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The table below looks at the demand for Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification in IT contracts within the Midlands region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ITIL Certification over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6268
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.941 %7.639 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£309
Average daily rate-£334
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.58 %
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£20.38£22.15
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads102144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted1929
Average minimum daily rate£370£329
Average daily rate£393£351
% change on same period last year+12.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£331
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Hourly rates quoted119
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£27.88
Average hourly rate£15.00£28.66
% change on same period last year-47.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£29.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.67£25.72
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
ITIL Certification EnglandITIL Certification
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.

ITIL Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Midlands ITIL Certification Demand Trend

ITIL Certification
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Midlands region.

Midlands ITIL Certification Daily Rate Trend

ITIL Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Midlands region.

Midlands ITIL Certification Hourly Rate Trend

ITIL Certification
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing ITIL Certification 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 ITIL Certification.

15 (100.00 %)ITIL
22 (40.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (40.00 %)Logistics
31 (20.00 %)Oracle RAC
31 (20.00 %)MCP
31 (20.00 %)UNIX
31 (20.00 %)Windows
31 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (20.00 %)Active Directory
31 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (20.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)Oracle
31 (20.00 %)Business Objects
31 (20.00 %)WebLogic
31 (20.00 %)BEA
31 (20.00 %)BMC
31 (20.00 %)Remedy

ITIL Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing ITIL Certification 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 ITIL Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)WebLogic
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Project Manager
21 (20.00 %)DBA
21 (20.00 %)Oracle DBA
21 (20.00 %)Desktop Engineer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)Windows XP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)ITIL
22 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (40.00 %)Logistics
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)SQL
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (20.00 %)MCP
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)Active Directory
11 (20.00 %)Oracle RAC
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle
11 (20.00 %)Business Objects
11 (20.00 %)BEA
11 (20.00 %)BMC
11 (20.00 %)Remedy