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

 Change Manager
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank110129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1714
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.561 %0.345 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£350£327
Average daily rate£369£347
% change on same period last year+6.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£403
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£26.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.00£32.52
% change on same period last year-16.97 %
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 Manager EnglandChange 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.

Change Manager
Demand Trend

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

North West Change Manager Demand Trend

Change Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Change Manager Daily Rate Trend

Change Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Change Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Change Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

North West Change Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Change Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change 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
ManchesterNo change03£225-35.71 %
LancashireNew entry-3£400-
MerseysideDown-13£350-10.25 %
CheshireDown-62£500+66.66 %
Change Manager EnglandChange Manager
England

Change Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (35.00 %)PRINCE2
212 (30.00 %)Project Management
311 (27.50 %)Government
49 (22.50 %)Change Management
58 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
66 (15.00 %)Security Cleared
66 (15.00 %)Quality Management
66 (15.00 %)Finance
74 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
74 (10.00 %)ITIL
74 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
74 (10.00 %)Stakeholder Management
83 (7.500 %)Release Management
83 (7.500 %)Local Government
83 (7.500 %)PRINCE
83 (7.500 %)SAP R/3
83 (7.500 %)SAP
83 (7.500 %)NHS
92 (5.000 %)SAP BW
92 (5.000 %)NetWeaver
92 (5.000 %)SAP FI
92 (5.000 %)SAP MM
92 (5.000 %)Service Management
92 (5.000 %)Pensions
92 (5.000 %)Problem Management
92 (5.000 %)BC Cleared
92 (5.000 %)Home Office
92 (5.000 %)SAP FI/CO
92 (5.000 %)SAP CO
92 (5.000 %)Business Analysis

Change 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 Change 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 Change Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.000 %)NetWeaver
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.500 %)MS Visio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (7.500 %)SAP R/3
22 (5.000 %)SAP FI
22 (5.000 %)SAP MM
22 (5.000 %)SAP FI/CO
22 (5.000 %)SAP CO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.000 %)SAP BW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (27.50 %)Government
26 (15.00 %)Finance
33 (7.500 %)Local Government
42 (5.000 %)Pensions
42 (5.000 %)Home Office
51 (2.500 %)Retail
51 (2.500 %)Education
51 (2.500 %)Health
51 (2.500 %)Advertising
51 (2.500 %)Criminal Justice
51 (2.500 %)Marketing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.500 %)NHS
21 (2.500 %)NPfIT
21 (2.500 %)PMI
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (35.00 %)PRINCE2
212 (30.00 %)Project Management
39 (22.50 %)Change Management
48 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
56 (15.00 %)Quality Management
56 (15.00 %)Security Cleared
64 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
64 (10.00 %)Stakeholder Management
64 (10.00 %)ITIL
73 (7.500 %)PRINCE
73 (7.500 %)Release Management
82 (5.000 %)Problem Management
82 (5.000 %)BC Cleared
82 (5.000 %)Service Management
82 (5.000 %)Business Analysis
91 (2.500 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
91 (2.500 %)Project Planning
91 (2.500 %)Logistics
91 (2.500 %)GAP Analysis
91 (2.500 %)Risk Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.500 %)C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (2.500 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.500 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (7.500 %)SAP