The first table below looks at the demand for Change Control skills in IT contracts advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Change Control over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Northamptonshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Change Control
Rank 28 39 29
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -10
Contract jobs citing Change Control 4 6 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 1.587% 1.442% 1.095%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.469% 2.198% 1.563%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 0
Average daily rate £475 £342 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+38.88% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £354 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
+1.07% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+16.00% -9.09%
All Processes & Methodologies
Northamptonshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
162 273 192
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 64.29% 65.63% 70.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 184 116
Average daily rate £425 £400 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.25% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £311 £260 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £543 £513 £508
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 11
Average hourly rate £12.00 £17.50 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.42% -7.89%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £15.25 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £21.50 £29.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Change Control
East Midlands

Change Control
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Change Control across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Northamptonshire Change Control Jobs Demand Trend

Change Control
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Change Control across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Change Control Daily Rate Trend

Change Control
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Change Control across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Change Control Hourly Rate Trend

Change Control
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Control within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Northampton +6 2 £550 +79.15%
Change Control
East Midlands

Change Control
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Change Control 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 Change Control.

1 10 (62.50%) Change Management
2 9 (56.25%) MS Project
3 8 (50.00%) MS Office
4 7 (43.75%) Microsoft
5 6 (37.50%) Business Objects
5 6 (37.50%) Project Management
5 6 (37.50%) Finance
5 6 (37.50%) Legal
6 5 (31.25%) Banking
7 4 (25.00%) PRINCE2
7 4 (25.00%) SharePoint
7 4 (25.00%) Management Information System
8 3 (18.75%) Telecoms
8 3 (18.75%) QA
8 3 (18.75%) ITIL
8 3 (18.75%) Local Government
9 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (12.50%) MS Visio
10 1 (6.250%) Lean Six Sigma
10 1 (6.250%) NFC
10 1 (6.250%) Data Protection
10 1 (6.250%) ITIL V3
10 1 (6.250%) Portfolio Management
10 1 (6.250%) Mobile Payment
10 1 (6.250%) Service Management
10 1 (6.250%) Service Delivery
10 1 (6.250%) PMI
10 1 (6.250%) PMI Certification
10 1 (6.250%) PRINCE
10 1 (6.250%) Six Sigma

Change Control
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Change Control 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 Change Control. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (56.25%) MS Project
2 8 (50.00%) MS Office
3 2 (12.50%) MS Visio
4 1 (6.250%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.250%) NFC
General
1 6 (37.50%) Finance
1 6 (37.50%) Legal
2 5 (31.25%) Banking
3 3 (18.75%) Telecoms
3 3 (18.75%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Analyst
2 5 (31.25%) Data Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Project Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Operations Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Support Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) PMO Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Systems Manager
4 1 (6.250%) PMO Manager
4 1 (6.250%) PMO Administrator
4 1 (6.250%) Digital Project Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Administrator
4 1 (6.250%) Quality Manager
4 1 (6.250%) QA Manager
4 1 (6.250%) Change Manager
4 1 (6.250%) ITIL Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.250%) Mobile Payment
2 1 (6.250%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (62.50%) Change Management
2 6 (37.50%) Project Management
3 4 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 3 (18.75%) ITIL
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (6.250%) Lean Six Sigma
6 1 (6.250%) Data Protection
6 1 (6.250%) ITIL V3
6 1 (6.250%) Portfolio Management
6 1 (6.250%) Service Management
6 1 (6.250%) Service Delivery
6 1 (6.250%) PRINCE
6 1 (6.250%) Six Sigma
6 1 (6.250%) Configuration Management
6 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (6.250%) Business Continuity
6 1 (6.250%) Project Planning
6 1 (6.250%) Information Management
6 1 (6.250%) Business Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (6.250%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 6 (37.50%) Business Objects
3 1 (6.250%) Oracle
3 1 (6.250%) Capita