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This section looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank241271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.024 %
As % of the category below1.122 %2.800 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£400£336
Average daily rate£410£376
% change on same period last year+9.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£416
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£417
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.00£27.92
% change on same period last year-24.77 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
South East
Matching contract IT job ads624857
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.832 %0.867 %
Daily rates quoted192229
Average minimum daily rate£356£339
Average daily rate£373£357
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£371
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted82119
Average minimum hourly rate£20.73£24.38
Average hourly rate£22.41£25.82
% change on same period last year-13.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.08£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.31£24.73
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
COBIT EnglandCOBIT
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.

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBIT across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

South East COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East COBIT Daily Rate Trend

COBIT
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing COBIT across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East COBIT Daily Rate Histogram

COBIT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East COBIT Hourly Rate Trend

COBIT
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBIT within the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+172£355-2.29 %
SurreyDown-22£438+28.67 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-2--
COBIT EnglandCOBIT
England

COBIT
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing COBIT 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 COBIT.

16 (66.67 %)ITIL
16 (66.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
25 (55.56 %)Finance
33 (33.33 %)CISA
42 (22.22 %)QiCA
42 (22.22 %)CCAB
51 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
51 (11.11 %)Change Management
51 (11.11 %)Telecoms
51 (11.11 %)Information Security
51 (11.11 %)Document Management
51 (11.11 %)Supplier Management
51 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (11.11 %)Incident Management
51 (11.11 %)ISO27001
51 (11.11 %)Degree
51 (11.11 %)Spanish Language
51 (11.11 %)Mainframe
51 (11.11 %)Oracle
51 (11.11 %)MS Project
51 (11.11 %)SAP
51 (11.11 %)UNIX
51 (11.11 %)Windows
51 (11.11 %)MS Excel
51 (11.11 %)SLA
51 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing COBIT 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 COBIT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Project
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
11 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Telecoms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (44.44 %)Tester
22 (22.22 %)Consultant
31 (11.11 %)IT Audit Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Analyst
31 (11.11 %)IT Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Mainframe
11 (11.11 %)Spanish Language
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
11 (11.11 %)Windows
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (66.67 %)ITIL
21 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
21 (11.11 %)Change Management
21 (11.11 %)Information Security
21 (11.11 %)Document Management
21 (11.11 %)Supplier Management
21 (11.11 %)Incident Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)CISA
22 (22.22 %)QiCA
22 (22.22 %)CCAB
31 (11.11 %)Degree
31 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (66.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (11.11 %)ISO27001
21 (11.11 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Oracle
11 (11.11 %)SAP
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