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

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4750
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.258 %0.361 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£300
Average daily rate£425£350
% change on same period last year+21.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£437
% change on same period last year-1.51 %
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£25.69£14.00
% change on same period last year+83.48 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Business Manager South EastBusiness 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.

Business Manager
Demand Trend

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

Kent Business Manager Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Business Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Business Manager
Top 12 Related IT Skills

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

11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)CRM
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (50.00 %)EPoS
11 (50.00 %)NHS
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
11 (50.00 %)NPfIT
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Health
11 (50.00 %)Project Planning

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Health
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)EPoS
11 (50.00 %)NHS
11 (50.00 %)NPfIT
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)CRM
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)Project Planning
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification