The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in IT contracts advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Smart Meter over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Leeds region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Smart Metering
Rank 63 68 56
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -12
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter 14 8 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 1.743% 0.799% 0.593%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.000% 4.790% 2.548%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 2 0
Average daily rate £425 £363 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.24% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £325 £438
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -25.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
Average hourly rate - - £29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £29.50
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Leeds
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
175 167 157
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 21.79% 16.68% 23.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 85 70
Average daily rate £286 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.92% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £185 £275 £229
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £330
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +4.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 12
Average hourly rate £14.00 £11.00 £29.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+27.27% -62.71%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.83 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £13.10 £34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Smart Meter
West Yorkshire

Smart Meter
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Smart Meter across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Leeds Smart Meter Jobs Demand Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Smart Meter across the Leeds region.

Leeds Smart Meter Daily Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Smart Meter across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Leeds Smart Meter Daily Rate Histogram

Smart Meter
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Smart Meter across the Leeds region.

Leeds Smart Meter Hourly Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Smart Meter also 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 that cited Smart Meter.

1 8 (36.36%) MS Office
1 8 (36.36%) PRINCE2
1 8 (36.36%) MS Excel
2 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (18.18%) MS PowerPoint
3 4 (18.18%) Logistics
3 4 (18.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 3 (13.64%) SAP
5 2 (9.091%) Change Management
6 1 (4.545%) Change Control
6 1 (4.545%) Critical Path Analysis
6 1 (4.545%) Requirements Management
6 1 (4.545%) Degree
6 1 (4.545%) Billing
6 1 (4.545%) Finance
6 1 (4.545%) MS Project
6 1 (4.545%) E-Commerce
6 1 (4.545%) Data Modelling
6 1 (4.545%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (4.545%) IBM
6 1 (4.545%) Microsoft
6 1 (4.545%) Project Management

Smart Meter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Smart Meter also 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 that cited Smart Meter. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 8 (36.36%) MS Office
1 8 (36.36%) MS Excel
2 4 (18.18%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (4.545%) MS Project
General
1 1 (4.545%) Billing
1 1 (4.545%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (63.64%) Business Analyst
1 14 (63.64%) Analyst
2 7 (31.82%) Project Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Change Analyst
4 2 (9.091%) Change Manager
4 2 (9.091%) Business Change Analyst
4 2 (9.091%) Business Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Change Project Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Business Intelligence Manager
5 1 (4.545%) SAP Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Business Change Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Project Analyst
5 1 (4.545%) Data Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Business Project Manager
5 1 (4.545%) SAP Programme Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Programme Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Project Planner
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) PRINCE2
2 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (18.18%) Logistics
4 2 (9.091%) Change Management
5 1 (4.545%) Change Control
5 1 (4.545%) Critical Path Analysis
5 1 (4.545%) Requirements Management
5 1 (4.545%) E-Commerce
5 1 (4.545%) Data Modelling
5 1 (4.545%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (4.545%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (4.545%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (13.64%) SAP
2 1 (4.545%) IBM
2 1 (4.545%) Microsoft
Leeds, Yorkshire
Extensive large organisational change and people change experience needed. Large scale programmes (end -to-end) Ideally looking for smart metering experience but not essential... To find out more...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 3 June 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
5 x Smart Metering Project Managers / BA'sLeading energy company who were the pioneers in Smart metering have an urgent need for a number of Business Analysts and...
Rate: £450 - £650 per day
Posted: 5 June 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Business Change Project Managers and Change Business Analysts - x 6 Leeds - 6 months Skills: Change Management - Business Change, organisational change, people change, back office change Transformation - large scale...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £350 - £500 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Business Change Manager - SMART METERING4 roles available for experienced business change managers with a solid track record in Smart Metering.Please get in touch for a full specification.
Rate: £400 - £650 per day
Posted: 5 June 2013