Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Change Consultant 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 Change Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Change Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-141
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£422£450
% change on same period last year-6.22 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Change Consultant EnglandChange Consultant
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.

Change Consultant
Demand Trend

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

North West Change Consultant Demand Trend

Change Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Change Consultant across the North West region.

North West Change Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Change Consultant
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Change Consultant 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 Change Consultant in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)Project Management
22 (50.00 %)PMI
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE
22 (50.00 %)Change Management
22 (50.00 %)Project Planning
22 (50.00 %)Matrix Management
31 (25.00 %)Risk Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
31 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)Automotive
31 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
31 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (25.00 %)Six Sigma
31 (25.00 %)MS Project
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)MS Visio
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification

Change Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Change Consultant 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 Change Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Project
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
11 (25.00 %)MS Visio
11 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
11 (25.00 %)Automotive
11 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)PMI
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Project Management
22 (50.00 %)Change Management
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE
22 (50.00 %)Project Planning
22 (50.00 %)Matrix Management
31 (25.00 %)Risk Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Six Sigma
31 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (25.00 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft