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This section looks at the demand for IT Service Management (ITSM) skills within the Devon 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIT Service Management (ITSM)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2036
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.004 %
As % of the category below13.33 %2.235 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£330-
Average daily rate£337-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£343-
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£398
% change on same period last year-24.45 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.36£26.41
% change on same period last year+11.18 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads105179
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.178 %
Daily rates quoted5656
Average minimum daily rate£320£358
Average daily rate£341£369
% change on same period last year-7.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted822
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£23.32
Average hourly rate£34.13£27.22
% change on same period last year+25.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.25£31.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
ITSM South WestITSM
South West

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon ITSM Daily Rate Trend

ITSM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ITSM across the Devon region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Devon ITSM Daily Rate Histogram

ITSM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon ITSM Hourly Rate Trend

ITSM
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM within the Devon region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PlymouthNew entry-13£337-
ITSM South WestITSM
South West

ITSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

112 (85.71 %).NET
112 (85.71 %)J2EE
112 (85.71 %)SQL Server
112 (85.71 %)UNIX
112 (85.71 %)SharePoint
112 (85.71 %)MS Exchange
112 (85.71 %)Cisco
112 (85.71 %)Microsoft
112 (85.71 %)CCNA
112 (85.71 %)Citrix
112 (85.71 %)Cisco Certification
112 (85.71 %)BizTalk Server
112 (85.71 %)Intranet
112 (85.71 %)Extranet
112 (85.71 %)VMware
112 (85.71 %)Exchange Server 2007
112 (85.71 %)OVPI
211 (78.57 %)VMware Server
211 (78.57 %)SQL
211 (78.57 %)Clustering
211 (78.57 %)Content Management
35 (35.71 %)Telecoms
35 (35.71 %)MS Project
44 (28.57 %)Migration
52 (14.29 %)Service Management
52 (14.29 %)ITIL
61 (7.143 %)LAN
61 (7.143 %)Windows
61 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
61 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003

ITSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (85.71 %).NET
112 (85.71 %)J2EE
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (85.71 %)SharePoint
112 (85.71 %)MS Exchange
112 (85.71 %)BizTalk Server
112 (85.71 %)Exchange Server 2007
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (35.71 %)MS Project
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (85.71 %)Intranet
112 (85.71 %)Extranet
21 (7.143 %)LAN
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (85.71 %)SQL Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Telecoms
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (78.57 %)Consultant
29 (64.29 %)Technical Consultant
35 (35.71 %)Implementation Consultant
42 (14.29 %)Coordinator
51 (7.143 %)Design Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Project Coordinator
51 (7.143 %)Implementation Engineer
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (78.57 %)Clustering
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (85.71 %)UNIX
21 (7.143 %)Windows
21 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
21 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (78.57 %)Content Management
24 (28.57 %)Migration
32 (14.29 %)Service Management
32 (14.29 %)ITIL
41 (7.143 %)BC Cleared
41 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (78.57 %)SQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (85.71 %)CCNA
112 (85.71 %)Cisco Certification
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (78.57 %)VMware Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (85.71 %)OVPI
21 (7.143 %)OpenView
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (85.71 %)Cisco
112 (85.71 %)Microsoft
112 (85.71 %)Citrix
112 (85.71 %)VMware
21 (7.143 %)HP