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The table below looks at the demand for Performance 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 Performance Management over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Management
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank119122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads1934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.037 %
As % of the category below0.697 %1.103 %
Daily rates quoted96
Average minimum daily rate£394£397
Average daily rate£406£417
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£398
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted011
Average minimum hourly rate-£34.09
Average hourly rate-£35.23
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.24£31.16
% change on same period last year-35.03 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads27253083
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.422 %3.365 %
Daily rates quoted837969
Average minimum daily rate£377£359
Average daily rate£398£384
% change on same period last year+3.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted393322
Average minimum hourly rate£29.10£30.12
Average hourly rate£30.89£31.74
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.67£33.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.22£29.56
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Performance Management EnglandPerformance 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.

Performance Management
Demand Trend

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

South West Performance Management Demand Trend

Performance Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Performance Management Daily Rate Trend

Performance Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Performance Management across the South West region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

South West Performance Management Daily Rate Histogram

Performance Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Performance Management Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Management within the South West region over the 3 months to 4 December 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+27£485+49.23 %
WiltshireDown-44--
BristolUp+23£325-59.37 %
DorsetUp+171£200-
SomersetDown-41£325-
Performance Management EnglandPerformance Management
England

Performance Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Performance 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 Performance Management.

110 (25.00 %)NHS
29 (22.50 %)Security Cleared
38 (20.00 %)Government
47 (17.50 %)Service Delivery
47 (17.50 %)UNIX
47 (17.50 %)DV Cleared
56 (15.00 %)VMware
65 (12.50 %)ITIL
65 (12.50 %)HP
65 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
74 (10.00 %)Management Information System
83 (7.500 %)Health
83 (7.500 %)Change Management
83 (7.500 %)Business Intelligence
83 (7.500 %)SLA
83 (7.500 %)Oracle
92 (5.000 %)Strategic Planning
92 (5.000 %)Matrix Management
92 (5.000 %)Supplier Management
92 (5.000 %)C
92 (5.000 %)SQL
92 (5.000 %)Project Management
92 (5.000 %)PRINCE2
92 (5.000 %)ERP
92 (5.000 %)CheckPoint
92 (5.000 %)Service Management
92 (5.000 %)SAP
92 (5.000 %)Finance
92 (5.000 %)Teradata
92 (5.000 %)Summit

Performance Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Performance 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 Performance Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.500 %)Windows SharePoint Services
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.500 %)SharePoint
11 (2.500 %)CMS
11 (2.500 %)SharePoint Portal Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.500 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.000 %)Summit
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.500 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (2.500 %)MS Access
11 (2.500 %)ETL
11 (2.500 %)BusinessObjects
11 (2.500 %)SAP BI
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.500 %)LoadRunner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.00 %)Government
23 (7.500 %)Health
32 (5.000 %)Finance
41 (2.500 %)Electric
41 (2.500 %)Criminal Justice
41 (2.500 %)Local Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (20.00 %)Analyst
26 (15.00 %)Architect
26 (15.00 %)Solutions Architect
34 (10.00 %)Project Manager
34 (10.00 %)Performance Manager
43 (7.500 %)Performance Analyst
43 (7.500 %)Consultant
52 (5.000 %)Business Analyst
52 (5.000 %)Technical Solutions Architect
52 (5.000 %)Technical Architect
52 (5.000 %)DBA
52 (5.000 %)Information Analyst
52 (5.000 %)Risk Manager
52 (5.000 %)Business Project Manager
52 (5.000 %)Business Manager
61 (2.500 %)Contracts Manager
61 (2.500 %)Systems Architect
61 (2.500 %)Access Developer
61 (2.500 %)SharePoint Administrator
61 (2.500 %)Procurement Officer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (25.00 %)NHS
24 (10.00 %)Management Information System
31 (2.500 %)Replication
31 (2.500 %)Data Integration
31 (2.500 %)Mainframe
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (17.50 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (22.50 %)Security Cleared
27 (17.50 %)DV Cleared
27 (17.50 %)Service Delivery
35 (12.50 %)ITIL
35 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
43 (7.500 %)Business Intelligence
43 (7.500 %)Change Management
52 (5.000 %)PRINCE2
52 (5.000 %)ERP
52 (5.000 %)Project Management
52 (5.000 %)Service Management
52 (5.000 %)Supplier Management
52 (5.000 %)Strategic Planning
52 (5.000 %)Matrix Management
61 (2.500 %)Release Management
61 (2.500 %)SAP Implementation
61 (2.500 %)Problem Management
61 (2.500 %)Quality Management
61 (2.500 %)Configuration Management
61 (2.500 %)Disaster Recovery
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.000 %)C
12 (5.000 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.500 %)ITIL Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (7.500 %)SLA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.500 %)NetBackup
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.500 %)ServiceCenter
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (15.00 %)VMware
25 (12.50 %)HP
33 (7.500 %)Oracle
42 (5.000 %)SAP
42 (5.000 %)Teradata
42 (5.000 %)CheckPoint
51 (2.500 %)Microsoft
51 (2.500 %)Business Objects
51 (2.500 %)EMC
51 (2.500 %)Actuate
51 (2.500 %)Informatica
51 (2.500 %)Peregrine