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This section looks at the demand for Strategic Planning 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 Strategic Planning over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStrategic Planning
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank364440
Rank change on same period last yearUp+76
Matching contract IT job ads4038
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.038 %
As % of the category below0.211 %0.155 %
Daily rates quoted177
Average minimum daily rate£419£579
Average daily rate£466£621
% change on same period last year-25.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£512£664
UK excluding London average daily rate£416£440
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£29.00
Average hourly rate£20.75£29.25
% change on same period last year-29.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50£29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£36.00
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
London
Matching contract IT job ads1892424528
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.97 %24.43 %
Daily rates quoted86089608
Average minimum daily rate£411£416
Average daily rate£442£443
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£470
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted627906
Average minimum hourly rate£26.18£28.82
Average hourly rate£27.93£30.78
% change on same period last year-9.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.68£32.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Strategic Planning EnglandStrategic Planning
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.

Strategic Planning
Demand Trend

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

London Strategic Planning Demand Trend

Strategic Planning
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Strategic Planning Daily Rate Trend

Strategic Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Strategic Planning across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London Strategic Planning Daily Rate Histogram

Strategic Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Strategic Planning Hourly Rate Trend

Strategic Planning
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Planning within the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 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-314£540+34.91 %
Strategic Planning EnglandStrategic Planning
England

Strategic Planning
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Strategic Planning 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 Strategic Planning.

117 (29.82 %)Project Management
216 (28.07 %)Finance
313 (22.81 %)NHS
411 (19.30 %)Health
59 (15.79 %)Government
67 (12.28 %)Degree
67 (12.28 %)Banking
75 (8.772 %)GIS
75 (8.772 %)ArcGIS
75 (8.772 %)Change Management
75 (8.772 %)SQL Server
75 (8.772 %)MS Visio
84 (7.018 %)Microsoft
84 (7.018 %).NET
84 (7.018 %)PRINCE2
84 (7.018 %)Windows
93 (5.263 %)Programme Management
93 (5.263 %)Document Management
93 (5.263 %)Investment Banking
93 (5.263 %)Local Government
93 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
93 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2007
93 (5.263 %)ITIL
93 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
93 (5.263 %)Active Directory
93 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
102 (3.509 %)Intranet
102 (3.509 %)BizTalk Server
102 (3.509 %)NPfIT
102 (3.509 %)Back Office

Strategic Planning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Strategic Planning 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 Strategic Planning. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (7.018 %).NET
21 (1.754 %)WebServices
21 (1.754 %)ADSI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (8.772 %)ArcGIS
23 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2007
23 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
32 (3.509 %)BizTalk Server
32 (3.509 %)SharePoint
32 (3.509 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (3.509 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.754 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (1.754 %)IIS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.772 %)MS Visio
21 (1.754 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.754 %)Spreadsheet
21 (1.754 %)MS Project
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.509 %)Intranet
12 (3.509 %)LDAP
21 (1.754 %)SAN
21 (1.754 %)LAN
21 (1.754 %)WAN
21 (1.754 %)Firewall
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (8.772 %)GIS
15 (8.772 %)SQL Server
23 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.754 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (1.754 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (1.754 %)OLAP
31 (1.754 %)DTS
31 (1.754 %)OLTP
31 (1.754 %)RDBMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.754 %)TestPartner
11 (1.754 %)TestDirector
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (28.07 %)Finance
211 (19.30 %)Health
39 (15.79 %)Government
47 (12.28 %)Banking
53 (5.263 %)Investment Banking
53 (5.263 %)Local Government
62 (3.509 %)Back Office
62 (3.509 %)Law
62 (3.509 %)Legal
62 (3.509 %)Pensions
62 (3.509 %)Insurance
71 (1.754 %)Retail
71 (1.754 %)Telecoms
71 (1.754 %)Financial Institution
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (24.56 %)Consultant
211 (19.30 %)Analyst
38 (14.04 %)Project Manager
38 (14.04 %)Strategy Consultant
45 (8.772 %)Data Manager
45 (8.772 %)GIS Manager
54 (7.018 %)Systems Analyst
63 (5.263 %)Financial Analyst
63 (5.263 %)Business Analyst
63 (5.263 %)Architect
72 (3.509 %)Programme Manager
72 (3.509 %)Developer
72 (3.509 %)Payroll Manager
72 (3.509 %)Finance Project Manager
72 (3.509 %)Programme Director
72 (3.509 %)Technical Services Manager
72 (3.509 %)Information Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Technical Manager
72 (3.509 %)Finance Systems Manager
72 (3.509 %)Service Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (22.81 %)NHS
22 (3.509 %)NPfIT
22 (3.509 %)Derivative
31 (1.754 %)Equities
31 (1.754 %)Statistics
31 (1.754 %)Informatics
31 (1.754 %)Management Information System
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (7.018 %)Windows
23 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (3.509 %)UNIX
41 (1.754 %)Windows 2000 Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (29.82 %)Project Management
25 (8.772 %)Change Management
34 (7.018 %)PRINCE2
43 (5.263 %)Programme Management
43 (5.263 %)Document Management
43 (5.263 %)ITIL
52 (3.509 %)Risk Management
52 (3.509 %)UML
52 (3.509 %)Data Analysis
52 (3.509 %)Project Planning
52 (3.509 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (1.754 %)Information Management
61 (1.754 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.754 %)Knowledge Management
61 (1.754 %)Matrix Management
61 (1.754 %)Usability Testing
61 (1.754 %)Performance Management
61 (1.754 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.754 %)Data Modelling
61 (1.754 %)Migration
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.509 %)SQL
21 (1.754 %)Transact-SQL
21 (1.754 %)VBScript
21 (1.754 %)VB
21 (1.754 %)VB.NET
21 (1.754 %)C#
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.28 %)Degree
22 (3.509 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (3.509 %)ITIL Certification
31 (1.754 %)MBA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.509 %)SLA
21 (1.754 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.263 %)Active Directory
21 (1.754 %)VMware Workstation
21 (1.754 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (7.018 %)Microsoft
22 (3.509 %)Sun
22 (3.509 %)VMware
31 (1.754 %)Calypso
31 (1.754 %)Citrix