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This section looks at the demand for the Service 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 Service Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Services Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-28
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads023
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.000 %4.205 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£390
Average daily rate-£390
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£388
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
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£35.12£36.10
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads314547
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.414 %0.545 %
Daily rates quoted74123
Average minimum daily rate£323£322
Average daily rate£336£334
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted7587
Average minimum hourly rate£22.51£25.01
Average hourly rate£24.35£26.75
% change on same period last year-8.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.19£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Service Manager North WestService 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.

Service Manager
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Service Manager Daily Rate Trend

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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Service Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Service Manager
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

15 (62.50 %)ITIL
23 (37.50 %)Service Delivery
23 (37.50 %)SLA
32 (25.00 %)Release Management
32 (25.00 %)Service Management
32 (25.00 %)Banking
32 (25.00 %)Insurance
32 (25.00 %)Change Management
32 (25.00 %)Finance
32 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (25.00 %)ITIL Certification
32 (25.00 %)UNIX
32 (25.00 %)Oracle
32 (25.00 %)RUP
41 (12.50 %)ERP
41 (12.50 %)SAP
41 (12.50 %)Windows
41 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
41 (12.50 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
41 (12.50 %)Mainframe
41 (12.50 %)VAX
41 (12.50 %)Supplier Management
41 (12.50 %)IBM
41 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe

Service Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Banking
12 (25.00 %)Insurance
12 (25.00 %)Finance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Mainframe
11 (12.50 %)VAX
11 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (12.50 %)Windows
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)ITIL
23 (37.50 %)Service Delivery
32 (25.00 %)Release Management
32 (25.00 %)Service Management
32 (25.00 %)Change Management
32 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (25.00 %)RUP
41 (12.50 %)ERP
41 (12.50 %)Supplier Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)ITIL Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (37.50 %)SLA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)SAP
21 (12.50 %)IBM