The first table below looks at the demand for the Service Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Service Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Tyne and Wear 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Services Manager
Rank 24 37 -
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 6 8 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 3.061% 2.067% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.297% 2.235% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £525 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £375 £325
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £19.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £130.00 £15.88 £12.38
% change year-on-year
+718.89% +28.28%
All Job Titles
Tyne and Wear
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
182 358 276
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 92.86% 92.51% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 179 118
Average daily rate £350 £375 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £225 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £528 £525 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 30 23
Average hourly rate £11.00 £20.25 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-45.67% +19.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.25 £35.00 £21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Service Manager
North East

Service Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear Service Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Service Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Service Manager across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Service Manager Daily Rate Trend

Service Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Service Manager across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Service Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Service Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Manager within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne +12 6 - - 3
Gateshead - - - - 1
Service Manager
North East

Service Manager
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited Service 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 Service Manager in their job title.

1 10 (83.33%) ITIL
2 7 (58.33%) Management Information System
3 6 (50.00%) Service Delivery
4 5 (41.67%) Service Management
4 5 (41.67%) Project Management
4 5 (41.67%) PRINCE2
4 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 4 (33.33%) Dell
5 4 (33.33%) PRINCE
6 3 (25.00%) Performance Testing
6 3 (25.00%) Project Planning
6 3 (25.00%) ITIL V3
7 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
7 2 (16.67%) BC Cleared
7 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
7 2 (16.67%) APMP
7 2 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (8.333%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (8.333%) Web Design
8 1 (8.333%) Project Governance
8 1 (8.333%) Resource Management

Service Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited Service 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 Service Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.333%) SharePoint Server
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) ITIL
2 6 (50.00%) Service Delivery
3 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (41.67%) PRINCE2
3 5 (41.67%) Project Management
3 5 (41.67%) Service Management
4 4 (33.33%) PRINCE
5 3 (25.00%) Project Planning
5 3 (25.00%) Performance Testing
5 3 (25.00%) ITIL V3
6 1 (8.333%) Project Governance
6 1 (8.333%) Resource Management
6 1 (8.333%) Web Design
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (16.67%) BC Cleared
1 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
1 2 (16.67%) APMP
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 4 (33.33%) Dell