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The table below looks at the demand for Strategic Planning skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Strategic Planning over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStrategic Planning
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank120144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.373 %0.153 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£313£250
Average daily rate£375£250
% change on same period last year+50.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£438
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
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-£31.17
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18751965
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.640 %1.986 %
Daily rates quoted483480
Average minimum daily rate£355£332
Average daily rate£377£350
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted183163
Average minimum hourly rate£25.20£26.23
Average hourly rate£26.70£28.30
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Strategic Planning EnglandStrategic Planning
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.

Strategic Planning
Demand Trend

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

North West Strategic Planning Demand Trend

Strategic Planning
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Strategic Planning Daily Rate Trend

Strategic Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Strategic Planning Hourly Rate Trend

Strategic Planning
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Planning within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
ManchesterDown-32--
Strategic Planning EnglandStrategic Planning
England

Strategic Planning
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Strategic Planning 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 Strategic Planning.

17 (43.75 %)CMMI
26 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
34 (25.00 %)Performance Management
43 (18.75 %)Service Delivery
43 (18.75 %)IBM
43 (18.75 %)zOS
43 (18.75 %)DB2
43 (18.75 %)Supplier Management
43 (18.75 %)Finance
43 (18.75 %)Government
43 (18.75 %)Health
52 (12.50 %)Degree
52 (12.50 %)Economics
52 (12.50 %)Project Management
52 (12.50 %)Mainframe
52 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
61 (6.250 %)Management Information System
61 (6.250 %)CRM
61 (6.250 %)Business Intelligence
61 (6.250 %)NHS
61 (6.250 %)PRINCE
61 (6.250 %)Asset Management
61 (6.250 %)Systems Analysis
61 (6.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (6.250 %)Project Planning

Strategic Planning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Strategic Planning 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 Strategic Planning. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)DB2
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (18.75 %)Finance
13 (18.75 %)Government
13 (18.75 %)Health
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (43.75 %)Relationships Manager
25 (31.25 %)Senior Manager
34 (25.00 %)Project Manager
42 (12.50 %)Technical Support Manager
42 (12.50 %)Technical Manager
42 (12.50 %)Support Manager
42 (12.50 %)Technical Support
51 (6.250 %)Service Manager
51 (6.250 %)NHS Project Manager
51 (6.250 %)Contracts Manager
51 (6.250 %)Business Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Analyst
51 (6.250 %)IT Manager
51 (6.250 %)Business Systems Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Systems Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (12.50 %)Mainframe
12 (12.50 %)Economics
12 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (6.250 %)Management Information System
21 (6.250 %)NHS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (18.75 %)zOS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (43.75 %)CMMI
26 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
34 (25.00 %)Performance Management
43 (18.75 %)Supplier Management
43 (18.75 %)Service Delivery
52 (12.50 %)Project Management
61 (6.250 %)Project Planning
61 (6.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (6.250 %)Asset Management
61 (6.250 %)Systems Analysis
61 (6.250 %)CRM
61 (6.250 %)Business Intelligence
61 (6.250 %)PRINCE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (12.50 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)IBM