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The table below looks at the demand for Services Delivery skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Service Delivery over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Services Delivery
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5566
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.973 %1.566 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£550£357
Average daily rate£600£373
% change on same period last year+60.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£650£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£338
% change on same period last year+20.14 %
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£19.94£23.01
% change on same period last year-13.32 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads514830
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.724 %0.839 %
Daily rates quoted77143
Average minimum daily rate£388£375
Average daily rate£412£399
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£436£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted448
Average minimum hourly rate£24.43£23.73
Average hourly rate£25.14£24.26
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.86£24.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Service Delivery EnglandService Delivery
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.

Service Delivery
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Service Delivery Demand Trend

Service Delivery
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Service Delivery Daily Rate Trend

Service Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Service Delivery Hourly Rate Trend

Service Delivery
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Service Delivery 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 Service Delivery.

13 (27.27 %)SLA
13 (27.27 %)Telecoms
13 (27.27 %)Finance
22 (18.18 %)NHS
22 (18.18 %)Performance Management
31 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
31 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
31 (9.091 %)Business Continuity
31 (9.091 %)Pensions
31 (9.091 %)Project Management
31 (9.091 %)NPfIT
31 (9.091 %)Change Management
31 (9.091 %)Construction
31 (9.091 %)Government
31 (9.091 %)Health
31 (9.091 %)Migration
31 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (9.091 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (9.091 %)ITIL
31 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
31 (9.091 %)MS Excel

Service Delivery
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Service Delivery 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 Service Delivery. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Telecoms
13 (27.27 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Construction
21 (9.091 %)Government
21 (9.091 %)Health
21 (9.091 %)Pensions
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Service Manager
23 (27.27 %)Delivery Manager
23 (27.27 %)Services Delivery Manager
31 (9.091 %)Implementation Project Manager
31 (9.091 %)Contracts Manager
31 (9.091 %)Helpdesk Administrator
31 (9.091 %)Senior Infrastructure Specialist
31 (9.091 %)Customer Services Manager
31 (9.091 %)NHS Project Manager
31 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Specialist
31 (9.091 %)Implementation Manager
31 (9.091 %)Technical Designer
31 (9.091 %)Project Manager
31 (9.091 %)Business Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Administrator
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)NHS
21 (9.091 %)NPfIT
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)Performance Management
21 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
21 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
21 (9.091 %)ITIL
21 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
21 (9.091 %)Project Management
21 (9.091 %)Change Management
21 (9.091 %)Migration
21 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (9.091 %)Business Continuity
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (27.27 %)SLA