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The table below looks at the demand for Problem Management skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Problem Management over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Problem Management
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4847
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.552 %1.156 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£313
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£15.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.16£16.93
% change on same period last year+30.88 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads181173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.365 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted5148
Average minimum daily rate£326£409
Average daily rate£344£424
% change on same period last year-18.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
Hourly rates quoted2835
Average minimum hourly rate£26.49£18.36
Average hourly rate£27.42£19.75
% change on same period last year+38.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.36£21.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.81
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Problem Management South EastProblem Management
South East

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.

Problem Management
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Problem Management Demand Trend

Problem Management
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Problem Management across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Problem Management Daily Rate Trend

Problem Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Problem Management across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Problem Management Hourly Rate Trend

Problem Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Management within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
BicesterNew entry-1--
Problem Management South EastProblem Management
South East

Problem Management
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Problem Management 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 Problem Management.

11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Ingres
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (50.00 %)NHS
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

Problem Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Problem Management 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 Problem Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Ingres
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Manager
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Security Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Service Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)NHS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared