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The table below looks at the demand for Master of Business Administration (MBA) in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MBA over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank500558
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching contract IT job ads4376
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.079 %
As % of the category below0.644 %0.847 %
Daily rates quoted1214
Average minimum daily rate£388£397
Average daily rate£411£464
% change on same period last year-11.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£531
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£496
% change on same period last year-17.39 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£55.00-
Average hourly rate£57.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£57.50-
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads66828978
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.523 %9.285 %
Daily rates quoted23202948
Average minimum daily rate£344£342
Average daily rate£364£360
% change on same period last year+0.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Hourly rates quoted747904
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£24.44
Average hourly rate£25.20£26.13
% change on same period last year-3.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.72£27.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.24£26.09
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
MBA UKMBA
UK

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.

MBA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MBA across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

England MBA Demand Trend

MBA
Daily Rate Trend

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

England MBA Daily Rate Trend

MBA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MBA across the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

England MBA Daily Rate Histogram

MBA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England MBA Hourly Rate Trend

MBA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MBA within the England region over the 3 months to 15 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
LondonUp+3922£412+18.99 %
South EastUp+5616£300-
YorkshireNew entry-2--
East MidlandsUp+11£475-24.00 %
South WestUp+121£600+43.10 %
North WestNew entry-1£375-
MBA UKMBA
UK

MBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing MBA 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 MBA.

136 (60.00 %)Finance
226 (43.33 %)Degree
312 (20.00 %)Marketing
411 (18.33 %)Banking
510 (16.67 %)Oracle
68 (13.33 %)Project Management
77 (11.67 %)Manufacturing
77 (11.67 %)MS PowerPoint
86 (10.00 %)Education
86 (10.00 %)Government
86 (10.00 %)MS Office
86 (10.00 %)Computer Science
95 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
95 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
95 (8.333 %)C++
95 (8.333 %)CRM
95 (8.333 %)Microsoft
95 (8.333 %)Telecoms
95 (8.333 %)Operations Management
104 (6.667 %)Web Analytics
104 (6.667 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
104 (6.667 %)General Ledger
104 (6.667 %)Validation
104 (6.667 %)Retail
104 (6.667 %)Billing
104 (6.667 %)Regression Testing
104 (6.667 %)JD Edwards
104 (6.667 %)WebTrends
104 (6.667 %)CA
104 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence

MBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing MBA 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 MBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (6.667 %)STL
22 (3.333 %)Swing
31 (1.667 %)FIX Protocol
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.000 %)SAS
22 (3.333 %)CMS
22 (3.333 %)Lotus Notes
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (11.67 %)MS PowerPoint
26 (10.00 %)MS Office
34 (6.667 %)MS Excel
43 (5.000 %)CA Clarity
52 (3.333 %)MS Visio
61 (1.667 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.667 %)WebTrends
14 (6.667 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
21 (1.667 %)Oracle Financials
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.000 %)Intranet
13 (5.000 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (6.667 %)OLTP
21 (1.667 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (1.667 %)MS Access
21 (1.667 %)Datawarehouse
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.667 %)PVCS
11 (1.667 %)Flash
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (60.00 %)Finance
212 (20.00 %)Marketing
311 (18.33 %)Banking
47 (11.67 %)Manufacturing
56 (10.00 %)Education
56 (10.00 %)Government
65 (8.333 %)Telecoms
74 (6.667 %)Retail
74 (6.667 %)Billing
74 (6.667 %)General Ledger
83 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
83 (5.000 %)Investment Banking
83 (5.000 %)Publishing
83 (5.000 %)Pensions
92 (3.333 %)Criminal Justice
92 (3.333 %)Police
92 (3.333 %)Health
92 (3.333 %)Front Office
92 (3.333 %)Insurance
101 (1.667 %)Local Government
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (21.67 %)Consultant
211 (18.33 %)Analyst
38 (13.33 %)Business Analyst
46 (10.00 %)Project Manager
55 (8.333 %)Developer
64 (6.667 %)Senior Business Analyst
64 (6.667 %)Operations Manager
64 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
64 (6.667 %)C++ Developer
73 (5.000 %)CRM Project Manager
73 (5.000 %)CRM Manager
73 (5.000 %)Recruitment Consultant
73 (5.000 %)Graduate
82 (3.333 %)Programme Manager
82 (3.333 %)Procurement Manager
82 (3.333 %)Change Manager
82 (3.333 %)Marketing Manager
91 (1.667 %)Management Accountant
91 (1.667 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
91 (1.667 %)Business Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (10.00 %)Computer Science
23 (5.000 %)German Language
23 (5.000 %)NHS
32 (3.333 %)NPfIT
41 (1.667 %)Replication
41 (1.667 %)Equities
41 (1.667 %)Derivative
41 (1.667 %)Statistics
41 (1.667 %)Informatics
41 (1.667 %)Mathematics
41 (1.667 %)Market Risk
41 (1.667 %)PMI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (6.667 %)UNIX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (13.33 %)Project Management
25 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
25 (8.333 %)CRM
25 (8.333 %)Operations Management
25 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
34 (6.667 %)Web Analytics
34 (6.667 %)Unit Testing
34 (6.667 %)Validation
34 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
34 (6.667 %)Regression Testing
43 (5.000 %)Risk Management
43 (5.000 %)Migration
43 (5.000 %)CTC Cleared
52 (3.333 %)Logistics
52 (3.333 %)Strategic Planning
52 (3.333 %)Performance Management
52 (3.333 %)SC Cleared
52 (3.333 %)Pay per click
52 (3.333 %)Internet Marketing
52 (3.333 %)SEO
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (8.333 %)C++
23 (5.000 %)Java
31 (1.667 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.667 %)SQL
31 (1.667 %)C
31 (1.667 %)C#
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (43.33 %)Degree
23 (5.000 %)CIMA
23 (5.000 %)CCAB
32 (3.333 %)CIPFA
41 (1.667 %)ACCA
41 (1.667 %)CFA
41 (1.667 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (6.667 %)QA
21 (1.667 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (16.67 %)Oracle
25 (8.333 %)Microsoft
34 (6.667 %)CA
34 (6.667 %)Siebel
34 (6.667 %)JD Edwards
43 (5.000 %)BT
52 (3.333 %)Lotus
61 (1.667 %)Hyperion
61 (1.667 %)Business Objects
61 (1.667 %)SAP
61 (1.667 %)Cognos
61 (1.667 %)Omniture