South East Transition Manager Contracts

This section looks at the demand for the Transition 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 Transition Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Berkshire Bracknell Bristol City of London East of England England Gatwick Hampshire Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire Home Counties Horsham Liverpool London Merseyside Middlesex North West South East South West Swindon UK West Midlands West Sussex Wiltshire	3 months to 20 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	248	291
Rank change on same period last year	+43
Matching contract IT job ads	11	6
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.015 %	0.006 %
As % of the category below	0.093 %	0.037 %
Daily rates quoted	4	2
Average minimum daily rate	£384	£400
Average daily rate	£384	£413
% change on same period last year	-6.96 %
Average maximum daily rate	£384	£425
UK excluding London average daily rate	£395	£415
% change on same period last year	-4.71 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Job Titles South East
Matching contract IT job ads	11826	16304
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	15.61 %	16.24 %
Daily rates quoted	3030	4107
Average minimum daily rate	£336	£338
Average daily rate	£357	£356
% change on same period last year	+0.11 %
Average maximum daily rate	£377	£374
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£354
% change on same period last year	+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted	1429	2032
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.19	£25.82
Average hourly rate	£23.68	£27.21
% change on same period last year	-12.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.18	£28.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.68	£25.69
% change on same period last year	-7.85 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Transition 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 Transition 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 Transition Manager across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Transition Manager within the South East region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
West Sussex	-	4	£362	-
Hampshire	+19	2	-	-
Berkshire	+38	2	£450	+28.57 %
Home Counties	-	1	-	-
Middlesex	-	1	-	-

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Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Transition 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 Transition Manager in their job title.

1 12 (57.14 %) ITIL 2 9 (42.86 %) Service Management 3 7 (33.33 %) Service Delivery 3 7 (33.33 %) Release Management 4 4 (19.05 %) Problem Management 5 2 (9.524 %) Marketing 5 2 (9.524 %) Configuration Management 5 2 (9.524 %) Project Management 5 2 (9.524 %) MS Excel 5 2 (9.524 %) MS Project 5 2 (9.524 %) SLA 6 1 (4.762 %) PRINCE2 Certification 6 1 (4.762 %) ITIL Certification 6 1 (4.762 %) QualityStage 6 1 (4.762 %) PRINCE

6 1 (4.762 %) Benchmarking 6 1 (4.762 %) SAP 6 1 (4.762 %) ERP 6 1 (4.762 %) Pharmaceutical 6 1 (4.762 %) Change Management 6 1 (4.762 %) Telecoms 6 1 (4.762 %) User Acceptance Testing 6 1 (4.762 %) Matrix Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications 1 2 (9.524 %) MS Excel 1 2 (9.524 %) MS Project	Database & Business Intelligence 1 1 (4.762 %) QualityStage
General 1 2 (9.524 %) Marketing 2 1 (4.762 %) Pharmaceutical 2 1 (4.762 %) Telecoms	Processes & Methodologies 1 12 (57.14 %) ITIL 2 9 (42.86 %) Service Management 3 7 (33.33 %) Service Delivery 3 7 (33.33 %) Release Management 4 4 (19.05 %) Problem Management 5 2 (9.524 %) Configuration Management 5 2 (9.524 %) Project Management 6 1 (4.762 %) PRINCE 6 1 (4.762 %) Benchmarking 6 1 (4.762 %) ERP 6 1 (4.762 %) Change Management 6 1 (4.762 %) User Acceptance Testing 6 1 (4.762 %) Matrix Management
Qualifications 1 1 (4.762 %) PRINCE2 Certification 1 1 (4.762 %) ITIL Certification	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 2 (9.524 %) SLA
Vendors 1 1 (4.762 %) SAP