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The table below looks at the demand for the IT 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 IT Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3341
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads76
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.983 %1.240 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£460£297
Average daily rate£482£325
% change on same period last year+48.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£504£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£387
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
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£32.49£23.81
% change on same period last year+36.47 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads353484
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.497 %0.489 %
Daily rates quoted7398
Average minimum daily rate£288£316
Average daily rate£303£329
% change on same period last year-7.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted11180
Average minimum hourly rate£24.48£22.33
Average hourly rate£25.71£24.18
% change on same period last year+6.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.94£26.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
IT Manager North WestIT 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.

IT Manager
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire IT Manager Demand Trend

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire IT Manager Daily Rate Trend

IT Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IT Manager across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire IT Manager Daily Rate Histogram

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire IT Manager Hourly Rate Trend

IT Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BlackpoolUp+34£575-
PrestonNew entry-1£375-
SkelmersdaleNew entry-1£285-
IT Manager North WestIT Manager
North West

IT Manager
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited IT 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 IT Manager in their job title.

15 (33.33 %)Finance
24 (26.67 %)Project Management
33 (20.00 %)Government
42 (13.33 %)Law
51 (6.667 %)Supply Chain Management
51 (6.667 %)Requirements Management
51 (6.667 %)PCI DSS
51 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
51 (6.667 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (6.667 %)Aerospace
51 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
51 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (6.667 %)Firewall
51 (6.667 %)Risk Management
51 (6.667 %)Telecoms
51 (6.667 %)PRINCE2
51 (6.667 %)Windows
51 (6.667 %)LAN
51 (6.667 %)WAN
51 (6.667 %)Active Directory
51 (6.667 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (6.667 %)Internet

IT Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited IT 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 IT Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)LAN
11 (6.667 %)WAN
11 (6.667 %)Internet
11 (6.667 %)Firewall
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Finance
23 (20.00 %)Government
32 (13.33 %)Law
41 (6.667 %)Aerospace
41 (6.667 %)Telecoms
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)Windows
11 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)Project Management
21 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
21 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (6.667 %)Risk Management
21 (6.667 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (6.667 %)Supply Chain Management
21 (6.667 %)Requirements Management
21 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
21 (6.667 %)PRINCE2
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)PCI DSS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory