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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts within the Thames Valley 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 Business Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.060 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£435
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
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£23.67£14.00
% change on same period last year+69.07 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads283590
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.459 %0.644 %
Daily rates quoted3630
Average minimum daily rate£305£365
Average daily rate£338£390
% change on same period last year-13.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£414
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted518
Average minimum hourly rate£27.53£34.43
Average hourly rate£29.03£36.86
% change on same period last year-21.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.53£39.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Business Manager South EastBusiness Manager
South East

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.

Business Manager
Demand Trend

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

Thames Valley Business Manager Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Manager across the Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (66.67 %)Change Management
31 (33.33 %)Government
31 (33.33 %)PRINCE2

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Government
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (66.67 %)Change Management
31 (33.33 %)PRINCE2