Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Master of Business Administration (MBA) in IT contracts within the South East region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MBA over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank234290
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching contract IT job ads161
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.137 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£496
% change on same period last year-17.39 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£55.00-
Average hourly rate£57.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£57.50-
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads14071902
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.005 %1.967 %
Daily rates quoted406554
Average minimum daily rate£327£325
Average daily rate£345£341
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Hourly rates quoted210247
Average minimum hourly rate£26.04£23.74
Average hourly rate£27.72£24.99
% change on same period last year+10.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.41£26.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.24£26.09
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
MBA EnglandMBA
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.

MBA
Demand Trend

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

South East MBA Demand Trend

MBA
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East MBA Daily Rate Trend

MBA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MBA across the South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South East MBA Daily Rate Histogram

MBA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East MBA Hourly Rate Trend

MBA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MBA within the South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
SurreyNew entry-15£300-
BerkshireUp+402--
HampshireNew entry-1--
MBA EnglandMBA
England

MBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing MBA 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 MBA.

112 (60.00 %)Finance
28 (40.00 %)Degree
37 (35.00 %)Manufacturing
46 (30.00 %)Marketing
54 (20.00 %)CRM
54 (20.00 %)Siebel
54 (20.00 %)Business Intelligence
54 (20.00 %)CA
54 (20.00 %)JD Edwards
54 (20.00 %)WebTrends
54 (20.00 %)Web Analytics
54 (20.00 %)Billing
54 (20.00 %)General Ledger
54 (20.00 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
63 (15.00 %)German Language
63 (15.00 %)Internet
63 (15.00 %)Pensions
63 (15.00 %)Operations Management
63 (15.00 %)Pharmaceutical
63 (15.00 %)Oracle
63 (15.00 %)SAS
63 (15.00 %)Migration
63 (15.00 %)BT
72 (10.00 %)Logistics
72 (10.00 %)QA
81 (5.000 %)Time Management
81 (5.000 %)Spreadsheet
81 (5.000 %)Strategic Planning
81 (5.000 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
81 (5.000 %)MS PowerPoint

MBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing MBA 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 MBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.00 %)SAS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)MS Office
11 (5.000 %)MS Visio
11 (5.000 %)MS PowerPoint
11 (5.000 %)Spreadsheet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (20.00 %)WebTrends
14 (20.00 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.00 %)Internet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (60.00 %)Finance
27 (35.00 %)Manufacturing
36 (30.00 %)Marketing
44 (20.00 %)Billing
44 (20.00 %)General Ledger
53 (15.00 %)Pensions
53 (15.00 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (5.000 %)Telecoms
61 (5.000 %)Education
61 (5.000 %)Government
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (30.00 %)Analyst
25 (25.00 %)Consultant
25 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
34 (20.00 %)Senior Business Analyst
34 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst
43 (15.00 %)Operations Manager
52 (10.00 %)CRM Project Manager
52 (10.00 %)CRM Manager
52 (10.00 %)Project Manager
61 (5.000 %)Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Delivery Manager
61 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Business Manager
61 (5.000 %)Junior Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Services Delivery Manager
61 (5.000 %)Service Manager
61 (5.000 %)Junior
61 (5.000 %)Support Specialist
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.00 %)German Language
21 (5.000 %)NHS
21 (5.000 %)NPfIT
21 (5.000 %)Replication
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)CRM
14 (20.00 %)Business Intelligence
14 (20.00 %)Web Analytics
23 (15.00 %)Operations Management
23 (15.00 %)Migration
32 (10.00 %)Logistics
41 (5.000 %)Strategic Planning
41 (5.000 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
41 (5.000 %)BPR
41 (5.000 %)Project Management
41 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
41 (5.000 %)Change Management
41 (5.000 %)Time Management
41 (5.000 %)Business Development
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (40.00 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.00 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (20.00 %)Siebel
14 (20.00 %)CA
14 (20.00 %)JD Edwards
23 (15.00 %)BT
23 (15.00 %)Oracle
31 (5.000 %)Microsoft