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The table below looks at the demand for the Service Manager role in IT contracts within the Oxford 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 Service Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Services Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.380 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£230-
UK excluding London average daily rate£407£372
% change on same period last year+9.31 %
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£27.27£33.94
% change on same period last year-19.64 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads263236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.370 %0.238 %
Daily rates quoted7846
Average minimum daily rate£296£329
Average daily rate£313£352
% change on same period last year-10.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted4445
Average minimum hourly rate£14.67£17.04
Average hourly rate£15.37£18.46
% change on same period last year-16.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.07£19.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Service Manager OxfordshireService Manager
Oxfordshire

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.

Service Manager
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Service Manager Demand Trend

Service Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxford Service Manager Daily Rate Trend

Service Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxford Service Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Service Manager
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region that cited Service 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 Service Manager in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)LAN
22 (66.67 %)WAN
22 (66.67 %)Active Directory
22 (66.67 %)Citrix
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (66.67 %)Telecoms
22 (66.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (33.33 %)Apple
31 (33.33 %)ITIL
31 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
31 (33.33 %)Intel

Service Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region that cited Service 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 Service Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)LAN
12 (66.67 %)WAN
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Telecoms
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)ITIL
11 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (66.67 %)Active Directory
12 (66.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Citrix
21 (33.33 %)Apple
21 (33.33 %)Intel