South East Communications Manager Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for the Communications 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 Communications Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Communications Manager
Location Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Cheltenham Cheshire City of London Coventry Croydon East Midlands Edinburgh England Glasgow Gloucestershire Kent Leeds London Maidstone Manchester Midlands Newbury North West Scotland South East South West Surrey UK West Midlands West Yorkshire Windsor Yorkshire	3 months to 4 Dec 2008	Same period last year
Rank	214	263
Rank change on same period last year	+49
Matching contract IT job ads	17	26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.028 %	0.028 %
As % of the category below	0.175 %	0.180 %
Daily rates quoted	5	7
Average minimum daily rate	£404	£353
Average daily rate	£423	£369
% change on same period last year	+14.76 %
Average maximum daily rate	£442	£384
UK excluding London average daily rate	£353	£337
% change on same period last year	+4.68 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum hourly rate	-	£9.00
Average hourly rate	-	£9.00
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	£9.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.39	£9.00
% change on same period last year	+182.11 %
Job Titles South East
Matching contract IT job ads	9723	14405
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	15.78 %	15.72 %
Daily rates quoted	2450	3547
Average minimum daily rate	£329	£332
Average daily rate	£350	£350
% change on same period last year	-0.06 %
Average maximum daily rate	£371	£368
UK excluding London average daily rate	£352	£352
% change on same period last year	+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted	1191	1989
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.13	£23.37
Average hourly rate	£23.63	£24.93
% change on same period last year	-5.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.12	£26.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.15	£23.97
% change on same period last year	-3.43 %
Communications 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.

Communications Manager
Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Communications Manager across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Communications Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Manager within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 December 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.

Location	Rank 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
Berkshire	+26	13	£445	+26.84 %
Kent	+5	3	£438	-
Surrey	+29	1	£350	+9.37 %

Communications Manager England

Communications Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Communications 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 Communications Manager in their job title.

1 8 (30.77 %) Marketing 2 6 (23.08 %) Stakeholder Management 3 5 (19.23 %) Logistics 3 5 (19.23 %) Telecoms 3 5 (19.23 %) DV Cleared 3 5 (19.23 %) Security Cleared 4 4 (15.38 %) Project Management 5 3 (11.54 %) Health 5 3 (11.54 %) NHS 5 3 (11.54 %) Internet 5 3 (11.54 %) Change Management 5 3 (11.54 %) Web 2.0 6 2 (7.692 %) Intranet 6 2 (7.692 %) C 6 2 (7.692 %) Finance

6 2 (7.692 %) Legal 6 2 (7.692 %) MS PowerPoint 7 1 (3.846 %) Programme Management 7 1 (3.846 %) Project Planning 7 1 (3.846 %) Degree 7 1 (3.846 %) Direct Marketing 7 1 (3.846 %) Social Network 7 1 (3.846 %) Internet Marketing 7 1 (3.846 %) Advertising 7 1 (3.846 %) CMS 7 1 (3.846 %) Business Continuity 7 1 (3.846 %) Data Management 7 1 (3.846 %) Content Management 7 1 (3.846 %) Automotive 7 1 (3.846 %) Government

Communications Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Communications 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 Communications Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms 1 1 (3.846 %) CMS	Applications 1 2 (7.692 %) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking 1 3 (11.54 %) Internet 2 2 (7.692 %) Intranet	General 1 8 (30.77 %) Marketing 2 5 (19.23 %) Telecoms 3 3 (11.54 %) Health 4 2 (7.692 %) Legal 4 2 (7.692 %) Finance 5 1 (3.846 %) Automotive 5 1 (3.846 %) Government 5 1 (3.846 %) Advertising 5 1 (3.846 %) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous 1 3 (11.54 %) NHS 1 3 (11.54 %) Web 2.0 2 1 (3.846 %) Social Network 2 1 (3.846 %) NPfIT	Processes & Methodologies 1 6 (23.08 %) Stakeholder Management 2 5 (19.23 %) Logistics 2 5 (19.23 %) DV Cleared 2 5 (19.23 %) Security Cleared 3 4 (15.38 %) Project Management 4 3 (11.54 %) Change Management 5 1 (3.846 %) PRINCE2 5 1 (3.846 %) BCP 5 1 (3.846 %) Business Continuity 5 1 (3.846 %) Programme Management 5 1 (3.846 %) Data Management 5 1 (3.846 %) Content Management 5 1 (3.846 %) Project Planning 5 1 (3.846 %) Direct Marketing 5 1 (3.846 %) Internet Marketing
Programming Languages 1 2 (7.692 %) C	Qualifications 1 1 (3.846 %) Degree
Vendors 1 1 (3.846 %) SAP 1 1 (3.846 %) Microsoft