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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Manager
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6486
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads79
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.760 %0.563 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£367£310
Average daily rate£387£325
% change on same period last year+19.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£429£380
% change on same period last year+12.92 %
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£38.46£38.45
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Technical Manager East of EnglandTechnical 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.

Technical Manager
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Manager Demand Trend

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Manager Daily Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Manager across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Technical Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
RickmansworthNew entry-3--
Technical Manager East of EnglandTechnical Manager
East of England

Technical Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Technical 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 Technical Manager in their job title.

110 (47.62 %)Project Management
28 (38.10 %)Oracle
36 (28.57 %)Migration
36 (28.57 %)Telecoms
44 (19.05 %)Finance
44 (19.05 %)Firewall
44 (19.05 %)CCSA
44 (19.05 %)Cisco
44 (19.05 %)CheckPoint
53 (14.29 %)Java
53 (14.29 %)J2EE
62 (9.524 %)Hibernate
62 (9.524 %)Scrum
62 (9.524 %)ITIL
62 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
62 (9.524 %)DSDM
62 (9.524 %)Release Management
62 (9.524 %)Data Migration
62 (9.524 %)AJAX
62 (9.524 %)Spring
71 (4.762 %)Banking
71 (4.762 %)Retail
71 (4.762 %)Business Analysis
71 (4.762 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (4.762 %)Problem Management
71 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
71 (4.762 %)MS Excel
71 (4.762 %)MS Project
71 (4.762 %)MS Office
71 (4.762 %)PRINCE

Technical Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Technical 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 Technical Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (14.29 %)J2EE
22 (9.524 %)Hibernate
22 (9.524 %)Spring
22 (9.524 %)AJAX
31 (4.762 %).NET
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.762 %)MS Project
11 (4.762 %)MS Office
11 (4.762 %)MS Excel
11 (4.762 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (19.05 %)Firewall
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (28.57 %)Telecoms
24 (19.05 %)Finance
31 (4.762 %)Banking
31 (4.762 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.762 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (47.62 %)Project Management
26 (28.57 %)Migration
32 (9.524 %)Scrum
32 (9.524 %)ITIL
32 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
32 (9.524 %)DSDM
32 (9.524 %)Release Management
32 (9.524 %)Data Migration
41 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
41 (4.762 %)Service Management
41 (4.762 %)Change Management
41 (4.762 %)PRINCE
41 (4.762 %)RUP
41 (4.762 %)Business Analysis
41 (4.762 %)Problem Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (14.29 %)Java
21 (4.762 %)C
21 (4.762 %)C++
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (19.05 %)CCSA
21 (4.762 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (38.10 %)Oracle
24 (19.05 %)Cisco
24 (19.05 %)CheckPoint
31 (4.762 %)Microsoft