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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts within the South East 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 Business Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank161235
Rank change on same period last yearUp+74
Matching contract IT job ads9265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.064 %
As % of the category below0.806 %0.402 %
Daily rates quoted2828
Average minimum daily rate£395£366
Average daily rate£426£398
% change on same period last year+7.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£427
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£50.00
Average hourly rate£24.00£57.50
% change on same period last year-58.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.50£65.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.56£57.50
% change on same period last year-60.77 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1141116150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.42 %15.93 %
Daily rates quoted29434160
Average minimum daily rate£336£339
Average daily rate£356£357
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted13522039
Average minimum hourly rate£22.46£25.59
Average hourly rate£23.96£27.04
% change on same period last year-11.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.47£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Business Manager EnglandBusiness Manager
England

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.

Business Manager
Demand Trend

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

South East Business Manager Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Manager across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Business Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Business Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Manager across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Business Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BerkshireUp+5228£447-11.13 %
HampshireUp+2817£438+24.23 %
SurreyUp+1314£538+40.52 %
Isle of WightNew entry-7£275-
MiddlesexUp+35£488-
M4 CorridorUp+33£400-15.78 %
SussexNew entry-2£388-
BuckinghamshireUp+82£335-
KentNew entry-1--
West SussexDown-11--
Business Manager EnglandBusiness Manager
England

Business Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title.

144 (26.99 %)Finance
236 (22.09 %)Project Management
321 (12.88 %)Business Intelligence
321 (12.88 %)PRINCE2
418 (11.04 %)Telecoms
516 (9.816 %)Insurance
615 (9.202 %)Business Analysis
713 (7.975 %)Oracle
811 (6.748 %)Change Management
910 (6.135 %)Workflow
910 (6.135 %)Government
910 (6.135 %)FMCG
109 (5.521 %)Local Government
109 (5.521 %)BPR
109 (5.521 %)Microsoft
118 (4.908 %)ITIL
118 (4.908 %)ERP
118 (4.908 %)Stakeholder Management
118 (4.908 %)Banking
118 (4.908 %)Retail
127 (4.294 %)Programme Management
127 (4.294 %)Process Management
127 (4.294 %)SharePoint
127 (4.294 %)Business Objects
127 (4.294 %).NET
127 (4.294 %)BusinessObjects
127 (4.294 %)BizTalk Server
136 (3.681 %)SAP
136 (3.681 %)SQL
136 (3.681 %)Datawarehouse

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (4.294 %).NET
24 (2.454 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (0.613 %)WebSphere
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (4.294 %)SharePoint
17 (4.294 %)BizTalk Server
24 (2.454 %)SharePoint Portal Server
24 (2.454 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.613 %)Oracle Workflow
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (3.681 %)MS Visio
24 (2.454 %)MS Office
32 (1.227 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.613 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (3.067 %)Oracle EBS
15 (3.067 %)Staffware
22 (1.227 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.613 %)SAP Business One
31 (0.613 %)Oracle ERP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (3.067 %)Intranet
24 (2.454 %)Internet
32 (1.227 %)Broadband
41 (0.613 %)GPRS
41 (0.613 %)UMTS
41 (0.613 %)WLAN
41 (0.613 %)Ethernet
41 (0.613 %)SAN
41 (0.613 %)ATM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (4.294 %)BusinessObjects
26 (3.681 %)Datawarehouse
32 (1.227 %)Data Mining
32 (1.227 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (1.227 %)BusinessObjects XI
41 (0.613 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
41 (0.613 %)OLAP
41 (0.613 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (0.613 %)EDMS
41 (0.613 %)GIS
41 (0.613 %)Oracle OLAP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (26.99 %)Finance
218 (11.04 %)Telecoms
316 (9.816 %)Insurance
410 (6.135 %)Government
410 (6.135 %)FMCG
59 (5.521 %)Local Government
68 (4.908 %)Banking
68 (4.908 %)Retail
76 (3.681 %)Pensions
85 (3.067 %)Retail Banking
85 (3.067 %)Marketing
85 (3.067 %)Health
94 (2.454 %)Pharmaceutical
103 (1.840 %)Investment Banking
112 (1.227 %)Education
112 (1.227 %)Automotive
112 (1.227 %)Billing
121 (0.613 %)Construction
121 (0.613 %)Financial Institution
121 (0.613 %)Front Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.681 %)Management Information System
25 (3.067 %)NHS
32 (1.227 %)PMI
41 (0.613 %)EPoS
41 (0.613 %)Mainframe
41 (0.613 %)AS400
41 (0.613 %)Handset
41 (0.613 %)IVR
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (0.613 %)Windows
11 (0.613 %)AIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (22.09 %)Project Management
221 (12.88 %)PRINCE2
221 (12.88 %)Business Intelligence
315 (9.202 %)Business Analysis
411 (6.748 %)Change Management
510 (6.135 %)Workflow
69 (5.521 %)BPR
78 (4.908 %)ITIL
78 (4.908 %)ERP
78 (4.908 %)Stakeholder Management
87 (4.294 %)Programme Management
87 (4.294 %)Process Management
96 (3.681 %)Business Continuity
96 (3.681 %)Business Development
105 (3.067 %)User Acceptance Testing
105 (3.067 %)Project Planning
105 (3.067 %)BPMN
105 (3.067 %)BPEL
114 (2.454 %)Data Management
114 (2.454 %)CRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (3.681 %)SQL
23 (1.840 %)C#
32 (1.227 %)C
41 (0.613 %)Java
41 (0.613 %)PL/SQL
41 (0.613 %)RPG
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.681 %)Degree
25 (3.067 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
34 (2.454 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (1.227 %)PMP
42 (1.227 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.613 %)MBA
51 (0.613 %)ISTQB
51 (0.613 %)ITIL Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.840 %)ISO27001
13 (1.840 %)BS25999
22 (1.227 %)ISO9001
31 (0.613 %)Basel II
31 (0.613 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (2.454 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.613 %)OpenView
11 (0.613 %)AssetCenter
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (7.975 %)Oracle
29 (5.521 %)Microsoft
37 (4.294 %)Business Objects
46 (3.681 %)SAP
55 (3.067 %)Agresso
55 (3.067 %)TIBCO
64 (2.454 %)JD Edwards
73 (1.840 %)Ab Initio
73 (1.840 %)Cognos
82 (1.227 %)HP
82 (1.227 %)MicroStrategy
91 (0.613 %)Peregrine
91 (0.613 %)Teradata
91 (0.613 %)ION Trading
91 (0.613 %)Netezza
91 (0.613 %)Cerner
91 (0.613 %)Geac
91 (0.613 %)Hyperion
91 (0.613 %)Informatica