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The table below looks at the demand for the Product Manager role in IT contracts within the Hampshire 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 Product Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Product Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank91120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads75
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.362 %0.198 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£475£400
Average daily rate£500£475
% change on same period last year+5.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£525£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£449£412
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.00
Average hourly rate-£19.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£45.00£19.00
% change on same period last year+136.84 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads19352531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.616 %2.496 %
Daily rates quoted537652
Average minimum daily rate£350£338
Average daily rate£372£360
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted402484
Average minimum hourly rate£26.25£27.63
Average hourly rate£27.90£29.34
% change on same period last year-4.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.55£31.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Product Manager South EastProduct Manager
South East

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.

Product Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Product Manager across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hampshire Product Manager Demand Trend

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Product Manager Daily Rate Trend

Product Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Product Manager across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Hampshire Product Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Product Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Product Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Product Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Manager within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BasingstokeUp+93£488+2.63 %
Product Manager South EastProduct Manager
South East

Product Manager
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region that cited Product 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 Product Manager in their job title.

14 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
14 (33.33 %)Degree
14 (33.33 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)Lotus
23 (25.00 %)Telecoms
23 (25.00 %)MS Project
23 (25.00 %)SAP
23 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
23 (25.00 %)MS Excel
23 (25.00 %)ERP
23 (25.00 %)Broadband
23 (25.00 %)ISO9000
23 (25.00 %)Data Management
23 (25.00 %)PDM
32 (16.67 %)Multimedia
32 (16.67 %)Finance
41 (8.333 %)Aerospace
41 (8.333 %)Electric
41 (8.333 %)Remedy
41 (8.333 %)Project Management
41 (8.333 %)ISO9001
41 (8.333 %)HNC
41 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
41 (8.333 %)MS Office
41 (8.333 %)Knowledge Management
41 (8.333 %)Project Planning
41 (8.333 %)Electronics
41 (8.333 %)QA

Product Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region that cited Product 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 Product Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (25.00 %)MS Project
13 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (8.333 %)MS Office
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (25.00 %)Broadband
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
23 (25.00 %)Telecoms
32 (16.67 %)Finance
32 (16.67 %)Multimedia
41 (8.333 %)Electronics
41 (8.333 %)Aerospace
41 (8.333 %)Electric
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)PDM
13 (25.00 %)Data Management
13 (25.00 %)ERP
21 (8.333 %)Project Management
21 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
21 (8.333 %)Knowledge Management
21 (8.333 %)Project Planning
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (8.333 %)HNC
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (25.00 %)ISO9000
21 (8.333 %)ISO9001
21 (8.333 %)QA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)Lotus
23 (25.00 %)SAP
31 (8.333 %)Remedy