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The table below looks at the demand for the Product Manager role in IT contracts within the London 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 Product Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Product Manager
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank342422
Rank change on same period last yearUp+80
Matching contract IT job ads3041
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.044 %
As % of the category below0.125 %0.104 %
Daily rates quoted118
Average minimum daily rate£363£413
Average daily rate£380£439
% change on same period last year-13.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£466
UK excluding London average daily rate£546£525
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.00£19.00
% change on same period last year+63.15 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2405739555
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled38.15 %42.10 %
Daily rates quoted975214901
Average minimum daily rate£388£424
Average daily rate£416£452
% change on same period last year-7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted14572056
Average minimum hourly rate£23.18£25.29
Average hourly rate£24.60£26.82
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.02£28.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Product Manager EnglandProduct Manager
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.

Product Manager
Demand Trend

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

London Product Manager Demand Trend

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Product Manager Daily Rate Trend

Product Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Product Manager across the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

London Product Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Product Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Product Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Product Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Manager within the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 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+169£345+6.15 %
BrentfordNew entry-1--
Product Manager EnglandProduct Manager
England

Product Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Product 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 Product Manager in their job title.

117 (30.36 %)Finance
213 (23.21 %)Marketing
311 (19.64 %)Project Management
410 (17.86 %)Banking
57 (12.50 %)XML
57 (12.50 %)Stakeholder Management
66 (10.71 %)Publishing
66 (10.71 %)Telecoms
66 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
75 (8.929 %)EDI
75 (8.929 %)Programme Management
75 (8.929 %)Retail
75 (8.929 %)Investment Banking
84 (7.143 %)Derivative
84 (7.143 %)SOAP
84 (7.143 %)HTML
84 (7.143 %).NET
93 (5.357 %)Java
93 (5.357 %)C
93 (5.357 %)MS Visio
93 (5.357 %)ColdFusion
93 (5.357 %)E-Commerce
93 (5.357 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
93 (5.357 %)NHS
93 (5.357 %)PRINCE
93 (5.357 %)Change Management
93 (5.357 %)Back Office
93 (5.357 %)Migration
93 (5.357 %)Health
93 (5.357 %)Legal

Product Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Product 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 Product Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (12.50 %)XML
25 (8.929 %)EDI
34 (7.143 %)HTML
34 (7.143 %).NET
34 (7.143 %)SOAP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.357 %)ColdFusion
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.357 %)MS Visio
13 (5.357 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)Internet
21 (1.786 %)NGN
21 (1.786 %)Intranet
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (30.36 %)Finance
213 (23.21 %)Marketing
310 (17.86 %)Banking
46 (10.71 %)Telecoms
46 (10.71 %)Publishing
55 (8.929 %)Retail
55 (8.929 %)Investment Banking
63 (5.357 %)Back Office
63 (5.357 %)Health
63 (5.357 %)Legal
72 (3.571 %)Corporate Banking
81 (1.786 %)General Ledger
81 (1.786 %)Music
81 (1.786 %)Retail Banking
81 (1.786 %)Manufacturing
81 (1.786 %)Advertising
81 (1.786 %)Games
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.143 %)Derivative
23 (5.357 %)Fixed Income
23 (5.357 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
23 (5.357 %)NHS
32 (3.571 %)Equities
41 (1.786 %)STB
41 (1.786 %)IPTV
41 (1.786 %)DTV
41 (1.786 %)iDTV
41 (1.786 %)Interest Rate Derivative
41 (1.786 %)Data Protection Act
41 (1.786 %)Dutch Language
41 (1.786 %)French Language
41 (1.786 %)German Language
41 (1.786 %)Italian Language
41 (1.786 %)Credit Risk
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (19.64 %)Project Management
27 (12.50 %)Stakeholder Management
36 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
45 (8.929 %)Programme Management
53 (5.357 %)PRINCE
53 (5.357 %)Migration
53 (5.357 %)E-Commerce
53 (5.357 %)Change Management
53 (5.357 %)Release Management
62 (3.571 %)Project Planning
62 (3.571 %)Business Development
62 (3.571 %)Data Analysis
62 (3.571 %)Product Marketing
62 (3.571 %)UML
71 (1.786 %)CRM
71 (1.786 %)B2B
71 (1.786 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (1.786 %)Risk Management
71 (1.786 %)Workflow
71 (1.786 %)CMMI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.357 %)C
13 (5.357 %)Java
21 (1.786 %)JavaScript
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.786 %)PMP
11 (1.786 %)PMI Certification
11 (1.786 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.571 %)SLA
21 (1.786 %)Basel II
21 (1.786 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.786 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (3.571 %)SAP
12 (3.571 %)Sun
21 (1.786 %)Murex
21 (1.786 %)Calypso
21 (1.786 %)Citrix