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This section looks at the demand for the Contracts Manager role in IT contracts within the Somerset 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 Contracts Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Contract Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank39-
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 below0.292 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£379
% change on same period last year+4.79 %
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£42.00£35.50
% change on same period last year+18.30 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads343417
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.453 %0.415 %
Daily rates quoted8050
Average minimum daily rate£353£320
Average daily rate£377£344
% change on same period last year+9.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted114152
Average minimum hourly rate£24.95£26.22
Average hourly rate£26.59£27.61
% change on same period last year-3.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.23£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Contracts Manager South WestContracts Manager
South West

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.

Contracts Manager
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Contracts Manager Demand Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Contracts Manager Daily Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)IP Telephony
13 (75.00 %)AIX
13 (75.00 %)Project Management
13 (75.00 %)Project Planning
21 (25.00 %)SPSS
21 (25.00 %)Alterian
21 (25.00 %)Marketing

Contracts Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region that cited Contracts 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 Contracts Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)SPSS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)IP Telephony
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Marketing
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)AIX
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Project Management
13 (75.00 %)Project Planning
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Alterian