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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Manager role in IT contracts within the Edinburgh 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Manager
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5967
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.268 %0.404 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£450
Average daily rate£325£500
% change on same period last year-35.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£422£407
% change on same period last year+3.81 %
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£37.94£30.94
% change on same period last year+22.62 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads7471237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.044 %1.243 %
Daily rates quoted193219
Average minimum daily rate£289£323
Average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted2359
Average minimum hourly rate£26.32£23.32
Average hourly rate£28.48£24.93
% change on same period last year+14.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.63£26.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Technical Manager ScotlandTechnical Manager
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Technical Manager Daily Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Technical Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

13 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (100.00 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Change Management
21 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)Business Continuity
21 (33.33 %)Programme Management
21 (33.33 %)Cisco IPT
21 (33.33 %)Investment Management
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)Cisco
21 (33.33 %)CCNP
21 (33.33 %)CCNA
21 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
21 (33.33 %)ITIL Certification
21 (33.33 %)PMP
21 (33.33 %)PMI Certification
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE
21 (33.33 %)MS Project
21 (33.33 %)ITIL

Technical Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Project
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)Cisco IPT
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Windows
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Project Management
13 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE
21 (33.33 %)ITIL
21 (33.33 %)Change Management
21 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)Business Continuity
21 (33.33 %)Programme Management
21 (33.33 %)Investment Management
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)CCNP
11 (33.33 %)CCNA
11 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
11 (33.33 %)ITIL Certification
11 (33.33 %)PMP
11 (33.33 %)PMI Certification
11 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Cisco