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This section looks at the demand for Configuration Management skills within the London region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Configuration Management over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConfiguration Management
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank170234
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching contract IT job ads291279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.388 %0.282 %
As % of the category below1.581 %1.163 %
Daily rates quoted13099
Average minimum daily rate£387£379
Average daily rate£416£399
% change on same period last year+4.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£363
% change on same period last year+2.37 %
Hourly rates quoted310
Average minimum hourly rate£21.67£34.90
Average hourly rate£23.33£36.45
% change on same period last year-35.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.31
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
London
Matching contract IT job ads1840724000
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.54 %24.28 %
Daily rates quoted83009424
Average minimum daily rate£412£422
Average daily rate£443£450
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£474£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted597831
Average minimum hourly rate£25.66£29.51
Average hourly rate£27.45£31.57
% change on same period last year-13.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.24£33.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Configuration Management EnglandConfiguration Management
England

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.

Configuration Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Configuration Management across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

London Configuration Management Demand Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Configuration Management Daily Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Configuration Management across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London Configuration Management Daily Rate Histogram

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Configuration Management Hourly Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Configuration Management across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London Configuration Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Configuration Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management within the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
City of LondonUp+1961£472+39.59 %
Docklands, LondonUp+3211£450+5.88 %
LutonUp+226£272-
CroydonUp+95£400-
Canary WharfUp+103--
UxbridgeNew entry-2--
HammersmithDown-31£190-49.33 %
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-1£288-
Configuration Management EnglandConfiguration Management
England

Configuration Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Configuration Management 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 Configuration Management.

1136 (24.11 %)ITIL
2130 (23.05 %)UNIX
3122 (21.63 %)Java
4113 (20.04 %)SQL
5112 (19.86 %)Oracle
6102 (18.09 %)Windows
794 (16.67 %)Finance
884 (14.89 %)Release Management
974 (13.12 %)Banking
1071 (12.59 %)Change Management
1165 (11.52 %)Security Cleared
1262 (10.99 %)ClearCase
1357 (10.11 %)PRINCE2
1455 (9.752 %)Linux
1548 (8.511 %)Investment Banking
1647 (8.333 %)Shell Script
1647 (8.333 %)Perl
1745 (7.979 %)Ant
1844 (7.801 %)XML
1941 (7.270 %)Project Management
1941 (7.270 %)Service Management
2040 (7.092 %)Microsoft
2137 (6.560 %)J2EE
2236 (6.383 %)Government
2333 (5.851 %)ClearQuest
2432 (5.674 %)MS Office
2531 (5.496 %)TIBCO
2531 (5.496 %)Derivative
2630 (5.319 %)C#
2630 (5.319 %)Windows 2000

Configuration Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Configuration Management 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 Configuration Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
144 (7.801 %)XML
237 (6.560 %)J2EE
326 (4.610 %).NET
420 (3.546 %)Middleware
519 (3.369 %)WebSphere
618 (3.191 %)XSLT
716 (2.837 %)WebServices
813 (2.305 %)HTML
813 (2.305 %)JSP
910 (1.773 %)ASP
910 (1.773 %)ODBC
108 (1.418 %)SOAP
117 (1.241 %)ASP.NET
117 (1.241 %)EJB
126 (1.064 %)Struts
126 (1.064 %)XML Schema
135 (0.887 %)JMS
135 (0.887 %)JDBC
135 (0.887 %)XSL
135 (0.887 %)Servlets
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (5.319 %)Tomcat
227 (4.787 %)Apache
325 (4.433 %)WebLogic
416 (2.837 %)JBoss
512 (2.128 %)Lotus Notes
512 (2.128 %)TIBCO EMS
610 (1.773 %)IIS
78 (1.418 %)MQSeries
78 (1.418 %)Resin
87 (1.241 %)Exchange Server 2003
87 (1.241 %)SharePoint
95 (0.887 %)Oracle 10gAS
104 (0.709 %)MS Exchange
104 (0.709 %)CMS
113 (0.532 %)Oracle Application Server
121 (0.177 %)Lotus Domino
121 (0.177 %)Office Project Server
121 (0.177 %)Exchange Server 2007
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (5.674 %)MS Office
227 (4.787 %)MS Excel
320 (3.546 %)MS Project
418 (3.191 %)MS Visio
58 (1.418 %)Spreadsheet
65 (0.887 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (2.128 %)BusinessWorks
112 (2.128 %)TIBCO iProcess
27 (1.241 %)Staffware
34 (0.709 %)Loan IQ
43 (0.532 %)Oracle Financials
52 (0.355 %)Remedy ITSM
52 (0.355 %)assyst
52 (0.355 %)Dynamics CRM
52 (0.355 %)Oracle EBS
61 (0.177 %)SAP CRM
61 (0.177 %)Remedy AR System
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (3.901 %)Internet
216 (2.837 %)TCP/IP
314 (2.482 %)LAN
412 (2.128 %)SAN
59 (1.596 %)WAN
66 (1.064 %)DHCP
66 (1.064 %)DNS
66 (1.064 %)Firewall
75 (0.887 %)LDAP
84 (0.709 %)Ethernet
93 (0.532 %)SMTP
93 (0.532 %)RIP
93 (0.532 %)SMS
93 (0.532 %)OSPF
93 (0.532 %)BGP
102 (0.355 %)IP Telephony
102 (0.355 %)Cisco IPT
102 (0.355 %)Wireless
102 (0.355 %)PBX
102 (0.355 %)GPRS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (4.610 %)SQL Server
126 (4.610 %)Oracle 10g
220 (3.546 %)Oracle 8/8i
318 (3.191 %)Datawarehouse
417 (3.014 %)RDBMS
514 (2.482 %)MySQL
612 (2.128 %)Oracle Reports
710 (1.773 %)Oracle 9i
89 (1.596 %)SQL Server 2000
98 (1.418 %)EDRMS
107 (1.241 %)ETL
107 (1.241 %)SQL Server 2005
115 (0.887 %)BusinessObjects
123 (0.532 %)SQLPlus
123 (0.532 %)TOAD
123 (0.532 %)Oracle Discoverer
123 (0.532 %)DB2
132 (0.355 %)MS Access
132 (0.355 %)Oracle OWB
141 (0.177 %)BusinessObjects XI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
162 (10.99 %)ClearCase
245 (7.979 %)Ant
333 (5.851 %)ClearQuest
416 (2.837 %)Subversion
515 (2.660 %)JIRA
611 (1.950 %)NUnit
611 (1.950 %)VSS/SourceSafe
710 (1.773 %)CruiseControl
89 (1.596 %)QuickTest Pro
97 (1.241 %)WinRunner
106 (1.064 %)LoadRunner
106 (1.064 %)RequisitePro
114 (0.709 %)XDE
114 (0.709 %)StarTeam
123 (0.532 %)ProC
123 (0.532 %)MSI
123 (0.532 %)Visual Studio
132 (0.355 %)Bugzilla
132 (0.355 %)XMLSpy
132 (0.355 %)TestDirector
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
194 (16.67 %)Finance
274 (13.12 %)Banking
348 (8.511 %)Investment Banking
436 (6.383 %)Government
528 (4.965 %)Telecoms
611 (1.950 %)Legal
710 (1.773 %)Publishing
88 (1.418 %)Auditing
97 (1.241 %)General Ledger
97 (1.241 %)Criminal Justice
97 (1.241 %)Front Office
106 (1.064 %)Back Office
106 (1.064 %)Law
115 (0.887 %)Police
115 (0.887 %)Health
124 (0.709 %)Construction
124 (0.709 %)Education
124 (0.709 %)Retail
124 (0.709 %)Local Government
133 (0.532 %)Financial Institution
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1142 (25.18 %)Analyst
261 (10.82 %)Configuration Manager
353 (9.397 %)Developer
437 (6.560 %)Support Analyst
536 (6.383 %)Administrator
633 (5.851 %)Consultant
727 (4.787 %)Project Manager
826 (4.610 %)Release Manager
925 (4.433 %)Test Analyst
1017 (3.014 %)Business Analyst
1017 (3.014 %)Programmer
1116 (2.837 %)Systems Administrator
1116 (2.837 %)Build Manager
1215 (2.660 %)Architect
1215 (2.660 %)Senior Analyst
1215 (2.660 %)Change Analyst
1314 (2.482 %)Configuration Analyst
1314 (2.482 %)Analyst Programmer
1413 (2.305 %)TIBCO Specialist
1512 (2.128 %)Environment Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (5.496 %)Derivative
220 (3.546 %)CMDB
312 (2.128 %)Fixed Income
410 (1.773 %)Management Information System
59 (1.596 %)Equity Derivative
59 (1.596 %)French Language
68 (1.418 %)Statistics
68 (1.418 %)Firmware
68 (1.418 %)Replication
77 (1.241 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
86 (1.064 %)Interest Rate Derivative
86 (1.064 %)Data Integration
95 (0.887 %)N-Tier
95 (0.887 %)PMI
104 (0.709 %)Interactive TV
104 (0.709 %)Clustering
104 (0.709 %)Market Risk
113 (0.532 %)Equities
113 (0.532 %)Web 2.0
113 (0.532 %)Credit Derivative
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1130 (23.05 %)UNIX
2102 (18.09 %)Windows
355 (9.752 %)Linux
430 (5.319 %)Windows 2000
528 (4.965 %)Solaris
615 (2.660 %)Windows XP
713 (2.305 %)Windows NT
86 (1.064 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (0.532 %)AIX
93 (0.532 %)HPUX
102 (0.355 %)VMS
102 (0.355 %)Mac OS X
102 (0.355 %)Windows Vista
111 (0.177 %)Debian
111 (0.177 %)OpenBSD
111 (0.177 %)Ubuntu
111 (0.177 %)Windows Mobile
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1136 (24.11 %)ITIL
284 (14.89 %)Release Management
371 (12.59 %)Change Management
465 (11.52 %)Security Cleared
557 (10.11 %)PRINCE2
641 (7.270 %)Project Management
641 (7.270 %)Service Management
729 (5.142 %)SC Cleared
827 (4.787 %)Migration
925 (4.433 %)Risk Management
1024 (4.255 %)User Acceptance Testing
1123 (4.078 %)Agile Software Development
1222 (3.901 %)Service Delivery
1222 (3.901 %)Integration Testing
1319 (3.369 %)Programme Management
1418 (3.191 %)Incident Management
1516 (2.837 %)Document Management
1516 (2.837 %)Asset Management
1516 (2.837 %)Unit Testing
1614 (2.482 %)EAI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1122 (21.63 %)Java
2113 (20.04 %)SQL
347 (8.333 %)Perl
347 (8.333 %)Shell Script
430 (5.319 %)C#
528 (4.965 %)PL/SQL
622 (3.901 %)C++
715 (2.660 %)C
811 (1.950 %)PHP
98 (1.418 %)VB
98 (1.418 %)Korn
107 (1.241 %)JavaScript
116 (1.064 %)Python
124 (0.709 %)Embedded C++
133 (0.532 %)Embedded C
133 (0.532 %)VB.NET
133 (0.532 %)VBScript
142 (0.355 %)Ada
142 (0.355 %)DHTML
142 (0.355 %)RPG
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (3.546 %)Cisco Certification
219 (3.369 %)CCNA
318 (3.191 %)ITIL Certification
413 (2.305 %)Degree
510 (1.773 %)ISEB
66 (1.064 %)PRINCE2 Certification
66 (1.064 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
74 (0.709 %)ISTQB
74 (0.709 %)PMI Certification
83 (0.532 %)OCP
83 (0.532 %)OCA
83 (0.532 %)Oracle Certification
83 (0.532 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (0.532 %)MCSE
83 (0.532 %)SCSA
92 (0.355 %)ISEB Practitioner
92 (0.355 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
92 (0.355 %)EXIN
92 (0.355 %)HNC
92 (0.355 %)HND
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (5.142 %)QA
26 (1.064 %)COBIT
35 (0.887 %)ISO9000
44 (0.709 %)BS15000
53 (0.532 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
61 (0.177 %)ISO/IEC 20000
61 (0.177 %)ISO27001
61 (0.177 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (4.078 %)Active Directory
29 (1.596 %)Squid
37 (1.241 %)Oracle RAC
37 (1.241 %)MetaFrame
37 (1.241 %)AquaLogic
45 (0.887 %)NetBackup
53 (0.532 %)VMware GSX
53 (0.532 %)VMware ESX
62 (0.355 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
62 (0.355 %)Oracle RMAN
71 (0.177 %)NFS
71 (0.177 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (1.950 %)OpenView
111 (1.950 %)AssetCenter
24 (0.709 %)ServiceCenter
33 (0.532 %)Tivoli
42 (0.355 %)Tivoli Monitoring
42 (0.355 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
42 (0.355 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.355 %)OpenView Configuration Management
42 (0.355 %)SCCM
51 (0.177 %)AutoSys
51 (0.177 %)BMC PATROL
51 (0.177 %)EMC Navisphere
51 (0.177 %)Tivoli NetView
51 (0.177 %)CiscoWorks
51 (0.177 %)Unicenter
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1112 (19.86 %)Oracle
240 (7.092 %)Microsoft
331 (5.496 %)TIBCO
429 (5.142 %)Remedy
527 (4.787 %)BEA
626 (4.610 %)HP
626 (4.610 %)Red Hat
724 (4.255 %)Sybase
820 (3.546 %)Siebel
918 (3.191 %)Cisco
1017 (3.014 %)Citrix
1114 (2.482 %)Sun
1213 (2.305 %)IBM
1312 (2.128 %)VERITAS
1312 (2.128 %)Lotus
1411 (1.950 %)Perforce
1510 (1.773 %)SAP
169 (1.596 %)BMC
178 (1.418 %)VMware
186 (1.064 %)Peregrine
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