Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Manager role in IT contracts within the Croydon 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Manager
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank23-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.597 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£525-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£381
% change on same period last year+13.93 %
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£38.46£38.45
% change on same period last year-
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads139164
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.220 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted5048
Average minimum daily rate£360£350
Average daily rate£395£364
% change on same period last year+8.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted1022
Average minimum hourly rate£18.42£23.49
Average hourly rate£20.29£25.20
% change on same period last year-19.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.16£26.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Technical Manager LondonTechnical Manager
London

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 Croydon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon Technical Manager Daily Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

15 (100.00 %)Finance
24 (80.00 %)Banking
24 (80.00 %)Project Management
33 (60.00 %)Mainframe
33 (60.00 %)MS Project
33 (60.00 %)IBM
33 (60.00 %)Microsoft
33 (60.00 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (60.00 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
41 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
41 (20.00 %)PMP
41 (20.00 %)PMI Certification
41 (20.00 %)MS Office

Technical Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (60.00 %)MS Project
21 (20.00 %)MS Office
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Finance
24 (80.00 %)Banking
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 (60.00 %)Mainframe
13 (60.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Project Management
21 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)PMP
11 (20.00 %)PMI Certification
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)IBM
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft