The first table below looks at the demand for Demand Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Demand Management over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Demand Management
Rank 205 222 251
Rank change year-on-year
+17 +29
Contract jobs citing Demand Management 18 20 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.231% 0.197% 0.076%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.340% 0.303% 0.118%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 1 2
Average daily rate £450 £500 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.00% +25.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £350 £425
% change year-on-year
+21.42% -17.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £16.75 -
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5291 6607 6798
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 67.98% 64.97% 64.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 2749 3169 3099
Average daily rate £375 £363 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 323 368
Average hourly rate £26.99 £27.00 £34.41
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-0.04% -21.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.50 £13.54
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
Demand Management
England

Demand Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Demand Management across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East Demand Management Jobs Demand Trend

Demand Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Demand Management Daily Rate Trend

Demand Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Demand Management across the South East region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South East Demand Management Daily Rate Histogram

Demand Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Demand Management Hourly Rate Trend

Demand Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Demand Management within the South East region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +23 7 £375 -
Hampshire +3 5 £550 +10.00%
Oxfordshire +11 3 £425 -
Surrey +5 2 £450 -
Middlesex - 1 £450 -
Demand Management
England

Demand Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Demand Management 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 Demand Management.

1 11 (36.67%) Project Management
2 9 (30.00%) ITIL
2 9 (30.00%) Finance
2 9 (30.00%) Portfolio Management
3 8 (26.67%) Resource Management
4 7 (23.33%) PRINCE
5 6 (20.00%) PRINCE2
5 6 (20.00%) ERP
6 5 (16.67%) Service Management
6 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (16.67%) Performance Management
6 5 (16.67%) SaaS
7 4 (13.33%) SAP XI
7 4 (13.33%) COBIT
7 4 (13.33%) Logistics
7 4 (13.33%) IT Governance
7 4 (13.33%) CMMI
7 4 (13.33%) SAP BW
7 4 (13.33%) SAP
7 4 (13.33%) HP
8 3 (10.00%) Citrix
8 3 (10.00%) E-Commerce
8 3 (10.00%) Compuware
8 3 (10.00%) Service Delivery
8 3 (10.00%) Telecoms
8 3 (10.00%) Data Analysis
8 3 (10.00%) Degree
8 3 (10.00%) Capacity Management
9 2 (6.667%) Change Control
9 2 (6.667%) Financial Analysis

Demand Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Demand Management 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 Demand Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (13.33%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.333%) SharePoint
1 1 (3.333%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 2 (6.667%) MS PowerPoint
1 2 (6.667%) MS Office
1 2 (6.667%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.333%) SAP HR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.33%) SAP BW
General
1 9 (30.00%) Finance
2 3 (10.00%) Telecoms
3 2 (6.667%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.667%) Financial Institution
4 1 (3.333%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Project Manager
2 6 (20.00%) Analyst
3 4 (13.33%) Portfolio Manager
4 2 (6.667%) SAP Manager
4 2 (6.667%) PMO Analyst
4 2 (6.667%) PMO Manager
4 2 (6.667%) Financial Analyst
4 2 (6.667%) Citrix Specialist
4 2 (6.667%) Resource Manager
4 2 (6.667%) SAP Project Manager
4 2 (6.667%) Account Manager
4 2 (6.667%) Applications Specialist
5 1 (3.333%) Support Analyst
5 1 (3.333%) Business Analyst
5 1 (3.333%) Programme Manager
5 1 (3.333%) Programme Office Manager
5 1 (3.333%) Senior Support Analyst
5 1 (3.333%) Project Analyst
5 1 (3.333%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (3.333%) Services Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.67%) SaaS
2 1 (3.333%) PMI
2 1 (3.333%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (36.67%) Project Management
2 9 (30.00%) ITIL
2 9 (30.00%) Portfolio Management
3 8 (26.67%) Resource Management
4 7 (23.33%) PRINCE
5 6 (20.00%) PRINCE2
5 6 (20.00%) ERP
6 5 (16.67%) Service Management
6 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (16.67%) Performance Management
7 4 (13.33%) Logistics
7 4 (13.33%) IT Governance
7 4 (13.33%) CMMI
8 3 (10.00%) E-Commerce
8 3 (10.00%) Service Delivery
8 3 (10.00%) Data Analysis
8 3 (10.00%) Capacity Management
9 2 (6.667%) Change Control
9 2 (6.667%) Financial Analysis
9 2 (6.667%) Document Management
Qualifications
1 3 (10.00%) Degree
2 2 (6.667%) PMP
2 2 (6.667%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.333%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (3.333%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.33%) COBIT
2 1 (3.333%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (3.333%) XenApp
1 1 (3.333%) XenServer
Vendors
1 4 (13.33%) SAP
1 4 (13.33%) HP
2 3 (10.00%) Citrix
2 3 (10.00%) Compuware