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

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5260
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.342 %0.133 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£120£450
Average daily rate£140£500
% change on same period last year-72.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£160£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£427
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
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£22.56£57.50
% change on same period last year-60.77 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching contract IT job ads585752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.791 %0.742 %
Daily rates quoted126143
Average minimum daily rate£319£328
Average daily rate£335£347
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted9470
Average minimum hourly rate£22.11£21.92
Average hourly rate£23.15£23.60
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.20£25.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Business Manager EnglandBusiness Manager
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.

Business Manager
Demand Trend

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

North East Business Manager Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the North East 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
Tyne and WearNew entry-2£140-
Business Manager EnglandBusiness Manager
England

Business Manager
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

14 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
23 (50.00 %)Government
32 (33.33 %)Management Information System
32 (33.33 %)NPfIT
32 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
32 (33.33 %)Change Management
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)ISEB
32 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (33.33 %)NHS
32 (33.33 %)MS Project
32 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (16.67 %)Finance

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Project
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Government
21 (16.67 %)Finance
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)NHS
12 (33.33 %)NPfIT
12 (33.33 %)Management Information System
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
22 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
22 (33.33 %)Change Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)ISEB
12 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
12 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft