The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Manager in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the South West 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
Business Manager
Rank 95 136 113
Rank change year-on-year
+41 -23
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 16 5 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.796% 0.154% 0.487%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.846% 0.166% 0.517%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 9
Average daily rate £375 £403 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.83% -15.26%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £310 £334 £360
10% offered a daily rate of more than £414 £494 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £425 £425
% change year-on-year
-5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £28.75 £25.25
% change year-on-year
+30.43% +13.86%
All Job Titles
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1891 3019 2707
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 94.08% 93.04% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1135 1811 1344
Average daily rate £350 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £230 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 187 244
Average hourly rate £15.30 £22.50 £22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-32.00% +2.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.80 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £38.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Manager
England

Business Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Manager across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Business Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Manager across the South West region.

South West Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West Business Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Manager across the South West region.

South West Business Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Business Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the South West 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
Dorset +8 10 £388 +19.23%
Bristol +13 3 £305 -24.22%
Somerset - 1 - -
Business Manager
England

Business Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title.

1 11 (40.74%) Change Management
2 9 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 8 (29.63%) Project Management
4 7 (25.93%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (18.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (14.81%) QA
6 4 (14.81%) Finance
6 4 (14.81%) PRINCE
6 4 (14.81%) Systems Analysis
7 3 (11.11%) MS Project
7 3 (11.11%) MS Excel
7 3 (11.11%) ERP
7 3 (11.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (11.11%) Agresso
8 2 (7.407%) NHS
8 2 (7.407%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (7.407%) ISEB
8 2 (7.407%) CRM
8 2 (7.407%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (7.407%) User Acceptance Testing
8 2 (7.407%) Change Control
8 2 (7.407%) Test Strategy
8 2 (7.407%) Local Government
9 1 (3.704%) ISTQB
9 1 (3.704%) Budget Control
9 1 (3.704%) Functional Testing
9 1 (3.704%) Service Management
9 1 (3.704%) Process Management
9 1 (3.704%) DSDM
9 1 (3.704%) Programme Management

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 3 (11.11%) MS Project
1 3 (11.11%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Agresso
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.407%) Data Warehouse
General
1 4 (14.81%) Finance
2 2 (7.407%) Local Government
3 1 (3.704%) Banking
3 1 (3.704%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.407%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Change Management
2 9 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 8 (29.63%) Project Management
4 7 (25.93%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (14.81%) PRINCE
5 4 (14.81%) Systems Analysis
6 3 (11.11%) ERP
7 2 (7.407%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (7.407%) CRM
7 2 (7.407%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (7.407%) Change Control
7 2 (7.407%) Test Strategy
8 1 (3.704%) Budget Control
8 1 (3.704%) Functional Testing
8 1 (3.704%) Service Management
8 1 (3.704%) Process Management
8 1 (3.704%) DSDM
8 1 (3.704%) Programme Management
8 1 (3.704%) Business Analysis
Qualifications
1 5 (18.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 3 (11.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (7.407%) ISEB
4 1 (3.704%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.81%) QA
Dorset, South West
First and foremost this is not a technical role and is much more focused towards the business side. Having said that you will need to consider not only...
Rate: £350 - £425 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Dorset, South West
First and foremost this is not a technical role and is much more focused towards the business side. Having said that you will need to consider not only...
Rate: £300 - £425 per day
Posted: 1 May 2013