North West Management Information System Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Management Information Systems 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 Management Information System over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Management Information Systems
Location Abingdon Amersham Aylesbury Basildon Basingstoke Bath Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Bournemouth Brentford Bridgend Brighton Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Chatham Cheshire Chester Chesterfield City of London County Antrim Coventry Crewe Croydon Cumbria Cwmbran Derby Derbyshire Docklands, London Dorset Dunfermline East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex England Essex Fareham Farnborough Fife Glasgow Gloucestershire Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Harrogate Hertfordshire Home Counties Huntingdon Ipswich Kent Kingston Upon Thames Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London M4 Corridor Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newcastle Upon Tyne Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Preston Reading Redcar Rotherham Salisbury Scotland Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Staines Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surbiton Surrey Swansea Swindon Tadworth Thames Valley Torfaen Twickenham Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warwick Warwickshire Wells West Midlands West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Wiltshire York Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	116	113
Rank change on same period last year	-3
Matching contract IT job ads	27	25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.036 %	0.025 %
As % of the category below	2.974 %	4.587 %
Daily rates quoted	5	6
Average minimum daily rate	£429	£165
Average daily rate	£445	£169
% change on same period last year	+163.05 %
Average maximum daily rate	£461	£173
UK excluding London average daily rate	£369	£356
% change on same period last year	+3.71 %
Hourly rates quoted	5	2
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.80	£21.50
Average hourly rate	£25.90	£22.75
% change on same period last year	+13.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£28.00	£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.21	£25.84
% change on same period last year	+13.05 %
Miscellaneous North West
Matching contract IT job ads	908	545
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.210 %	0.551 %
Daily rates quoted	179	77
Average minimum daily rate	£328	£285
Average daily rate	£347	£307
% change on same period last year	+13.06 %
Average maximum daily rate	£367	£329
UK excluding London average daily rate	£352	£354
% change on same period last year	-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted	135	119
Average minimum hourly rate	£14.71	£18.29
Average hourly rate	£17.16	£20.04
% change on same period last year	-14.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£19.61	£21.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.44	£29.20
% change on same period last year	-16.30 %
Management Information System 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.

Management Information System
Demand Trend

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

Management Information System
Daily Rate Trend

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

Management Information System
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Management Information System across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Management Information System
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Management Information System
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Management Information System across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Management Information System
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Management Information System within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Lancashire	+14	7	-	-
Manchester	-11	7	£413	-
Cheshire	-12	6	£300	-33.33 %
Cumbria	-	1	-	-
Merseyside	-3	1	-	-

Management Information System England

Management Information System
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Management Information System 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 Management Information System.

1 15 (23.08 %) Finance 2 14 (21.54 %) Information Security 3 12 (18.46 %) Risk Management 3 12 (18.46 %) Oracle 4 11 (16.92 %) BS7799 4 11 (16.92 %) Risk Assessment 4 11 (16.92 %) ISO27001 5 10 (15.38 %) ISO17799 5 10 (15.38 %) MS Office 6 9 (13.85 %) SQL 6 9 (13.85 %) MS Excel 7 7 (10.77 %) Datawarehouse 7 7 (10.77 %) CISSP 8 6 (9.231 %) Project Management 8 6 (9.231 %) NHS

8 6 (9.231 %) Business Analysis 9 5 (7.692 %) Banking 9 5 (7.692 %) International Banking 9 5 (7.692 %) Microsoft 9 5 (7.692 %) Windows 10 4 (6.154 %) CRM 10 4 (6.154 %) Perl 10 4 (6.154 %) Migration 10 4 (6.154 %) Change Management 10 4 (6.154 %) Data Analysis 10 4 (6.154 %) Problem Management 11 3 (4.615 %) SCADA 11 3 (4.615 %) Data Migration 11 3 (4.615 %) Retail 11 3 (4.615 %) Billing

Management Information System
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Management Information System 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 Management Information System. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 2 (3.077 %) HTML 1 2 (3.077 %) ASP 2 1 (1.538 %) ASP.NET 2 1 (1.538 %) .NET	Application Platforms 1 3 (4.615 %) Exchange Server 2003 2 2 (3.077 %) Exchange Server 2000 2 2 (3.077 %) CMS 2 2 (3.077 %) MS Exchange 3 1 (1.538 %) SAS 3 1 (1.538 %) IIS 3 1 (1.538 %) Apache 3 1 (1.538 %) SharePoint 3 1 (1.538 %) Oracle Workflow
Applications 1 10 (15.38 %) MS Office 2 9 (13.85 %) MS Excel 3 2 (3.077 %) Photoshop 4 1 (1.538 %) Spreadsheet	Business Applications 1 3 (4.615 %) Oracle HRMS 2 1 (1.538 %) Oracle Applications 2 1 (1.538 %) Oracle Payroll 2 1 (1.538 %) Oracle iRecruitment 2 1 (1.538 %) Hyperion Planning 2 1 (1.538 %) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking 1 3 (4.615 %) LAN 2 2 (3.077 %) WAN 3 1 (1.538 %) TCP/IP 3 1 (1.538 %) CTI 3 1 (1.538 %) Internet 3 1 (1.538 %) RTP	Database & Business Intelligence 1 7 (10.77 %) Datawarehouse 2 3 (4.615 %) ETL 2 3 (4.615 %) SQL Server 2 3 (4.615 %) Crystal Reports 2 3 (4.615 %) Oracle Reports 2 3 (4.615 %) BusinessObjects 3 1 (1.538 %) DataStage 3 1 (1.538 %) SQL Server 2000 3 1 (1.538 %) SQL Server 2005 3 1 (1.538 %) QlikView 3 1 (1.538 %) Base SAS 3 1 (1.538 %) Oracle 8/8i 3 1 (1.538 %) MS Access 3 1 (1.538 %) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications 1 2 (3.077 %) FrontPage 2 1 (1.538 %) ERwin 2 1 (1.538 %) Telelogic DOORS	General 1 15 (23.08 %) Finance 2 5 (7.692 %) Banking 2 5 (7.692 %) International Banking 3 3 (4.615 %) Retail 3 3 (4.615 %) Billing 4 2 (3.077 %) Marketing 4 2 (3.077 %) Graphic Design 4 2 (3.077 %) Government 4 2 (3.077 %) Pensions 5 1 (1.538 %) Health 5 1 (1.538 %) Military 5 1 (1.538 %) Insurance 5 1 (1.538 %) Construction 5 1 (1.538 %) Education 5 1 (1.538 %) Back Office 5 1 (1.538 %) Electronics 5 1 (1.538 %) Telecoms
Job Titles 1 24 (36.92 %) Analyst 2 12 (18.46 %) Business Analyst 3 11 (16.92 %) Security Specialist 3 11 (16.92 %) IT Security Specialist 4 4 (6.154 %) Project Manager 4 4 (6.154 %) Systems Engineer 4 4 (6.154 %) Service Manager 4 4 (6.154 %) Data Analyst 4 4 (6.154 %) Information Analyst 5 3 (4.615 %) Applications Support Analyst 5 3 (4.615 %) Support Analyst 5 3 (4.615 %) Applications Support 5 3 (4.615 %) Developer 5 3 (4.615 %) Technical Services Manager 5 3 (4.615 %) Technical Manager 6 2 (3.077 %) Senior Applications Support Analyst 6 2 (3.077 %) Oracle Analyst 6 2 (3.077 %) Oracle Support Analyst 6 2 (3.077 %) MI Analyst 6 2 (3.077 %) Administrator	Miscellaneous 1 6 (9.231 %) NHS 2 3 (4.615 %) SCADA 3 1 (1.538 %) Informatics 3 1 (1.538 %) Credit Risk 3 1 (1.538 %) Data Extraction 3 1 (1.538 %) Blackberry 3 1 (1.538 %) NPfIT 3 1 (1.538 %) PDA 3 1 (1.538 %) CCTV 3 1 (1.538 %) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems 1 5 (7.692 %) Windows 2 3 (4.615 %) Windows 2000 2 3 (4.615 %) UNIX 3 1 (1.538 %) Windows Server 2003 3 1 (1.538 %) Windows Mobile 3 1 (1.538 %) AIX	Processes & Methodologies 1 14 (21.54 %) Information Security 2 12 (18.46 %) Risk Management 3 11 (16.92 %) Risk Assessment 4 6 (9.231 %) Business Analysis 4 6 (9.231 %) Project Management 5 4 (6.154 %) CRM 5 4 (6.154 %) Change Management 5 4 (6.154 %) Data Analysis 5 4 (6.154 %) Problem Management 5 4 (6.154 %) Migration 6 3 (4.615 %) Stakeholder Management 6 3 (4.615 %) Information Management 6 3 (4.615 %) Data Migration 7 2 (3.077 %) User Acceptance Testing 7 2 (3.077 %) ISMS 7 2 (3.077 %) Security Cleared 7 2 (3.077 %) Data Management 7 2 (3.077 %) Content Management 7 2 (3.077 %) Requirements Management 7 2 (3.077 %) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages 1 9 (13.85 %) SQL 2 4 (6.154 %) Perl 3 3 (4.615 %) JavaScript 4 2 (3.077 %) Shell Script 4 2 (3.077 %) PL/SQL 5 1 (1.538 %) VBA 5 1 (1.538 %) SAS Macro	Qualifications 1 7 (10.77 %) CISSP 2 2 (3.077 %) HND 3 1 (1.538 %) ITIL Certification 3 1 (1.538 %) Degree 3 1 (1.538 %) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 11 (16.92 %) BS7799 1 11 (16.92 %) ISO27001 2 10 (15.38 %) ISO17799 3 1 (1.538 %) QA	System Software 1 3 (4.615 %) Active Directory 2 1 (1.538 %) VMware Workstation 2 1 (1.538 %) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors 1 12 (18.46 %) Oracle 2 5 (7.692 %) Microsoft 3 3 (4.615 %) Business Objects 3 3 (4.615 %) HP 3 3 (4.615 %) Intel 3 3 (4.615 %) Cisco 4 2 (3.077 %) Adobe 5 1 (1.538 %) SAP 5 1 (1.538 %) Hyperion 5 1 (1.538 %) Apple 5 1 (1.538 %) Telelogic 5 1 (1.538 %) VMware