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The table below looks at the demand for Operations Management skills within the Milton Keynes region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Management over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOperations Management
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank49-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads180
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.158 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted170
Average minimum daily rate£298-
Average daily rate£301-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£304-
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£361
% change on same period last year-5.85 %
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£30.00£22.50
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads570477
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.806 %0.483 %
Daily rates quoted232157
Average minimum daily rate£302£344
Average daily rate£325£364
% change on same period last year-10.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted5949
Average minimum hourly rate£20.22£25.77
Average hourly rate£21.46£26.36
% change on same period last year-18.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.71£26.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Operations Management BuckinghamshireOperations Management
Buckinghamshire

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.

Operations Management
Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes Operations Management Demand Trend

Operations Management
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Operations Management across the Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Operations Management Daily Rate Trend

Operations Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Operations Management across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Milton Keynes Operations Management Daily Rate Histogram

Operations Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Operations Management across the Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Operations Management Hourly Rate Trend

Operations Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Operations Management 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 Operations Management.

134 (91.89 %)OVOW
232 (86.49 %)Security Cleared
317 (45.95 %)SC Cleared
414 (37.84 %)OVPI
512 (32.43 %)Windows
611 (29.73 %)Cisco
710 (27.03 %)ITIL
710 (27.03 %)MS Exchange
710 (27.03 %)ITSM
89 (24.32 %)Microsoft
89 (24.32 %)HP
89 (24.32 %)Citrix
89 (24.32 %)Terminal Server
98 (21.62 %)SAN
98 (21.62 %)Government
107 (18.92 %)DV Cleared
107 (18.92 %)Microsoft Certification
107 (18.92 %)CNE
107 (18.92 %)Novell Certification
107 (18.92 %)OpenView
107 (18.92 %)MCSE
116 (16.22 %)LAN
116 (16.22 %)HP Data Protector
125 (13.51 %)Firewall
125 (13.51 %)3G
134 (10.81 %)Windows 2000
134 (10.81 %)Active Directory
134 (10.81 %)Management Information System
134 (10.81 %)2G
134 (10.81 %)Intrusion Detection

Operations Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Operations Management 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 Operations Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.703 %)Software Packaging
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (27.03 %)MS Exchange
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.703 %)MS Excel
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (21.62 %)SAN
26 (16.22 %)LAN
35 (13.51 %)3G
35 (13.51 %)Firewall
44 (10.81 %)2G
44 (10.81 %)Intrusion Detection
52 (5.405 %)DNS
61 (2.703 %)SMS
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (21.62 %)Government
21 (2.703 %)Legal
21 (2.703 %)Finance
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (27.03 %)Messaging Specialist
28 (21.62 %)Consultant
36 (16.22 %)Analyst
36 (16.22 %)SAN Consultant
44 (10.81 %)Network Specialist
53 (8.108 %)Technical Support Analyst
53 (8.108 %)Technical Analyst
53 (8.108 %)Support Analyst
53 (8.108 %)Technical Support
53 (8.108 %)Support Specialist
53 (8.108 %)3rd Line Support
53 (8.108 %)Technical Consultant
53 (8.108 %)Active Directory Specialist
53 (8.108 %)Server Specialist
62 (5.405 %)Network Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Management Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Network Analyst
62 (5.405 %)SAN Specialist
71 (2.703 %)Desktop Analyst
71 (2.703 %)Storage Specialist
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.81 %)Management Information System
23 (8.108 %)Replication
23 (8.108 %)Client/Server
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (32.43 %)Windows
24 (10.81 %)Windows 2000
24 (10.81 %)Windows Vista
33 (8.108 %)Windows XP
41 (2.703 %)Windows Server 2003
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (86.49 %)Security Cleared
217 (45.95 %)SC Cleared
310 (27.03 %)ITIL
310 (27.03 %)ITSM
47 (18.92 %)DV Cleared
51 (2.703 %)Performance Management
51 (2.703 %)Configuration Management
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (18.92 %)MCSE
17 (18.92 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (18.92 %)CNE
17 (18.92 %)Novell Certification
21 (2.703 %)CCNA
21 (2.703 %)Cisco Certification
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (24.32 %)Terminal Server
24 (10.81 %)Active Directory
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
134 (91.89 %)OVOW
214 (37.84 %)OVPI
37 (18.92 %)OpenView
46 (16.22 %)HP Data Protector
52 (5.405 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (29.73 %)Cisco
29 (24.32 %)Microsoft
29 (24.32 %)HP
29 (24.32 %)Citrix