The first table below looks at the demand for the Platform 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 Platform Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Platform Manager
Rank - 141 -
Contract jobs requiring a Platform Manager 0 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West - 0.031% -
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.033% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £500 -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £375 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1964 3033 2599
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 94.24% 92.89% 94.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1174 1821 1288
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 £228 £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 145 190 241
Average hourly rate £15.40 £22.50 £21.40
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.55% +5.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.20 £37.50 £39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Platform Manager
England

Platform Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Platform Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Platform Manager
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Platform 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 Platform Manager in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (100.00%) Retail

Platform Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Platform 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 Platform Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001