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This section looks at the demand for the Contracts Manager role in IT contracts within the East of England 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 Contracts Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Contract Manager
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank129152
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.290 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£365£250
Average daily rate£393£275
% change on same period last year+42.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£382
% change on same period last year+4.30 %
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£40.63£35.50
% change on same period last year+14.43 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads34514596
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.600 %4.585 %
Daily rates quoted10851406
Average minimum daily rate£331£324
Average daily rate£354£343
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted454636
Average minimum hourly rate£22.18£25.47
Average hourly rate£23.66£26.68
% change on same period last year-11.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£27.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Contracts Manager EnglandContracts Manager
England

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.

Contracts Manager
Demand Trend

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

East of England Contracts Manager Demand Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Contracts Manager Daily Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Contracts Manager across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East of England Contracts Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Contracts Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Contracts Manager across the East of England region.

East of England Contracts Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 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
HertfordshireNew entry-4£425-
East AngliaNew entry-2--
CambridgeshireUp+142£388+40.90 %
EssexNew entry-2£338-
Contracts Manager EnglandContracts Manager
England

Contracts Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title.

17 (41.18 %)Project Management
25 (29.41 %)SLA
34 (23.53 %)Finance
42 (11.76 %)Service Delivery
42 (11.76 %)MS Project
42 (11.76 %)Government
42 (11.76 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (11.76 %)Supplier Management
51 (5.882 %)Local Government
51 (5.882 %)Pensions
51 (5.882 %)Matrix Management
51 (5.882 %)Performance Management
51 (5.882 %)CMS
51 (5.882 %)Legal
51 (5.882 %)Migration
51 (5.882 %)MS Office
51 (5.882 %)ITIL
51 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
51 (5.882 %)Windows
51 (5.882 %)MS Excel
51 (5.882 %)VoIP
51 (5.882 %)Microsoft
51 (5.882 %)ISEB
51 (5.882 %)ITIL Certification
51 (5.882 %)Avaya
51 (5.882 %)TestDirector
51 (5.882 %)NHS
51 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (5.882 %)DTV
51 (5.882 %)Change Management

Contracts Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)CMS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Project
21 (5.882 %)MS Office
21 (5.882 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)VoIP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.882 %)TestDirector
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Finance
22 (11.76 %)Government
31 (5.882 %)Local Government
31 (5.882 %)Pensions
31 (5.882 %)Legal
31 (5.882 %)Telecoms
31 (5.882 %)Automotive
31 (5.882 %)Insurance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)NHS
11 (5.882 %)DTV
11 (5.882 %)STB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.882 %)Windows
11 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (41.18 %)Project Management
22 (11.76 %)Service Delivery
22 (11.76 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (11.76 %)Supplier Management
31 (5.882 %)Matrix Management
31 (5.882 %)Performance Management
31 (5.882 %)Migration
31 (5.882 %)ITIL
31 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
31 (5.882 %)Change Management
31 (5.882 %)Risk Management
31 (5.882 %)Business Analysis
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)ISEB
11 (5.882 %)ITIL Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (29.41 %)SLA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft
11 (5.882 %)Avaya