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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Services 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 Technical Services Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Service Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank127143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.060 %0.026 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£650£300
Average daily rate£700£375
% change on same period last year+86.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£750£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£525£358
% change on same period last year+46.51 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33343919
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.507 %3.865 %
Daily rates quoted779880
Average minimum daily rate£322£325
Average daily rate£339£343
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted422410
Average minimum hourly rate£21.09£21.02
Average hourly rate£23.04£22.64
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£24.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Technical Services Manager EnglandTechnical Services 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.

Technical Services Manager
Demand Trend

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

North West Technical Services Manager Demand Trend

Technical Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Technical Services Manager Daily Rate Trend

Technical Services Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Technical Services Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Services Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Services Manager within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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-2£700-
Technical Services Manager EnglandTechnical Services Manager
England

Technical Services Manager
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Technical Services 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 Technical Services Manager in their job title.

12 (50.00 %)Oracle
12 (50.00 %)ITIL
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
12 (50.00 %)SLA
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (25.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (25.00 %)Performance Management

Technical Services Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Technical Services 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 Technical Services Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Health
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)Performance Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle