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The table below looks at the demand for IT Service Management (ITSM) skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ITSM over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIT Service Management (ITSM)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2732
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.128 %1.948 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£206-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£263-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£381
% change on same period last year-9.60 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.75£28.37
% change on same period last year-33.91 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads141154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.197 %0.158 %
Daily rates quoted6068
Average minimum daily rate£330£275
Average daily rate£345£293
% change on same period last year+17.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.67 %
Hourly rates quoted310
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£26.72
Average hourly rate£24.50£27.25
% change on same period last year-10.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£27.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.37£30.00
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
ITSM West MidlandsITSM
West Midlands

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.

ITSM
Demand Trend

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

Coventry ITSM Demand Trend

ITSM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry ITSM Daily Rate Trend

ITSM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry ITSM Hourly Rate Trend

ITSM
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing ITSM 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 ITSM.

15 (100.00 %)Service Management
24 (80.00 %)Test Scripting
24 (80.00 %)ITIL
24 (80.00 %)ISEB
33 (60.00 %)Windows
33 (60.00 %)Linux
42 (40.00 %)Mac OS X
42 (40.00 %)Internet
42 (40.00 %)ISA Server
51 (20.00 %)MS Access
51 (20.00 %)SharePoint
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (20.00 %)Active Directory
51 (20.00 %)Software Testing
51 (20.00 %)MS Office
51 (20.00 %)Education
51 (20.00 %)Government
51 (20.00 %)VLE

ITSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing ITSM 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 ITSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)Internet
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)MS Access
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Education
11 (20.00 %)Government
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Test Engineer
13 (60.00 %)Technical Engineer
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)VLE
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Linux
22 (40.00 %)Mac OS X
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Service Management
24 (80.00 %)ITIL
24 (80.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (20.00 %)Software Testing
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)ISEB
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)ISA Server
21 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft