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The table below looks at the demand for the Change Manager role in IT contracts within the South West 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 Change Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Change Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank113147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching contract IT job ads2216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.557 %0.298 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£356£375
Average daily rate£364£383
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£428£380
% change on same period last year+12.66 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.00£32.52
% change on same period last year-16.97 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads39505371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.222 %5.755 %
Daily rates quoted11381373
Average minimum daily rate£346£342
Average daily rate£367£362
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted557675
Average minimum hourly rate£23.34£25.38
Average hourly rate£24.90£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Change Manager EnglandChange 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.

Change Manager
Demand Trend

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

South West Change Manager Demand Trend

Change Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Change Manager Daily Rate Trend

Change Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Change Manager across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Change Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Change Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Change Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Change Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Manager within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
GloucestershireUp+76£325-27.77 %
BristolUp+75£315+40.00 %
WiltshireDown-54£400-15.78 %
DevonNew entry-3£275-
SomersetNew entry-1£500-
Change Manager EnglandChange Manager
England

Change Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Change 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 Change Manager in their job title.

121 (53.85 %)Change Management
210 (25.64 %)Security Cleared
39 (23.08 %)DV Cleared
48 (20.51 %)Finance
57 (17.95 %)ITIL
66 (15.38 %)Telecoms
66 (15.38 %)Retail
75 (12.82 %)Project Management
75 (12.82 %)PRINCE2
75 (12.82 %)C
84 (10.26 %)NHS
93 (7.692 %)ITIL Certification
93 (7.692 %)MS Visio
93 (7.692 %)Government
93 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
93 (7.692 %)Degree
102 (5.128 %)Banking
102 (5.128 %)Pensions
102 (5.128 %)Education
102 (5.128 %)PRINCE
102 (5.128 %)BPR
102 (5.128 %)Configuration Management
102 (5.128 %)MS Office
102 (5.128 %)Service Management
111 (2.564 %)NPfIT
111 (2.564 %)Quality Management
111 (2.564 %)Process Management
111 (2.564 %)GIS
111 (2.564 %)ITSM
111 (2.564 %)TestDirector

Change Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Change 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 Change Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.564 %)Lotus Notes
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.692 %)MS Visio
22 (5.128 %)MS Office
31 (2.564 %)MS PowerPoint
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.564 %)SQL Server
11 (2.564 %)MS Access
11 (2.564 %)GIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.564 %)TestDirector
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.51 %)Finance
26 (15.38 %)Telecoms
26 (15.38 %)Retail
33 (7.692 %)Government
42 (5.128 %)Education
42 (5.128 %)Banking
42 (5.128 %)Pensions
51 (2.564 %)Marketing
51 (2.564 %)FMCG
51 (2.564 %)Multimedia
51 (2.564 %)Local Government
51 (2.564 %)Health
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.26 %)NHS
21 (2.564 %)NPfIT
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (53.85 %)Change Management
210 (25.64 %)Security Cleared
39 (23.08 %)DV Cleared
47 (17.95 %)ITIL
55 (12.82 %)PRINCE2
55 (12.82 %)Project Management
63 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
72 (5.128 %)Service Management
72 (5.128 %)PRINCE
72 (5.128 %)BPR
72 (5.128 %)Configuration Management
81 (2.564 %)ITSM
81 (2.564 %)Migration
81 (2.564 %)Quality Management
81 (2.564 %)Process Management
81 (2.564 %)UML
81 (2.564 %)E-Commerce
81 (2.564 %)Data Modelling
81 (2.564 %)Supplier Management
81 (2.564 %)Incident Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (12.82 %)C
21 (2.564 %)PL/SQL
21 (2.564 %)SQL
21 (2.564 %)VB
21 (2.564 %)VB6
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.692 %)ITIL Certification
13 (7.692 %)Degree
21 (2.564 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.564 %)Oracle
11 (2.564 %)Microsoft
11 (2.564 %)HP
11 (2.564 %)Lotus