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This section looks at the demand for the IT Manager role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Manager
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7368
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.342 %0.370 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£400
Average daily rate£500£425
% change on same period last year+17.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£600£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£404
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
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£27.14£26.09
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11681082
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.541 %1.078 %
Daily rates quoted301185
Average minimum daily rate£326£330
Average daily rate£346£354
% change on same period last year-2.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted6297
Average minimum hourly rate£22.16£26.49
Average hourly rate£24.28£27.76
% change on same period last year-12.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.40£29.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
IT Manager West YorkshireIT Manager
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds IT Manager Daily Rate Trend

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 Leeds region.

Leeds IT Manager Hourly Rate Trend

IT Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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 %)Project Management
24 (26.67 %)NHS
33 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
33 (20.00 %)ITIL
33 (20.00 %)Health
42 (13.33 %)Windows
42 (13.33 %)MS Office
42 (13.33 %)SAP
42 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (13.33 %)Internet
42 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
42 (13.33 %)Risk Management
42 (13.33 %)Finance
42 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (6.667 %)Application Packaging
51 (6.667 %)CA Clarity
51 (6.667 %)Computer Science
51 (6.667 %)SAP IS-U
51 (6.667 %)Performance Management
51 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
51 (6.667 %)Mitel
51 (6.667 %)Retail
51 (6.667 %)Altiris
51 (6.667 %)Logistics
51 (6.667 %)SAP Retail
51 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
51 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (6.667 %)Government
51 (6.667 %)Telecoms
51 (6.667 %)FMCG

IT Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)Application Packaging
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
12 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Office
21 (6.667 %)CA Clarity
21 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (6.667 %)MS Project
21 (6.667 %)MS Excel
21 (6.667 %)MS Visio
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.667 %)SAP IS-U
11 (6.667 %)SAP Retail
11 (6.667 %)SAP CRM
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)Internet
21 (6.667 %)WAN
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Health
22 (13.33 %)Finance
31 (6.667 %)Retail
31 (6.667 %)Government
31 (6.667 %)Telecoms
31 (6.667 %)FMCG
31 (6.667 %)Legal
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (26.67 %)NHS
21 (6.667 %)Computer Science
21 (6.667 %)AS400
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (13.33 %)Windows
12 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (6.667 %)Windows XP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)Project Management
23 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (20.00 %)ITIL
32 (13.33 %)Risk Management
41 (6.667 %)Performance Management
41 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
41 (6.667 %)Logistics
41 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
41 (6.667 %)CRM
41 (6.667 %)ERP
41 (6.667 %)Service Management
41 (6.667 %)Change Management
41 (6.667 %)ITSM
41 (6.667 %)Programme Management
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)ISEB
11 (6.667 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (6.667 %)HNC
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)SLA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory
11 (6.667 %)Backup Exec
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)Norton AntiVirus
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (13.33 %)SAP
21 (6.667 %)Mitel
21 (6.667 %)Altiris
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft
21 (6.667 %)Symantec