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This section looks at the demand for the Service Manager role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 Service Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Services Manager
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7392
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads96
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.697 %0.343 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£363£350
Average daily rate£369£375
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£388
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
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£39.75£36.10
% change on same period last year+10.10 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads12921748
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.722 %1.744 %
Daily rates quoted480712
Average minimum daily rate£357£325
Average daily rate£383£345
% change on same period last year+11.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted158189
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£24.11
Average hourly rate£26.39£25.21
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.54£26.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Service Manager East of EnglandService Manager
East of England

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 Manager
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Service Manager Demand Trend

Service Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Service Manager Daily Rate Trend

Service Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Service Manager across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Service Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Service Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Service Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Service Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Manager within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WatfordUp+133--
Service Manager East of EnglandService Manager
East of England

Service Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Service 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 Service Manager in their job title.

116 (61.54 %)Service Delivery
212 (46.15 %)ITIL
38 (30.77 %)Project Management
46 (23.08 %)ITIL Certification
55 (19.23 %)SLA
64 (15.38 %)Service Management
73 (11.54 %)Retail
73 (11.54 %)Release Management
82 (7.692 %)Cisco PIX
82 (7.692 %)Insurance
82 (7.692 %)Firewall
82 (7.692 %)Finance
82 (7.692 %)Cisco
82 (7.692 %)Active Directory
82 (7.692 %)DHCP
82 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
82 (7.692 %)VPN
82 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (7.692 %)McAfee Security
82 (7.692 %)Windows
82 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
82 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
91 (3.846 %)VoIP
91 (3.846 %)PRINCE2
91 (3.846 %)UNIX
91 (3.846 %)C
91 (3.846 %)SAP
91 (3.846 %)Avaya
91 (3.846 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (3.846 %)Stakeholder Management

Service Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Service 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 Service Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.846 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.692 %)DHCP
12 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
12 (7.692 %)VPN
12 (7.692 %)Firewall
12 (7.692 %)Cisco PIX
21 (3.846 %)VoIP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.54 %)Retail
22 (7.692 %)Insurance
22 (7.692 %)Finance
31 (3.846 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.846 %)CMDB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (7.692 %)Windows
12 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (3.846 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (61.54 %)Service Delivery
212 (46.15 %)ITIL
38 (30.77 %)Project Management
44 (15.38 %)Service Management
53 (11.54 %)Release Management
62 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
71 (3.846 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (3.846 %)Stakeholder Management
71 (3.846 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.846 %)C
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (23.08 %)ITIL Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (19.23 %)SLA
21 (3.846 %)ISO/IEC 20000
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (7.692 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.692 %)Cisco
12 (7.692 %)McAfee Security
21 (3.846 %)SAP
21 (3.846 %)Avaya