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The table below looks at the demand for the IT Manager role in IT contracts within the Dorset 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 IT Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.005 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£387-
Average daily rate£428-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£470-
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£387
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
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£32.49£23.81
% change on same period last year+36.47 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads398441
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.560 %0.446 %
Daily rates quoted118177
Average minimum daily rate£320£315
Average daily rate£343£335
% change on same period last year+2.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9560
Average minimum hourly rate£27.70£25.08
Average hourly rate£29.48£26.62
% change on same period last year+10.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.25£28.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
IT Manager South WestIT Manager
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.

IT Manager
Demand Trend

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

Dorset IT Manager Demand Trend

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset IT Manager Daily Rate Trend

IT Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BournemouthNew entry-3£463-
PooleUp+12£360-
IT Manager South WestIT Manager
South West

IT Manager
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region that cited IT 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 IT Manager in their job title.

13 (60.00 %)Project Management
22 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (40.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)Government
31 (20.00 %)Programme Management
31 (20.00 %)ISO9001
31 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
31 (20.00 %)NHS
31 (20.00 %)Niku
31 (20.00 %)BPR
31 (20.00 %)Change Management
31 (20.00 %)E-business
31 (20.00 %)Risk Management
31 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (20.00 %)Systems Analysis
31 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (20.00 %)Local Government
31 (20.00 %)Strategic Planning
31 (20.00 %)Business Development
31 (20.00 %)Open Workbench
31 (20.00 %)Network Security
31 (20.00 %)ITIL

IT Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region that cited IT 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 IT Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)Open Workbench
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Network Security
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Government
21 (20.00 %)Banking
21 (20.00 %)Local Government
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)NHS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Project Management
22 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (20.00 %)BPR
31 (20.00 %)ITIL
31 (20.00 %)Change Management
31 (20.00 %)E-business
31 (20.00 %)Risk Management
31 (20.00 %)Programme Management
31 (20.00 %)Systems Analysis
31 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (20.00 %)Strategic Planning
31 (20.00 %)Business Development
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)ISO9001
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Niku