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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Manager role in IT contracts within the Chester 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 Technical Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank21-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.597 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£363-
Average daily rate£369-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£410
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£36.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.50£35.00
% change on same period last year-4.28 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads154162
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.208 %0.160 %
Daily rates quoted3630
Average minimum daily rate£328£200
Average daily rate£336£210
% change on same period last year+60.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£219
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted3017
Average minimum hourly rate£20.77£18.90
Average hourly rate£21.89£20.70
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.01£22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Technical Manager CheshireTechnical Manager
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.

Technical Manager
Demand Trend

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

Chester Technical Manager Demand Trend

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Technical Manager Daily Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Technical Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Technical 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 Technical Manager in their job title.

18 (66.67 %)LAN
18 (66.67 %)WAN
26 (50.00 %)Government
26 (50.00 %)Local Government
35 (41.67 %)PRINCE2
43 (25.00 %)Active Directory
43 (25.00 %)Finance
52 (16.67 %)International Banking
52 (16.67 %)Internet
52 (16.67 %)Project Management
52 (16.67 %)Banking
52 (16.67 %)Firewall
52 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
52 (16.67 %)SSL
61 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
61 (8.333 %)UNIX
61 (8.333 %)Windows
61 (8.333 %)SharePoint
61 (8.333 %)PMI
61 (8.333 %)Human Factors
61 (8.333 %)Use Case

Technical Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Technical 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 Technical Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)SharePoint
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (66.67 %)LAN
18 (66.67 %)WAN
22 (16.67 %)SSL
22 (16.67 %)Internet
22 (16.67 %)Firewall
31 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Government
16 (50.00 %)Local Government
23 (25.00 %)Finance
32 (16.67 %)International Banking
32 (16.67 %)Banking
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)PMI
11 (8.333 %)Human Factors
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
11 (8.333 %)Windows
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)PRINCE2
22 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
22 (16.67 %)Project Management
31 (8.333 %)Use Case
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory