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This section looks at the demand for Configuration Management skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Configuration Management over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConfiguration Management
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank76109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads8161
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.061 %
As % of the category below2.925 %1.830 %
Daily rates quoted1314
Average minimum daily rate£366£315
Average daily rate£409£352
% change on same period last year+16.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£452£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£375
% change on same period last year+2.59 %
Hourly rates quoted2122
Average minimum hourly rate£33.05£34.18
Average hourly rate£34.33£34.89
% change on same period last year-1.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.62£35.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.65£35.31
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads27693334
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.654 %3.321 %
Daily rates quoted9951089
Average minimum daily rate£369£365
Average daily rate£393£385
% change on same period last year+2.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted294381
Average minimum hourly rate£31.22£28.54
Average hourly rate£33.95£30.43
% change on same period last year+11.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.69£32.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Configuration Management EnglandConfiguration Management
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.

Configuration Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Configuration Management across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West Configuration Management Demand Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Configuration Management Daily Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West Configuration Management Daily Rate Histogram

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Configuration Management Hourly Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Configuration Management across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South West Configuration Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Configuration Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 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.

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+1034--
BristolUp+1415--
WiltshireDown-612£428+28.50 %
SomersetUp+84--
DorsetNew entry-1--
Configuration Management EnglandConfiguration Management
England

Configuration Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Configuration 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 Configuration Management.

165 (47.45 %)Security Cleared
250 (36.50 %)DV Cleared
336 (26.28 %)UNIX
435 (25.55 %)Project Management
533 (24.09 %)PRINCE2
533 (24.09 %)Java
627 (19.71 %)Linux
726 (18.98 %)ClearCase
821 (15.33 %)Unified Process
821 (15.33 %)RUP
919 (13.87 %)J2EE
919 (13.87 %)C
919 (13.87 %)PVCS
1018 (13.14 %)C++
1018 (13.14 %)Government
1018 (13.14 %)Service Delivery
1018 (13.14 %)SC Cleared
1117 (12.41 %)Solaris
1216 (11.68 %)UML
1216 (11.68 %)STL
1216 (11.68 %)ISEB
1216 (11.68 %)Serena
1216 (11.68 %)GIS
1216 (11.68 %)LuciadMap
1315 (10.95 %)Middleware
1315 (10.95 %)Sun Certification
1315 (10.95 %)XML
1315 (10.95 %)OO
1315 (10.95 %)CORBA
1414 (10.22 %)ITIL

Configuration Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Configuration 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 Configuration Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (13.87 %)J2EE
216 (11.68 %)STL
216 (11.68 %)LuciadMap
315 (10.95 %)Middleware
315 (10.95 %)XML
315 (10.95 %)CORBA
41 (0.730 %).NET
41 (0.730 %)JSP
41 (0.730 %)Struts
41 (0.730 %)Oracle ADF
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.730 %)Tomcat
11 (0.730 %)Apache
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.190 %)MS Project
22 (1.460 %)MS Excel
31 (0.730 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.730 %)MS Office
31 (0.730 %)Windchill
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.730 %)SAP PM
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.920 %)TCP/IP
23 (2.190 %)Cisco ASA
23 (2.190 %)VPN
23 (2.190 %)HTTPS
23 (2.190 %)Firewall
31 (0.730 %)GSM
31 (0.730 %)SMS
31 (0.730 %)Ethernet
31 (0.730 %)FTP
31 (0.730 %)DNS
31 (0.730 %)SSL
31 (0.730 %)SAN
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (11.68 %)GIS
22 (1.460 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.730 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.730 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (0.730 %)SQL Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (18.98 %)ClearCase
219 (13.87 %)PVCS
33 (2.190 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (2.190 %)Ant
33 (2.190 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.730 %)Oracle APEX
41 (0.730 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
41 (0.730 %)CaliberRM
41 (0.730 %)StarTeam
41 (0.730 %)Subversion
41 (0.730 %)RequisitePro
41 (0.730 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.730 %)Telelogic DOORS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (13.14 %)Government
27 (5.109 %)Telecoms
36 (4.380 %)Finance
44 (2.920 %)Military
53 (2.190 %)Aerospace
61 (0.730 %)Electric
61 (0.730 %)Health
61 (0.730 %)Criminal Justice
61 (0.730 %)Electronics
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (17.52 %)Software Engineer
217 (12.41 %)Project Support Officer
217 (12.41 %)Project Officer
217 (12.41 %)Developer
315 (10.95 %)Java Developer
315 (10.95 %)Java Software Engineer
414 (10.22 %)C++ Software Engineer
513 (9.489 %)Configuration Manager
513 (9.489 %)Java/J2EE Developer
69 (6.569 %)Release Manager
77 (5.109 %)Administrator
86 (4.380 %)Consultant
86 (4.380 %)Project Manager
95 (3.650 %)Analyst
104 (2.920 %)Test Analyst
104 (2.920 %)Systems Engineer
104 (2.920 %)Change Manager
113 (2.190 %)Integration Analyst
113 (2.190 %)Service Management Consultant
113 (2.190 %)Network Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (6.569 %)CMDB
24 (2.920 %)Multithreading
31 (0.730 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
31 (0.730 %)VHDL
31 (0.730 %)Management Information System
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (26.28 %)UNIX
227 (19.71 %)Linux
317 (12.41 %)Solaris
413 (9.489 %)Windows
56 (4.380 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.730 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.730 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.730 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.730 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.730 %)Fedora
61 (0.730 %)Tru64
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
165 (47.45 %)Security Cleared
250 (36.50 %)DV Cleared
335 (25.55 %)Project Management
433 (24.09 %)PRINCE2
521 (15.33 %)Unified Process
521 (15.33 %)RUP
618 (13.14 %)Service Delivery
618 (13.14 %)SC Cleared
716 (11.68 %)UML
815 (10.95 %)OO
914 (10.22 %)ITIL
914 (10.22 %)Service Management
1011 (8.029 %)Release Management
119 (6.569 %)Risk Management
127 (5.109 %)Change Management
136 (4.380 %)V-Model
143 (2.190 %)Project Planning
143 (2.190 %)Agile Software Development
143 (2.190 %)Programme Management
152 (1.460 %)Process Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (24.09 %)Java
219 (13.87 %)C
318 (13.14 %)C++
47 (5.109 %)Ada
55 (3.650 %)Perl
62 (1.460 %)SQL
62 (1.460 %)Korn
71 (0.730 %)VBScript
71 (0.730 %)VB
71 (0.730 %)VB.NET
71 (0.730 %)PL/SQL
71 (0.730 %)VC++
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (11.68 %)ISEB
215 (10.95 %)Sun Certification
34 (2.920 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
43 (2.190 %)ITIL Certification
43 (2.190 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (1.460 %)ISEB Practitioner
61 (0.730 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.730 %)MCAD
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.730 %)VMware Infrastructure
11 (0.730 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.730 %)WSUS
11 (0.730 %)ServiceCenter
11 (0.730 %)AssetCenter
11 (0.730 %)OpenView
11 (0.730 %)MOM
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (11.68 %)Serena
214 (10.22 %)Sun
38 (5.839 %)IBM
47 (5.109 %)Oracle
53 (2.190 %)CheckPoint
53 (2.190 %)MKS
53 (2.190 %)Cisco
62 (1.460 %)HP
62 (1.460 %)Microsoft
71 (0.730 %)Dell
71 (0.730 %)Ericsson
71 (0.730 %)Peregrine
71 (0.730 %)Borland
71 (0.730 %)Red Hat
71 (0.730 %)SAP
71 (0.730 %)Telelogic
71 (0.730 %)VMware