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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Manager role in IT contracts within the Manchester 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 Senior Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6658
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads1013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.903 %1.203 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£435£450
Average daily rate£484£450
% change on same period last year+7.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£533£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£485£492
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£45.83£62.50
% change on same period last year-26.66 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads11071081
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.496 %1.066 %
Daily rates quoted212222
Average minimum daily rate£318£329
Average daily rate£337£352
% change on same period last year-4.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted147134
Average minimum hourly rate£19.28£17.66
Average hourly rate£20.97£19.48
% change on same period last year+7.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£21.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Senior Manager North WestSenior Manager
North West

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.

Senior Manager
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Senior Manager Demand Trend

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester Senior Manager Daily Rate Trend

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Manchester Senior Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester Senior Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Manager within the Manchester 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
CheadleNew entry-1£420-
Senior Manager North WestSenior Manager
North West

Senior Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Senior 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 Senior Manager in their job title.

13 (23.08 %)Stakeholder Management
13 (23.08 %)Project Management
22 (15.38 %)RequisitePro
22 (15.38 %)Nortel
22 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
22 (15.38 %)Risk Assessment
22 (15.38 %)Finance
22 (15.38 %)Test Management
22 (15.38 %)Insurance
22 (15.38 %)Pensions
22 (15.38 %)Requirements Management
31 (7.692 %)WebSphere
31 (7.692 %)Social Network
31 (7.692 %)Release Management
31 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (7.692 %)Web 2.0
31 (7.692 %)Construction
31 (7.692 %)Education
31 (7.692 %)Electric
31 (7.692 %)Service Delivery
31 (7.692 %)Change Management
31 (7.692 %)Firewall
31 (7.692 %)Telecoms
31 (7.692 %)Information Security
31 (7.692 %)IVR
31 (7.692 %)UNIX
31 (7.692 %)Windows
31 (7.692 %)MQSeries
31 (7.692 %)IBM
31 (7.692 %)Microsoft

Senior Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Senior 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 Senior Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)WebServices
11 (7.692 %)WebSphere
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)MQSeries
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Project
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)Firewall
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)RequisitePro
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Finance
12 (15.38 %)Insurance
12 (15.38 %)Pensions
21 (7.692 %)Telecoms
21 (7.692 %)Construction
21 (7.692 %)Education
21 (7.692 %)Electric
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)IVR
11 (7.692 %)Web 2.0
11 (7.692 %)Social Network
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)UNIX
11 (7.692 %)Windows
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Project Management
13 (23.08 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (15.38 %)Risk Assessment
22 (15.38 %)Requirements Management
22 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
22 (15.38 %)Test Management
31 (7.692 %)ITIL
31 (7.692 %)Configuration Management
31 (7.692 %)Service Delivery
31 (7.692 %)Change Management
31 (7.692 %)Release Management
31 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (7.692 %)Information Security
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)PHP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)CISSP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Nortel
21 (7.692 %)Citrix
21 (7.692 %)Avaya
21 (7.692 %)IBM
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft