Capacity Management Contracts in England

Capacity Management
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Capacity Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Capacity Management over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 329 429 563
Rank change year-on-year +100 +134 -87
Contract jobs citing Capacity Management 218 251 212
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.59% 0.49% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 0.54% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 182 126
10th Percentile £350 £376 £400
25th Percentile £425 £457 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £583 £525
Median % change year-on-year -14.24% +11.05% +10.53%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £700 £700 £694
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 19 3
10th Percentile £22.04 - -
25th Percentile £22.24 - -
Median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +225.00% -39.80%
75th Percentile - £65.75 £34.23
90th Percentile £49.24 - £42.76
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -38.46% +225.00% -39.80%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Capacity Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,259 46,317 65,269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.62% 90.21% 90.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,236 32,416 46,341
10th Percentile £300 £325 £330
25th Percentile £413 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £532
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.38% +9.13%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £648
90th Percentile £750 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,219 1,624 1,782
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.78 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.81 £16.54 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.30 £23.96
Median % change year-on-year -6.17% +55.71% -0.19%
75th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £71.90 £75.00 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -2.78% +44.00% -

Capacity Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Capacity Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Capacity Management in England

Capacity Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Capacity Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Capacity Management in England

Capacity Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Capacity Management in England over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Capacity Management in England

Capacity Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Capacity Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Capacity Management in England

Capacity Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Capacity Management in England over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Capacity Management in England

Capacity Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Capacity Management within the England region over the 6 months to 18 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +68 99 £600 -4.00% 17
South West +57 56 £495 -2.46% 2
North of England +42 25 £488 +21.88% 15
South East +8 22 £575 +1.32% 5
North West +22 20 £450 +12.50% 14
East of England +14 10 £350 +2.94% 1
Yorkshire +19 5 £650 +62.50% 2
West Midlands +33 3 £500 +25.00% 4
Midlands +32 3 £500 +31.58% 5
Capacity Management
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Capacity Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (16.97%) SharePoint
2 35 (16.06%) Confluence
3 34 (15.60%) SharePoint Server
4 12 (5.50%) Apache
4 12 (5.50%) IIS
4 12 (5.50%) Tomcat
5 9 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (1.38%) IBM Domino
6 3 (1.38%) IBM Notes
7 2 (0.92%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.46%) CMS
Applications
1 14 (6.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.92%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (3.21%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (2.29%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (1.83%) Aligne
4 2 (0.92%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.46%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 55 (25.23%) Azure
2 35 (16.06%) Azure Stack
3 18 (8.26%) AWS
4 13 (5.96%) PaaS
5 9 (4.13%) Cloud Computing
5 9 (4.13%) GitHub
6 7 (3.21%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.75%) IaaS
7 6 (2.75%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.38%) Azure Key Vault
8 3 (1.38%) Azure Storage
8 3 (1.38%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.92%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.92%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.92%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.46%) Amazon EC2
10 1 (0.46%) GCP
10 1 (0.46%) OCI
10 1 (0.46%) Route 53
10 1 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 49 (22.48%) Firewall
2 42 (19.27%) BGP
3 24 (11.01%) LAN
4 22 (10.09%) WAN
5 18 (8.26%) DNS
6 17 (7.80%) TCP/IP
7 13 (5.96%) DHCP
7 13 (5.96%) FTP
8 12 (5.50%) WLAN
9 11 (5.05%) VPN
9 11 (5.05%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (4.59%) H.323
10 10 (4.59%) HTTP
10 10 (4.59%) SAN
11 9 (4.13%) MPLS
11 9 (4.13%) Wireless
12 8 (3.67%) Network Security
12 8 (3.67%) OSPF
13 7 (3.21%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (2.75%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (9.17%) SQL Server
2 13 (5.96%) Hadoop
3 11 (5.05%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (4.13%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (2.75%) Power BI
6 4 (1.83%) MongoDB
7 3 (1.38%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.38%) GIS
7 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 3 (1.38%) MySQL
7 3 (1.38%) Spatial Data
7 3 (1.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.46%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.46%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.46%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 38 (17.43%) JIRA
2 12 (5.50%) Jenkins
3 11 (5.05%) Subversion
4 10 (4.59%) Artifactory
4 10 (4.59%) GitLab
5 3 (1.38%) Git
6 1 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.46%) TeamCity
General
1 80 (36.70%) Social Skills
2 49 (22.48%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (16.51%) Finance
4 32 (14.68%) Public Sector
5 24 (11.01%) Telecoms
6 17 (7.80%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (5.50%) Banking
7 12 (5.50%) Electronics
7 12 (5.50%) Manufacturing
7 12 (5.50%) Marketing
8 10 (4.59%) Investment Banking
8 10 (4.59%) Legal
9 9 (4.13%) Billing
10 8 (3.67%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.38%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.92%) Games
12 2 (0.92%) Local Government
13 1 (0.46%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.46%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (16.97%) Analyst
2 17 (7.80%) Availability Manager
2 17 (7.80%) Microsoft Engineer
3 16 (7.34%) Capacity Manager
4 13 (5.96%) Capacity and Availability Manager
4 13 (5.96%) Implementation Specialist
5 12 (5.50%) Architect
5 12 (5.50%) Database Specialist
5 12 (5.50%) IT Analyst
6 11 (5.05%) Lead
7 8 (3.67%) Consultant
7 8 (3.67%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 8 (3.67%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
7 8 (3.67%) Network Specialist
8 7 (3.21%) DBA
8 7 (3.21%) Exchange Support
8 7 (3.21%) IT Support
8 7 (3.21%) Service Analyst
9 6 (2.75%) Citrix Analyst
9 6 (2.75%) Platform Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (8.26%) FIX Protocol
2 14 (6.42%) LDAP
3 10 (4.59%) .NET
4 9 (4.13%) Middleware
5 1 (0.46%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.46%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.46%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.46%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.46%) CSS
5 1 (0.46%) HTML
5 1 (0.46%) React Native
5 1 (0.46%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.46%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 36 (16.51%) Private Cloud
2 33 (15.14%) Management Information System
3 27 (12.39%) Data Centre
4 21 (9.63%) Replication
5 19 (8.72%) Clustering
6 18 (8.26%) Derivative
7 11 (5.05%) Client/Server
7 11 (5.05%) IVR
8 10 (4.59%) Linux Command Line
9 7 (3.21%) CMDB
9 7 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (2.75%) PKI
11 4 (1.83%) Virtual Team
12 3 (1.38%) Driving Licence
13 2 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
14 1 (0.46%) Market Risk
14 1 (0.46%) Public Cloud
14 1 (0.46%) Renewable Energy
14 1 (0.46%) Smart Meter
14 1 (0.46%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 87 (39.91%) Windows
2 50 (22.94%) Linux
3 36 (16.51%) Unix
4 13 (5.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 11 (5.05%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.46%) CentOS
6 1 (0.46%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.46%) VMS
6 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (31.19%) ITIL
2 55 (25.23%) Migration
3 54 (24.77%) Service Management
4 51 (23.39%) Network Management
5 43 (19.72%) Change Management
5 43 (19.72%) Disaster Recovery
6 38 (17.43%) Availability Management
6 38 (17.43%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (16.97%) High Availability
8 36 (16.51%) Security Monitoring
9 33 (15.14%) ITSM
10 30 (13.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (12.84%) Agile
11 28 (12.84%) Capacity Planning
12 27 (12.39%) Incident Management
13 24 (11.01%) Stakeholder Management
14 21 (9.63%) Data Migration
15 20 (9.17%) Business Intelligence
16 18 (8.26%) Algorithmic Trading
16 18 (8.26%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (10.09%) PowerShell
2 20 (9.17%) SQL
3 18 (8.26%) Python
4 12 (5.50%) Java
5 10 (4.59%) Bash
5 10 (4.59%) C#
5 10 (4.59%) C++
6 4 (1.83%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.46%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.46%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.46%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 82 (37.61%) Security Cleared
2 46 (21.10%) SC Cleared
3 36 (16.51%) DV Cleared
4 27 (12.39%) Degree
5 7 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.75%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.29%) ISACA
8 4 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.38%) MCITP
9 3 (1.38%) MCTS
9 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.92%) CCNA
10 2 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.92%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.92%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (0.46%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.46%) BC Cleared
11 1 (0.46%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (15.60%) Government Security Classifications
2 7 (3.21%) SLA
3 5 (2.29%) COBIT
3 5 (2.29%) GDPR
3 5 (2.29%) NIST
4 3 (1.38%) PMO
5 1 (0.46%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.46%) NCSC
5 1 (0.46%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (13.30%) Active Directory
2 27 (12.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (5.96%) HDFS
3 13 (5.96%) NFS
4 9 (4.13%) Hyper-V
4 9 (4.13%) vSphere
5 8 (3.67%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (3.67%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.92%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 31 (14.22%) SCOM
2 22 (10.09%) ITRS Geneos
3 20 (9.17%) Ansible
4 15 (6.88%) SCCM
5 13 (5.96%) Terraform
6 10 (4.59%) Nagios
7 9 (4.13%) BladeLogic
7 9 (4.13%) NetBackup
8 8 (3.67%) Microsoft Clustering
9 7 (3.21%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 6 (2.75%) FortiGate
10 6 (2.75%) SCVMM
11 2 (0.92%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.92%) VxRail
11 2 (0.92%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
12 1 (0.46%) Packer
12 1 (0.46%) Puppet
12 1 (0.46%) Simpana
12 1 (0.46%) vRealize
Vendors
1 66 (30.28%) Microsoft
2 34 (15.60%) Atlassian
3 28 (12.84%) VMware
4 21 (9.63%) Red Hat
5 18 (8.26%) Cisco
6 16 (7.34%) SolarWinds
7 15 (6.88%) Oracle
8 14 (6.42%) SAP
9 13 (5.96%) Isilon
10 11 (5.05%) Avaya
11 10 (4.59%) Juniper
11 10 (4.59%) Verint
12 9 (4.13%) Altiris
12 9 (4.13%) Citrix
12 9 (4.13%) Dynatrace
12 9 (4.13%) Palo Alto
13 8 (3.67%) Hitachi
13 8 (3.67%) NetApp
14 7 (3.21%) Dell
14 7 (3.21%) Fortinet