The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Software Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Staffordshire 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Manager
Rank - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Manager 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire - - -
As % of the Job Titles category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £398 £400 £425
% change year-on-year
-0.62% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £17.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+128.57% -53.33%
All Job Titles
Staffordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
82 212 213
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire 94.25% 96.80% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 90 88
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £375 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 20 19
Average hourly rate £15.21 £17.50 £12.38
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.11% +41.41%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.13 £13.50 £7.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £21.29 £35.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Software Manager
West Midlands

Software Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Software Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Software Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Manager across the Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Software Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Software Manager
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Software 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 Software Manager in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MCSD
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Degree

Software Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Software 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 Software Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) MCSD
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley