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The table below looks at the demand for Service 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 Service Management over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Management
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4647
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.657 %1.156 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£393£379
% change on same period last year+3.72 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00-
Average hourly rate£32.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.43£21.94
% change on same period last year-11.44 %
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 %
Service Management South EastService 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.

Service Management
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Service Management Demand Trend

Service Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Service Management Daily Rate Trend

Service Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Service Management Hourly Rate Trend

Service Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Service Management across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire Service Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Service Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service 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
OxfordUp+62--
BicesterNew entry-1£425-
Service Management South EastService Management
South East

Service Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

122 (95.65 %)ITIL
211 (47.83 %)LAN
211 (47.83 %)WAN
211 (47.83 %)Cisco
211 (47.83 %)IP Telephony
38 (34.78 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (30.43 %)MS Exchange
47 (30.43 %)SAP
56 (26.09 %)MCP
56 (26.09 %)Microsoft
56 (26.09 %)Cisco Certification
65 (21.74 %)Asset Management
65 (21.74 %)Supplier Management
74 (17.39 %)SC Cleared
74 (17.39 %)Security Cleared
74 (17.39 %)Active Directory
74 (17.39 %)SAN
74 (17.39 %)Red Hat
74 (17.39 %)Windows
74 (17.39 %)MCSE
74 (17.39 %)Oracle
83 (13.04 %)Government
92 (8.696 %)CCNA
92 (8.696 %)IBM
92 (8.696 %)SLA
92 (8.696 %)Finance
92 (8.696 %)Local Government
92 (8.696 %)Incident Management
101 (4.348 %)Tandem
101 (4.348 %)DB2 UDB

Service Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (30.43 %)MS Exchange
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (47.83 %)LAN
111 (47.83 %)WAN
111 (47.83 %)IP Telephony
24 (17.39 %)SAN
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.348 %)DB2
11 (4.348 %)ETL
11 (4.348 %)DataStage
11 (4.348 %)DB2 UDB
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.04 %)Government
22 (8.696 %)Finance
22 (8.696 %)Local Government
31 (4.348 %)Health
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (21.74 %)Engineering Manager
15 (21.74 %)Systems Manager
24 (17.39 %)Systems Engineer
32 (8.696 %)Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Consultant
32 (8.696 %)Data Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Team Leader
32 (8.696 %)Transition Manager
32 (8.696 %)Incident Manager
32 (8.696 %)Support Team Leader
41 (4.348 %)Technical Project Leader
41 (4.348 %)ITIL Manager
41 (4.348 %)DataStage Analyst
41 (4.348 %)Data Consultant
41 (4.348 %)Solutions Analyst
41 (4.348 %)ITIL Service Manager
41 (4.348 %)Principle Consultant
41 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Manager
41 (4.348 %)Support Manager
41 (4.348 %)Service Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.348 %)NHS
11 (4.348 %)Tandem
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (17.39 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (95.65 %)ITIL
25 (21.74 %)Asset Management
25 (21.74 %)Supplier Management
32 (8.696 %)Incident Management
41 (4.348 %)Data Migration
41 (4.348 %)Data Management
41 (4.348 %)Data Analysis
41 (4.348 %)Logistics
41 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
41 (4.348 %)PRINCE
41 (4.348 %)Migration
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.348 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (34.78 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (26.09 %)MCP
26 (26.09 %)Cisco Certification
34 (17.39 %)MCSE
34 (17.39 %)SC Cleared
34 (17.39 %)Security Cleared
42 (8.696 %)CCNA
51 (4.348 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (4.348 %)ITIL Certification
51 (4.348 %)ECDL
51 (4.348 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.696 %)SLA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (17.39 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (47.83 %)Cisco
27 (30.43 %)SAP
36 (26.09 %)Microsoft
44 (17.39 %)Red Hat
44 (17.39 %)Oracle
52 (8.696 %)IBM