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This section looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts within the Lancashire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank35-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.898 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£800-
Average daily rate£800-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£800-
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£421
% change on same period last year+4.46 %
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£20.17£57.50
% change on same period last year-64.92 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads334519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.445 %0.518 %
Daily rates quoted75118
Average minimum daily rate£317£325
Average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted8780
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£25.63
Average hourly rate£24.64£27.18
% change on same period last year-9.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.28£28.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Business Manager North WestBusiness Manager
North West

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 Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Business Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Business Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the Lancashire 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
BlackpoolNew entry-1--
Business Manager North WestBusiness Manager
North West

Business Manager
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

12 (40.00 %)Oracle
12 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (20.00 %)NHS
21 (20.00 %)Change Management
21 (20.00 %)Government
21 (20.00 %)Health
21 (20.00 %)Anite
21 (20.00 %)Programme Management
21 (20.00 %)Northgate
21 (20.00 %)Civica
21 (20.00 %)Comino
21 (20.00 %)Capita
21 (20.00 %)Academy Housing
21 (20.00 %)Orchard
21 (20.00 %)arcHouse
21 (20.00 %)Strategic Planning
21 (20.00 %)Business Development

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Academy Housing
11 (20.00 %)arcHouse
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Government
11 (20.00 %)Health
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)NHS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (20.00 %)Change Management
21 (20.00 %)Programme Management
21 (20.00 %)Strategic Planning
21 (20.00 %)Business Development
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Anite
21 (20.00 %)Northgate
21 (20.00 %)Civica
21 (20.00 %)Comino
21 (20.00 %)Capita
21 (20.00 %)Orchard