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The table below looks at the demand for the Service Manager role in IT contracts within the Sheffield 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Services Manager
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2639
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads64
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.727 %0.969 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£362
Average daily rate-£378
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£372
% change on same period last year+8.53 %
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 %
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Sheffield
Matching contract IT job ads220413
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.313 %0.417 %
Daily rates quoted3581
Average minimum daily rate£299£276
Average daily rate£322£290
% change on same period last year+10.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted7284
Average minimum hourly rate£26.46£24.45
Average hourly rate£27.13£25.86
% change on same period last year+4.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.79£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Service Manager South YorkshireService Manager
South Yorkshire

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 Sheffield region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield Service Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Service Manager
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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.

18 (57.14 %)ITIL
27 (50.00 %)Retail
36 (42.86 %)Service Delivery
36 (42.86 %)Remedy
44 (28.57 %)Problem Management
53 (21.43 %)UNIX
62 (14.29 %)Windows
62 (14.29 %)Linux
62 (14.29 %)MS Excel
62 (14.29 %)Java
62 (14.29 %)Red Hat
62 (14.29 %)VMware
62 (14.29 %)VMware ESX
62 (14.29 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (14.29 %)Incident Management
62 (14.29 %)Service Management
62 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
62 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
62 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (14.29 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (7.143 %)Telecoms
71 (7.143 %)SLA
71 (7.143 %)ITIL Certification

Service Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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.

Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (50.00 %)Retail
21 (7.143 %)Telecoms
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (21.43 %)UNIX
22 (14.29 %)Windows
22 (14.29 %)Linux
22 (14.29 %)Red Hat Linux
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (57.14 %)ITIL
26 (42.86 %)Service Delivery
34 (28.57 %)Problem Management
42 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
42 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
42 (14.29 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (14.29 %)Incident Management
42 (14.29 %)Service Management
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (14.29 %)Java
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)ITIL Certification
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)SLA
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (14.29 %)VMware ESX
12 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (42.86 %)Remedy
22 (14.29 %)VMware
22 (14.29 %)Red Hat