The first table below looks at the demand for Configuration Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Configuration Management over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Gloucestershire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Configuration Management
Rank 34 51 14
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -37
Contract jobs citing Configuration Management 3 18 36
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 1.095% 2.691% 8.392%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.676% 3.571% 13.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 11
Average daily rate £390 £400 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.50% -20.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £350 £325
% change year-on-year
-7.14% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £40.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £36.73
% change year-on-year
- +8.91%
All Processes & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
179 504 266
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 65.33% 75.34% 62.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 304 106
Average daily rate £380 £425 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.58% +17.24%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £501 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 22 36
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -23.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.90 £25.00 £18.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £37.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Configuration Management
South West

Configuration Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Configuration Management across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Gloucestershire Configuration Management Jobs Demand Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Configuration Management across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Configuration Management Daily Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Configuration Management across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Configuration Management Hourly Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheltenham +15 2 £380 +1.33%
Configuration Management
South West

Configuration Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Configuration 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 Configuration Management.

1 26 (78.79%) Security Cleared
2 22 (66.67%) C
3 20 (60.61%) DV Cleared
4 17 (51.52%) Oracle
5 16 (48.48%) UML
5 16 (48.48%) OO
5 16 (48.48%) RDBMS
6 15 (45.45%) Internet
6 15 (45.45%) Linux
6 15 (45.45%) JMS
6 15 (45.45%) JBoss
6 15 (45.45%) OOA/OOD
6 15 (45.45%) EJB
6 15 (45.45%) Java
6 15 (45.45%) JavaScript
6 15 (45.45%) Agile Software Development
6 15 (45.45%) Maven
6 15 (45.45%) Customer Engagement
6 15 (45.45%) JPA
6 15 (45.45%) EJB 3.0
6 15 (45.45%) RIA
6 15 (45.45%) GWT
6 15 (45.45%) jQuery
7 9 (27.27%) Aerospace
8 7 (21.21%) Swing
9 4 (12.12%) Borland
9 4 (12.12%) CheckPoint
9 4 (12.12%) Embedded C
9 4 (12.12%) MS Project
9 4 (12.12%) C++

Configuration Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Configuration 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 Configuration Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (45.45%) JMS
1 15 (45.45%) EJB
1 15 (45.45%) JPA
1 15 (45.45%) EJB 3.0
1 15 (45.45%) GWT
1 15 (45.45%) jQuery
2 7 (21.21%) Swing
3 1 (3.030%) ODBC
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.030%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 4 (12.12%) MS Project
2 3 (9.091%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (45.45%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (48.48%) RDBMS
2 2 (6.061%) TOAD
2 2 (6.061%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (6.061%) Oracle 11g
3 1 (3.030%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 15 (45.45%) Maven
2 1 (3.030%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (3.030%) C++Builder
2 1 (3.030%) PVCS
General
1 9 (27.27%) Aerospace
2 4 (12.12%) Electronics
2 4 (12.12%) Finance
2 4 (12.12%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 12 (36.36%) Developer
2 11 (33.33%) Software Engineer
3 10 (30.30%) Java Developer
4 4 (12.12%) Project Support Officer
4 4 (12.12%) Project Officer
5 2 (6.061%) Software Developer
5 2 (6.061%) Software Design Engineer
5 2 (6.061%) Analyst
5 2 (6.061%) Data Analyst
5 2 (6.061%) Test Engineer
5 2 (6.061%) Design Engineer
6 1 (3.030%) Test Data Analyst
6 1 (3.030%) Test Analyst
6 1 (3.030%) Problem Manager
6 1 (3.030%) Software Manager
6 1 (3.030%) Real Time Software Engineer
6 1 (3.030%) Real Time Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (45.45%) RIA
Operating Systems
1 15 (45.45%) Linux
2 4 (12.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (48.48%) UML
1 16 (48.48%) OO
2 15 (45.45%) OOA/OOD
2 15 (45.45%) Agile Software Development
2 15 (45.45%) Customer Engagement
3 4 (12.12%) PRINCE2
3 4 (12.12%) Programme Management
4 3 (9.091%) Embedded Software Development
4 3 (9.091%) Project Management
5 2 (6.061%) ITIL
5 2 (6.061%) Release Management
5 2 (6.061%) Data Analysis
5 2 (6.061%) ITSM
6 1 (3.030%) Change Control
6 1 (3.030%) Validation
6 1 (3.030%) Service Delivery
6 1 (3.030%) Asset Management
6 1 (3.030%) Facility Management
6 1 (3.030%) RAD
Programming Languages
1 22 (66.67%) C
2 15 (45.45%) Java
2 15 (45.45%) JavaScript
3 4 (12.12%) Embedded C
3 4 (12.12%) C++
4 3 (9.091%) SQL
5 1 (3.030%) C#
5 1 (3.030%) Assembly Language
5 1 (3.030%) Ada
Qualifications
1 26 (78.79%) Security Cleared
2 20 (60.61%) DV Cleared
3 4 (12.12%) Degree
3 4 (12.12%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 3 (9.091%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.12%) DO-178B
Systems Management
1 2 (6.061%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 17 (51.52%) Oracle
2 15 (45.45%) JBoss
3 4 (12.12%) Borland
3 4 (12.12%) CheckPoint
4 2 (6.061%) HP
4 2 (6.061%) Serena
5 1 (3.030%) Embarcadero