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The table below looks at the demand for Problem 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 Problem Management over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Problem Management
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank244253
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads174280
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.276 %
As % of the category below0.942 %1.122 %
Daily rates quoted68110
Average minimum daily rate£403£360
Average daily rate£434£380
% change on same period last year+14.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£465£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£318
% change on same period last year-7.27 %
Hourly rates quoted627
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£21.26
Average hourly rate£22.42£22.25
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.83£23.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.33£20.98
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
London
Matching contract IT job ads1847824959
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.98 %24.61 %
Daily rates quoted84399748
Average minimum daily rate£411£418
Average daily rate£442£445
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£472
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted634957
Average minimum hourly rate£27.78£27.26
Average hourly rate£29.63£29.31
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.49£31.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Problem Management EnglandProblem 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.

Problem Management
Demand Trend

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

London Problem Management Demand Trend

Problem Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Problem Management Daily Rate Trend

Problem Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Problem Management across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London Problem Management Daily Rate Histogram

Problem Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Problem Management Hourly Rate Trend

Problem Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Problem Management across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London Problem Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Problem Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Management within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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 LondonDown-2041£447+20.91 %
UxbridgeNo change010£275-
Docklands, LondonUp+418£475-
Canary WharfUp+155£350-9.67 %
LutonUp+243--
FelthamNew entry-3--
HammersmithDown-62--
BrentfordNew entry-2£550-
IlfordNew entry-1--
HounslowNew entry-1£210-
Problem Management EnglandProblem Management
England

Problem Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Problem 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 Problem Management.

1115 (37.70 %)ITIL
284 (27.54 %)Banking
371 (23.28 %)Windows
467 (21.97 %)SQL
467 (21.97 %)Investment Banking
563 (20.66 %)Service Management
662 (20.33 %)Front Office
756 (18.36 %)Microsoft
850 (16.39 %)Incident Management
949 (16.07 %)UNIX
949 (16.07 %)Finance
1043 (14.10 %)Change Management
1140 (13.11 %)Oracle
1237 (12.13 %)MS Office
1332 (10.49 %)Service Delivery
1428 (9.180 %)Remedy
1525 (8.197 %)Active Directory
1624 (7.869 %)Business Continuity
1722 (7.213 %)Endur
1722 (7.213 %)Derivative
1821 (6.885 %)SLA
1821 (6.885 %)OpenLink
1919 (6.230 %)SQL Server
2018 (5.902 %)Degree
2018 (5.902 %)Linux
2018 (5.902 %)Project Management
2117 (5.574 %)Government
2117 (5.574 %)Java
2117 (5.574 %)HP
2216 (5.246 %)Sybase

Problem Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Problem 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 Problem Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (3.934 %).NET
26 (1.967 %)XML
26 (1.967 %).NET Framework
35 (1.639 %)ODBC
44 (1.311 %)ActiveX
44 (1.311 %)HTML
44 (1.311 %)DCOM
44 (1.311 %)WebSphere
53 (0.984 %)FIX Protocol
53 (0.984 %)Middleware
61 (0.328 %)J2EE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (5.246 %)MS Exchange
211 (3.607 %)IIS
37 (2.295 %)WebLogic
46 (1.967 %)Exchange Server 2003
55 (1.639 %)SharePoint
55 (1.639 %)Lotus Notes
63 (0.984 %)WebSphere MQ
63 (0.984 %)SmartSockets
72 (0.656 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
72 (0.656 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (0.656 %)Lotus Domino
72 (0.656 %)BizTalk Server
81 (0.328 %)Apache
81 (0.328 %)MTS
81 (0.328 %)CMS
81 (0.328 %)Oracle Workflow
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (12.13 %)MS Office
210 (3.279 %)MS Excel
36 (1.967 %)MS Visio
45 (1.639 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (1.311 %)MS Project
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
122 (7.213 %)Endur
27 (2.295 %)Findur
34 (1.311 %)SAP APO
43 (0.984 %)Remedy ITSM
43 (0.984 %)Remedy AR System
52 (0.656 %)JDE OneWorld
52 (0.656 %)assyst
52 (0.656 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
61 (0.328 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.328 %)Oracle 11i
61 (0.328 %)Oracle EBS
61 (0.328 %)Oracle Applications
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (4.262 %)SAN
210 (3.279 %)CTI
39 (2.951 %)DNS
39 (2.951 %)TCP/IP
47 (2.295 %)Cisco IOS
55 (1.639 %)WAN
55 (1.639 %)DHCP
64 (1.311 %)TETRA
64 (1.311 %)Internet
64 (1.311 %)LAN
72 (0.656 %)Firewall
72 (0.656 %)Cisco PIX
72 (0.656 %)Intranet
81 (0.328 %)SSL
81 (0.328 %)VPN
81 (0.328 %)IP Telephony
81 (0.328 %)C7
81 (0.328 %)Wireless
81 (0.328 %)IPsec
81 (0.328 %)NetScreen
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (6.230 %)SQL Server
211 (3.607 %)BusinessObjects
37 (2.295 %)MS Access
46 (1.967 %)ETL
55 (1.639 %)Oracle 10g
64 (1.311 %)SAP BW
64 (1.311 %)SQL Navigator
64 (1.311 %)Oracle 9i
73 (0.984 %)RDBMS
73 (0.984 %)TOAD
73 (0.984 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.328 %)Oracle Discoverer
81 (0.328 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.328 %)Siebel EIM
81 (0.328 %)Oracle 11g
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (0.984 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.328 %)TestDirector
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
184 (27.54 %)Banking
267 (21.97 %)Investment Banking
362 (20.33 %)Front Office
449 (16.07 %)Finance
517 (5.574 %)Government
612 (3.934 %)Law
76 (1.967 %)Back Office
76 (1.967 %)Telecoms
84 (1.311 %)Financial Institution
84 (1.311 %)Health
93 (0.984 %)Education
93 (0.984 %)Legal
102 (0.656 %)Publishing
102 (0.656 %)General Ledger
111 (0.328 %)Retail Banking
111 (0.328 %)International Banking
111 (0.328 %)Marketing
111 (0.328 %)Auditing
111 (0.328 %)Retail
111 (0.328 %)Pharmaceutical
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
189 (29.18 %)Analyst
259 (19.34 %)Applications Support
358 (19.02 %)Support Analyst
429 (9.508 %)Administrator
429 (9.508 %)Applications Support Analyst
524 (7.869 %)Problem Manager
622 (7.213 %)Incident Manager
719 (6.230 %)Support Manager
818 (5.902 %)Service Manager
915 (4.918 %)Developer
1014 (4.590 %)Consultant
1113 (4.262 %)Service Analyst
1210 (3.279 %)Senior Analyst
139 (2.951 %)Senior Support Analyst
139 (2.951 %)Desktop Support
148 (2.623 %)Systems Administrator
148 (2.623 %)Service Desk Manager
148 (2.623 %)Problem Analyst
148 (2.623 %)Desktop Manager
157 (2.295 %)Voice Engineer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (7.213 %)Derivative
215 (4.918 %)Fixed Income
312 (3.934 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
48 (2.623 %)Mainframe
56 (1.967 %)Equity Derivative
56 (1.967 %)IBM Mainframe
65 (1.639 %)Equities
74 (1.311 %)Clustering
82 (0.656 %)AS400
82 (0.656 %)Blackberry
82 (0.656 %)VAX
82 (0.656 %)French Language
82 (0.656 %)CMDB
91 (0.328 %)Multithreading
91 (0.328 %)Credit Derivative
91 (0.328 %)Management Information System
91 (0.328 %)Client/Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
171 (23.28 %)Windows
249 (16.07 %)UNIX
318 (5.902 %)Linux
413 (4.262 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (3.934 %)Windows XP
69 (2.951 %)Solaris
75 (1.639 %)AIX
75 (1.639 %)VMS
84 (1.311 %)Windows 2000
84 (1.311 %)HPUX
92 (0.656 %)Windows Mobile
92 (0.656 %)Windows 2000 Server
101 (0.328 %)Windows NT
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1115 (37.70 %)ITIL
263 (20.66 %)Service Management
350 (16.39 %)Incident Management
443 (14.10 %)Change Management
532 (10.49 %)Service Delivery
624 (7.869 %)Business Continuity
718 (5.902 %)Project Management
816 (5.246 %)Configuration Management
816 (5.246 %)PRINCE2
915 (4.918 %)Validation
1014 (4.590 %)Disaster Recovery
1112 (3.934 %)User Acceptance Testing
1211 (3.607 %)ITSM
1310 (3.279 %)Electronic Trading
148 (2.623 %)Workflow
157 (2.295 %)OO
157 (2.295 %)Business Intelligence
157 (2.295 %)Security Cleared
166 (1.967 %)Release Management
166 (1.967 %)Data Validation
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
167 (21.97 %)SQL
217 (5.574 %)Java
312 (3.934 %)Perl
48 (2.623 %)VB
57 (2.295 %)C#
66 (1.967 %)C++
74 (1.311 %)PL/SQL
74 (1.311 %)ABAP
74 (1.311 %)VBA
74 (1.311 %)VB6
81 (0.328 %)C
81 (0.328 %)Tcl
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (5.902 %)Degree
213 (4.262 %)ITIL Certification
38 (2.623 %)MCSE
38 (2.623 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (0.984 %)PRINCE2 Certification
43 (0.984 %)MCSA
52 (0.656 %)ISEB
52 (0.656 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.328 %)CCSP
61 (0.328 %)CCNA
61 (0.328 %)PMP
61 (0.328 %)PMI Certification
61 (0.328 %)ISEB Practitioner
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (6.885 %)SLA
23 (0.984 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (0.984 %)COBIT
32 (0.656 %)QA
32 (0.656 %)Basel II
41 (0.328 %)ISO27001
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (8.197 %)Active Directory
24 (1.311 %)Terminal Services
33 (0.984 %)NetBackup
33 (0.984 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.656 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
51 (0.328 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.328 %)VMware ESX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (2.623 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
26 (1.967 %)OpenView
35 (1.639 %)Unicenter
35 (1.639 %)AutoSys
35 (1.639 %)CONTROL-M
44 (1.311 %)ServiceCenter
53 (0.984 %)AssetCenter
62 (0.656 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
71 (0.328 %)ARCserve
71 (0.328 %)Norton AntiVirus
71 (0.328 %)RepliStor
71 (0.328 %)OVSD
71 (0.328 %)Legato
71 (0.328 %)MOM
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
156 (18.36 %)Microsoft
240 (13.11 %)Oracle
328 (9.180 %)Remedy
421 (6.885 %)OpenLink
517 (5.574 %)HP
616 (5.246 %)Sybase
714 (4.590 %)Cisco
813 (4.262 %)IBM
813 (4.262 %)Citrix
911 (3.607 %)Business Objects
109 (2.951 %)MicroStrategy
118 (2.623 %)SAP
118 (2.623 %)Intel
118 (2.623 %)Brocade
127 (2.295 %)Lotus
127 (2.295 %)VMware
135 (1.639 %)Altiris
144 (1.311 %)Bloomberg
153 (0.984 %)Symantec
153 (0.984 %)Reuters