problem Management
61 (5.556 %)Internet Marketing
61 (5.556 %)Configuration Management
61 (5.556 %)RAD
61 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
61 (5.556 %)Change Management
61 (5.556 %)Web Testing
61 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
61 (5.556 %)DV Cleared
61 (5.556 %)Security Cleared
61 (5.556 %)V-Model
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)C
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (22.22 %)ISEB
23 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.11 %)BS15000
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)Active Directory
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.556 %)ServiceCenter
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)Remedy
23 (16.67 %)Oracle
23 (16.67 %)SAP
23 (16.67 %)Citrix