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The table below looks at the demand for Operations Management skills within the England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Management over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOperations Management
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank491582
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching contract IT job ads5959
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.059 %
As % of the category below0.163 %0.125 %
Daily rates quoted3115
Average minimum daily rate£375£340
Average daily rate£389£374
% change on same period last year+4.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£361
% change on same period last year-6.67 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£22.50
Average hourly rate£33.33£23.75
% change on same period last year+40.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.67£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.33£22.50
% change on same period last year+48.14 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3628447160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled50.69 %47.38 %
Daily rates quoted1313715832
Average minimum daily rate£386£386
Average daily rate£413£410
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted23953151
Average minimum hourly rate£27.32£28.37
Average hourly rate£29.12£30.22
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.92£32.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Operations Management UKOperations Management
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.

Operations Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Operations Management across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England Operations Management Demand Trend

Operations Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Operations Management Daily Rate Trend

Operations Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Operations Management across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England Operations Management Daily Rate Histogram

Operations Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Operations Management Hourly Rate Trend

Operations Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Operations Management across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England Operations Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Operations Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Management within the England region over the 3 months to 6 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
South EastUp+6033£301-32.46 %
LondonUp+6015£501+25.12 %
East MidlandsUp+144£400+6.66 %
North WestUp+153--
South WestNew entry-2£600-
YorkshireUp+82£650+115.76 %
East of EnglandUp+251--
Operations Management UKOperations Management
UK

Operations Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

146 (29.11 %)ITIL
244 (27.85 %)Project Management
340 (25.32 %)Security Cleared
438 (24.05 %)Service Management
438 (24.05 %)Disaster Recovery
534 (21.52 %)OVOW
629 (18.35 %)Business Continuity
629 (18.35 %)BCP
725 (15.82 %)Migration
725 (15.82 %)Microsoft
823 (14.56 %)Windows
921 (13.29 %)Government
921 (13.29 %)SC Cleared
1019 (12.03 %)Finance
1118 (11.39 %)BS15000
1216 (10.13 %)Back Office
1315 (9.494 %)MOM
1315 (9.494 %)Citrix
1315 (9.494 %)Derivative
1414 (8.861 %)OVPI
1513 (8.228 %)Cisco
1513 (8.228 %)MS Exchange
1513 (8.228 %)ITSM
1612 (7.595 %)Active Directory
1711 (6.962 %)Microsoft Certification
1711 (6.962 %)SAN
1711 (6.962 %)VMware
1810 (6.329 %)Management Information System
1810 (6.329 %)SQL
199 (5.696 %)Business Objects

Operations Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.266 %)WMI
21 (0.633 %)Software Packaging
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (8.228 %)MS Exchange
26 (3.797 %)Documentum
33 (1.899 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (1.266 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (0.633 %)SharePoint
51 (0.633 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
51 (0.633 %)CMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (5.063 %)MS Excel
24 (2.532 %)MS Office
31 (0.633 %)MS Project
31 (0.633 %)MS Visio
31 (0.633 %)AutoCAD
31 (0.633 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (3.165 %)Summit
23 (1.899 %)Microsoft CRM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (6.962 %)SAN
28 (5.063 %)Firewall
28 (5.063 %)LAN
28 (5.063 %)DNS
34 (2.532 %)3G
34 (2.532 %)Intrusion Detection
43 (1.899 %)2G
43 (1.899 %)TCP/IP
43 (1.899 %)VPN
52 (1.266 %)SMS
61 (0.633 %)VoIP
61 (0.633 %)DHCP
61 (0.633 %)SSL
61 (0.633 %)ATM
61 (0.633 %)MPLS
61 (0.633 %)IPsec
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (5.696 %)BusinessObjects
24 (2.532 %)SQL Server
31 (0.633 %)SQL Server 2005
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.633 %)MSI
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (13.29 %)Government
219 (12.03 %)Finance
316 (10.13 %)Back Office
46 (3.797 %)Banking
55 (3.165 %)Retail
64 (2.532 %)Education
73 (1.899 %)Manufacturing
82 (1.266 %)Retail Banking
82 (1.266 %)Health
91 (0.633 %)Legal
91 (0.633 %)Front Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (16.46 %)Project Manager
221 (13.29 %)Analyst
315 (9.494 %)Consultant
411 (6.962 %)Implementation Manager
59 (5.696 %)Operations Manager
59 (5.696 %)Messaging Specialist
68 (5.063 %)Team Leader
76 (3.797 %)SAN Consultant
76 (3.797 %)Active Directory Specialist
85 (3.165 %)Operations Analyst
85 (3.165 %)3rd Line Support
94 (2.532 %)Technical Consultant
94 (2.532 %)Infrastructure Manager
94 (2.532 %)Programme Manager
94 (2.532 %)Network Specialist
103 (1.899 %)Business Analyst
103 (1.899 %)Support Analyst
103 (1.899 %)Technical Support
103 (1.899 %)Support Specialist
103 (1.899 %)Service Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (9.494 %)Derivative
210 (6.329 %)Management Information System
36 (3.797 %)Replication
44 (2.532 %)Thin Client
44 (2.532 %)Fat Client
53 (1.899 %)German Language
53 (1.899 %)Client/Server
62 (1.266 %)NHS
62 (1.266 %)Clustering
71 (0.633 %)Statistics
71 (0.633 %)Blackberry
71 (0.633 %)Credit Risk
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (14.56 %)Windows
26 (3.797 %)Windows 2000
35 (3.165 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (3.165 %)UNIX
43 (1.899 %)Windows XP
43 (1.899 %)Windows Vista
52 (1.266 %)Linux
61 (0.633 %)AIX
61 (0.633 %)Solaris
61 (0.633 %)VxWorks
61 (0.633 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.633 %)Red Hat Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
146 (29.11 %)ITIL
244 (27.85 %)Project Management
340 (25.32 %)Security Cleared
438 (24.05 %)Service Management
438 (24.05 %)Disaster Recovery
529 (18.35 %)BCP
529 (18.35 %)Business Continuity
625 (15.82 %)Migration
721 (13.29 %)SC Cleared
813 (8.228 %)ITSM
99 (5.696 %)DV Cleared
99 (5.696 %)Release Management
108 (5.063 %)PRINCE2
117 (4.430 %)Change Management
117 (4.430 %)Performance Management
126 (3.797 %)Configuration Management
126 (3.797 %)Document Management
135 (3.165 %)Supplier Management
135 (3.165 %)Risk Management
144 (2.532 %)Service Delivery
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (6.329 %)SQL
22 (1.266 %)VBA
31 (0.633 %)Shell Script
31 (0.633 %)PowerShell
31 (0.633 %)VBScript
31 (0.633 %)VB
31 (0.633 %)Java
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (6.962 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (5.063 %)MCSE
37 (4.430 %)ITIL Certification
46 (3.797 %)CNE
46 (3.797 %)Novell Certification
55 (3.165 %)MBA
64 (2.532 %)Degree
64 (2.532 %)PRINCE2 Certification
73 (1.899 %)MCSA
81 (0.633 %)CCNA
81 (0.633 %)ISEB
81 (0.633 %)Cisco Certification
81 (0.633 %)RHCE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (11.39 %)BS15000
24 (2.532 %)SLA
32 (1.266 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (7.595 %)Active Directory
28 (5.063 %)Terminal Server
28 (5.063 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.633 %)VMware Workstation
31 (0.633 %)NetBackup
31 (0.633 %)MetaFrame
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
134 (21.52 %)OVOW
215 (9.494 %)MOM
314 (8.861 %)OVPI
47 (4.430 %)OpenView
56 (3.797 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
56 (3.797 %)HP Data Protector
64 (2.532 %)SCOM
71 (0.633 %)SCCM
71 (0.633 %)OpenView Configuration Management
71 (0.633 %)Tivoli
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (15.82 %)Microsoft
215 (9.494 %)Citrix
313 (8.228 %)Cisco
411 (6.962 %)VMware
59 (5.696 %)Business Objects
68 (5.063 %)EMC
68 (5.063 %)HP
75 (3.165 %)Oracle
75 (3.165 %)Calypso
82 (1.266 %)SAP
82 (1.266 %)IBM
91 (0.633 %)Sun
91 (0.633 %)Compaq
91 (0.633 %)Dell
91 (0.633 %)Ericsson
91 (0.633 %)Novell
91 (0.633 %)VERITAS
91 (0.633 %)Red Hat
91 (0.633 %)Primavera