The first table below looks at the demand for the Configuration Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Configuration Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 19 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 Job Titles advertised for the Manchester 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Configuration Manager
Rank 74 - 69
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs requiring a Configuration Manager 1 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 0.104% - 0.192%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.112% - 0.204%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Average daily rate £360 - £383
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £356 £400
% change year-on-year
+5.33% -11.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
896 1126 981
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 93.43% 91.25% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 433 542 455
Average daily rate £333 £300 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.83% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £215 £125
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £440 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 75 88
Average hourly rate £16.00 £19.50 £15.05
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.94% +29.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.50 £11.20 £9.71
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £36.20 £32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £19.94
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -9.72%
Configuration Manager
North West

Configuration Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Configuration Manager across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester Configuration Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Configuration Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Configuration Manager across the Manchester region.

Manchester Configuration Manager Daily Rate Trend

Configuration Manager
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Configuration 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 Configuration Manager in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Git (software)
1 1 (100.00%) Gerrit

Configuration Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Configuration 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 Configuration Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Git (software)
1 1 (100.00%) Gerrit
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management