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The table below looks at the demand for the Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Contract Manager
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank121141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.300 %0.123 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£433£317
Average daily rate£446£317
% change on same period last year+40.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£348
% change on same period last year+16.46 %
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£50.00£17.50
% change on same period last year+185.71 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33374053
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.719 %4.103 %
Daily rates quoted775824
Average minimum daily rate£324£320
Average daily rate£341£338
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted472453
Average minimum hourly rate£21.58£20.29
Average hourly rate£23.36£21.91
% change on same period last year+6.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.14£23.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Contracts Manager EnglandContracts 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.

Contracts Manager
Demand Trend

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

North West Contracts Manager Demand Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Contracts Manager Daily Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Contracts Manager across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North West Contracts Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Contracts Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Contracts Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
CheshireNew entry-4£388-
LancashireUp+63£600-
ManchesterNew entry-1--
Contracts Manager EnglandContracts Manager
England

Contracts Manager
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title.

15 (41.67 %)Finance
15 (41.67 %)Government
23 (25.00 %)Risk Management
23 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
32 (16.67 %)Supplier Management
32 (16.67 %)NHS
41 (8.333 %)Internet
41 (8.333 %)Project Management
41 (8.333 %)Management Information System
41 (8.333 %)Health
41 (8.333 %)Legal
41 (8.333 %)Java
41 (8.333 %)J2EE
41 (8.333 %)Oracle
41 (8.333 %)DB2
41 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
41 (8.333 %)UML
41 (8.333 %)RUP
41 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
41 (8.333 %)IBM
41 (8.333 %)zOS
41 (8.333 %)Strategic Planning
41 (8.333 %)Performance Management

Contracts Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)J2EE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)DB2
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Finance
15 (41.67 %)Government
21 (8.333 %)Health
21 (8.333 %)Legal
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)NHS
21 (8.333 %)Management Information System
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)zOS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)Risk Management
13 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
22 (16.67 %)Supplier Management
31 (8.333 %)Strategic Planning
31 (8.333 %)Performance Management
31 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
31 (8.333 %)UML
31 (8.333 %)RUP
31 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
31 (8.333 %)Project Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)Java
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Oracle
11 (8.333 %)IBM