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The table below looks at the demand for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CMDB over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConfiguration Management Database (CMDB)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-140
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.696 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£370
Average daily rate-£370
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£365
% change on same period last year+18.89 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£47.50
Average hourly rate-£47.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£10.50£47.50
% change on same period last year-77.89 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads704718
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.983 %0.721 %
Daily rates quoted176112
Average minimum daily rate£289£301
Average daily rate£308£321
% change on same period last year-4.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£345
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted106148
Average minimum hourly rate£20.57£16.08
Average hourly rate£22.45£17.33
% change on same period last year+29.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.33£18.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.83£26.95
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
CMDB EnglandCMDB
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.

CMDB
Demand Trend

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

North West CMDB Demand Trend

CMDB
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West CMDB Daily Rate Trend

CMDB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West CMDB Hourly Rate Trend

CMDB
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing CMDB 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 CMDB.

17 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
26 (85.71 %)ITIL
32 (28.57 %)Banking
32 (28.57 %)SQL
41 (14.29 %).NET
41 (14.29 %)Oracle
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server
41 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
41 (14.29 %)WebServices
41 (14.29 %)Windows
41 (14.29 %)N-Tier
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
41 (14.29 %)Finance
41 (14.29 %)WinForms
41 (14.29 %)TDD
41 (14.29 %)Project Management
41 (14.29 %)Asset Management
41 (14.29 %)C#
41 (14.29 %)Degree
41 (14.29 %)ServiceCenter
41 (14.29 %)AssetCenter

CMDB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing CMDB 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 CMDB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
11 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
11 (14.29 %)WebServices
11 (14.29 %)WinForms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Banking
21 (14.29 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Consultant
13 (42.86 %)ITIL Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Configuration Manager
21 (14.29 %)Senior Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Configuration Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Configuration Management Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Management Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Developer
21 (14.29 %)Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Web Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)N-Tier
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
26 (85.71 %)ITIL
31 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)TDD
31 (14.29 %)Asset Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)C#
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
11 (14.29 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)ServiceCenter
11 (14.29 %)AssetCenter
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft