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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts within the North West 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank101126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads2617
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.857 %0.419 %
Daily rates quoted66
Average minimum daily rate£364£390
Average daily rate£375£404
% change on same period last year-7.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£437
% change on same period last year-1.51 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£17.34-
Average hourly rate£17.34-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.34-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.69£14.00
% change on same period last year+83.48 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West 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 West region.

North West Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Manager across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Business Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Business Manager Hourly 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 West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
ManchesterUp+812£420-13.84 %
CheshireDown-64£288-1.54 %
LancashireNew entry-3--
Business Manager EnglandBusiness Manager
England

Business Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

118 (31.58 %)Project Management
215 (26.32 %)Finance
314 (24.56 %)PRINCE2
411 (19.30 %)Business Analysis
57 (12.28 %)Risk Management
57 (12.28 %)PRINCE
66 (10.53 %)Oracle
66 (10.53 %)Stakeholder Management
66 (10.53 %)System Testing
75 (8.772 %)Marketing
75 (8.772 %)Systems Analysis
75 (8.772 %)Government
75 (8.772 %)MS Office
84 (7.018 %)ITIL
84 (7.018 %)Oracle 11i
84 (7.018 %)MS Excel
84 (7.018 %)Oracle Discoverer
84 (7.018 %)Change Management
84 (7.018 %)Oracle HRMS
84 (7.018 %)Business Continuity
84 (7.018 %)Pensions
84 (7.018 %)Security Cleared
93 (5.263 %)QMS
93 (5.263 %)QA
93 (5.263 %)Business Development
93 (5.263 %)Retail
93 (5.263 %)Data Management
93 (5.263 %)Telecoms
93 (5.263 %)MS Visio
102 (3.509 %)ISEB

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.772 %)MS Office
24 (7.018 %)MS Excel
33 (5.263 %)MS Visio
41 (1.754 %)MS Project
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (7.018 %)Oracle 11i
14 (7.018 %)Oracle HRMS
21 (1.754 %)Academy Housing
21 (1.754 %)arcHouse
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.754 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (7.018 %)Oracle Discoverer
22 (3.509 %)Datawarehouse
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (26.32 %)Finance
25 (8.772 %)Government
25 (8.772 %)Marketing
34 (7.018 %)Pensions
43 (5.263 %)Retail
43 (5.263 %)Telecoms
52 (3.509 %)Banking
52 (3.509 %)Manufacturing
52 (3.509 %)Insurance
52 (3.509 %)Local Government
61 (1.754 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.754 %)Advertising
61 (1.754 %)Publishing
61 (1.754 %)Police
61 (1.754 %)Health
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.509 %)NHS
21 (1.754 %)NPfIT
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (31.58 %)Project Management
214 (24.56 %)PRINCE2
311 (19.30 %)Business Analysis
47 (12.28 %)PRINCE
47 (12.28 %)Risk Management
56 (10.53 %)Stakeholder Management
56 (10.53 %)System Testing
65 (8.772 %)Systems Analysis
74 (7.018 %)Security Cleared
74 (7.018 %)ITIL
74 (7.018 %)Business Continuity
74 (7.018 %)Change Management
83 (5.263 %)Data Management
83 (5.263 %)Business Development
83 (5.263 %)QMS
92 (3.509 %)BC Cleared
92 (3.509 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (3.509 %)GAP Analysis
92 (3.509 %)Migration
101 (1.754 %)Risk Assessment
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.754 %)C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.509 %)ISEB
12 (3.509 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (1.754 %)CIPD
21 (1.754 %)ISTQB
21 (1.754 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.263 %)QA
21 (1.754 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.754 %)OpenView
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (10.53 %)Oracle
22 (3.509 %)Teradata
31 (1.754 %)Northgate
31 (1.754 %)Civica
31 (1.754 %)Comino
31 (1.754 %)Capita
31 (1.754 %)Orchard
31 (1.754 %)Microsoft
31 (1.754 %)Hyperion
31 (1.754 %)Siemens
31 (1.754 %)Anite