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This section looks at the demand for Service Management skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Service Management over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Management
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1113
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads524
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.024 %
As % of the category below7.813 %16.44 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£346
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£366
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.13£26.89
% change on same period last year-10.29 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads64146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.148 %
Daily rates quoted1144
Average minimum daily rate£264£354
Average daily rate£277£360
% change on same period last year-23.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£291£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£18.43
Average hourly rate£33.75£19.21
% change on same period last year+75.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Service Management West MidlandsService Management
West Midlands

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.

Service Management
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Service Management Demand Trend

Service Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Service Management Daily Rate Trend

Service Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Service Management Hourly Rate Trend

Service Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Management within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+15--
Service Management West MidlandsService Management
West Midlands

Service Management
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Service 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 Service Management.

18 (80.00 %)ITIL
26 (60.00 %)HP
33 (30.00 %)ITIL Certification
33 (30.00 %)CMDB
42 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
42 (20.00 %)OpenView
42 (20.00 %)Change Management
42 (20.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
42 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
42 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
42 (20.00 %)Windows
42 (20.00 %)SQL
42 (20.00 %)Oracle
42 (20.00 %)SQL Server
42 (20.00 %)MS Office
51 (10.00 %)MS Excel
51 (10.00 %)MS Visio
51 (10.00 %)ISEB
51 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (10.00 %)Business Continuity
51 (10.00 %)NNM
51 (10.00 %)OVOW

Service Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Service 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 Service Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (10.00 %)MS Visio
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Analyst
23 (30.00 %)Configuration Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Change Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Service Manager
41 (10.00 %)Data Analyst
41 (10.00 %)OpenView Engineer
41 (10.00 %)OpenView Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Service Management Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Configuration Manager
41 (10.00 %)Management Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Project Planner
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (30.00 %)CMDB
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (80.00 %)ITIL
22 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
22 (20.00 %)Change Management
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Business Continuity
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)ITIL Certification
21 (10.00 %)ISEB
21 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (20.00 %)OpenView
12 (20.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (10.00 %)NNM
21 (10.00 %)OVOW
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (60.00 %)HP
22 (20.00 %)Oracle
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