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

 Contract Manager
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank134160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads89
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.183 %0.157 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£322£350
Average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£395£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£379
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
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£42.00£35.50
% change on same period last year+18.30 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads43625750
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.756 %5.727 %
Daily rates quoted14021536
Average minimum daily rate£348£341
Average daily rate£370£360
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted578696
Average minimum hourly rate£25.34£24.90
Average hourly rate£27.23£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.11£28.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Contracts Manager EnglandContracts 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.

Contracts Manager
Demand Trend

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

South West Contracts Manager Demand Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Contracts Manager Daily Rate Trend

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Contracts Manager across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West Contracts Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Contracts Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the South West 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.

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
WiltshireUp+55£350-
SomersetNew entry-1£375-
Contracts Manager EnglandContracts Manager
England

Contracts Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (58.82 %)Finance
29 (52.94 %)Project Management
34 (23.53 %)Extranet
34 (23.53 %)Government
34 (23.53 %)Health
34 (23.53 %)SC Cleared
34 (23.53 %)Security Cleared
43 (17.65 %)IP Telephony
43 (17.65 %)Project Planning
43 (17.65 %)AIX
52 (11.76 %)Workflow
52 (11.76 %)Legal
52 (11.76 %)Data Security
61 (5.882 %)SEO
61 (5.882 %)E-Learning
61 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
61 (5.882 %)Alterian
61 (5.882 %)Supplier Management
61 (5.882 %)Marketing
61 (5.882 %)CRM
61 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
61 (5.882 %)Microsoft
61 (5.882 %)BusinessObjects
61 (5.882 %)SPSS
61 (5.882 %)Internet
61 (5.882 %)Service Management
61 (5.882 %)Process Management
61 (5.882 %)Change Management
61 (5.882 %)C
61 (5.882 %)SQL

Contracts Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.882 %).NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)SPSS
11 (5.882 %)MS Project
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (23.53 %)Extranet
23 (17.65 %)IP Telephony
31 (5.882 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.882 %)BusinessObjects
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (58.82 %)Finance
24 (23.53 %)Government
24 (23.53 %)Health
32 (11.76 %)Legal
41 (5.882 %)Marketing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)E-Learning
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (17.65 %)AIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (52.94 %)Project Management
24 (23.53 %)SC Cleared
24 (23.53 %)Security Cleared
33 (17.65 %)Project Planning
42 (11.76 %)Workflow
42 (11.76 %)Data Security
51 (5.882 %)SEO
51 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
51 (5.882 %)Supplier Management
51 (5.882 %)CRM
51 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
51 (5.882 %)Service Management
51 (5.882 %)Process Management
51 (5.882 %)Change Management
51 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)C
11 (5.882 %)SQL
11 (5.882 %)VB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.882 %)Alterian
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft
11 (5.882 %)Business Objects