The first table below looks at the demand for Business Development skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Development 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category.

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
Business Development
Rank 404 408 411
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +3
Contract jobs citing Business Development 127 170 182
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.274% 0.292% 0.297%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.386% 0.430% 0.438%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 83 94
Average daily rate £463 £375 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.33% -16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £292 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £313 £400
% change year-on-year
+36.00% -21.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 14
Average hourly rate £40.00 £36.00 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.11% +125.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.95 £32.50 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £53.00 £39.85 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £36.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
+11.11% +132.25%
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32885 39492 41512
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 70.87% 67.77% 67.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 19655 22706 23594
Average daily rate £413 £400 £440
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £579 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 974 1268 1474
Average hourly rate £31.25 £25.00 £29.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -15.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.00 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%

Business Development
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Development within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Business Development Jobs Demand Trend

Business Development
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Development within the UK.

Business Development Daily Rate Trend

Business Development
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Development within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Business Development Daily Rate Histogram

Business Development
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Development within the UK.

Business Development Hourly Rate Trend

Business Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Development within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Business Development Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Development
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 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
England +2 114 £475 +26.66%
London +14 69 £500 +5.82%
South East -1 20 £475 +53.22%
City of London +14 18 £393 +33.05%
Buckinghamshire - 9 £500 -
Hampshire 0 8 £380 -
West Midlands +9 7 £523 +49.28%
Milton Keynes - 7 £334 -
East of England +12 6 £325 +56.62%
North West +14 4 £575 +48.38%
Yorkshire +2 4 £338 -3.57%
Essex +1 4 £328 +184.78%
Scotland -14 4 £401 -
Merseyside - 3 - -
West Yorkshire - 3 £338 -
Liverpool - 3 - -
South West +14 2 £550 +10.00%
Edinburgh +9 2 - -
Wolverhampton - 2 - -
Gosport - 2 - -
Aldershot - 2 £380 -
Surrey +23 1 - -
Manchester +11 1 £575 +43.75%
Birmingham +8 1 - -
East Midlands +1 1 - -
South Yorkshire -1 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
Worcestershire - 1 - -
Derbyshire - 1 - -
Cambridgeshire - 1 - -

Business Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Business Development 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 Business Development.

1 91 (36.25%) Finance
2 68 (27.09%) Marketing
3 60 (23.90%) Degree
4 43 (17.13%) Project Management
5 39 (15.54%) Oracle
6 38 (15.14%) Management Information System
7 34 (13.55%) Change Management
8 29 (11.55%) Microsoft
9 25 (9.960%) Migration
9 25 (9.960%) CRM
10 24 (9.562%) .NET
10 24 (9.562%) Banking
11 22 (8.765%) Security Cleared
12 21 (8.367%) SQL
12 21 (8.367%) MS Excel
13 20 (7.968%) C#
14 19 (7.570%) SAP
15 18 (7.171%) SQL Server
15 18 (7.171%) SC Cleared
16 17 (6.773%) Web Development
16 17 (6.773%) Service Delivery
17 16 (6.375%) Stakeholder Management
17 16 (6.375%) ITIL
17 16 (6.375%) Retail
18 15 (5.976%) Time Management
18 15 (5.976%) XML
19 14 (5.578%) CSS
19 14 (5.578%) Java
19 14 (5.578%) JavaScript
19 14 (5.578%) B2B

Business Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Business Development 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 Business Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 24 (9.562%) .NET
2 15 (5.976%) XML
3 14 (5.578%) CSS
4 13 (5.179%) HTML
5 11 (4.382%) ASP.NET
6 9 (3.586%) XSD
6 9 (3.586%) Web Services
7 8 (3.187%) XSLT
7 8 (3.187%) HTML5
8 7 (2.789%) jQuery
9 6 (2.390%) Visualforce
9 6 (2.390%) CSS3
10 5 (1.992%) Razor View Engine
10 5 (1.992%) ASP.NET MVC
10 5 (1.992%) Google Maps API
10 5 (1.992%) CodeIgniter
10 5 (1.992%) CakePHP
10 5 (1.992%) ASP
10 5 (1.992%) Spring
10 5 (1.992%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 8 (3.187%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.992%) CMS
2 5 (1.992%) Umbraco
2 5 (1.992%) WordPress
3 3 (1.195%) ESB
3 3 (1.195%) Force.com
3 3 (1.195%) IIS
4 2 (0.797%) SAS
4 2 (0.797%) Commerce Server
5 1 (0.398%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.398%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.398%) SugarCRM
5 1 (0.398%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.398%) Apache
5 1 (0.398%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (0.398%) Windows Azure
5 1 (0.398%) Amazon AWS
5 1 (0.398%) CM System
5 1 (0.398%) Amazon EMR
5 1 (0.398%) WorkSite
Applications
1 21 (8.367%) MS Excel
2 12 (4.781%) MS Office
3 7 (2.789%) MS Project
4 5 (1.992%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.992%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.797%) CPLEX
6 1 (0.398%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.398%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.398%) Maya
6 1 (0.398%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.398%) InDesign
6 1 (0.398%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.398%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.992%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.594%) Oracle HRMS
3 3 (1.195%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.195%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.797%) Oracle Payroll
5 1 (0.398%) MFGPRO
5 1 (0.398%) Summit
5 1 (0.398%) HFM
5 1 (0.398%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.398%) Oracle ASCP
5 1 (0.398%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.398%) Demantra
5 1 (0.398%) Oracle CRM
5 1 (0.398%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.586%) Internet
2 5 (1.992%) HTTP
3 4 (1.594%) Wireless
4 2 (0.797%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.797%) VPN
4 2 (0.797%) Intranet
4 2 (0.797%) VoIP
5 1 (0.398%) WAN
5 1 (0.398%) LAN
5 1 (0.398%) SMS
5 1 (0.398%) 3G
5 1 (0.398%) NFC
5 1 (0.398%) LTE
5 1 (0.398%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.171%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.789%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (2.789%) MySQL
2 7 (2.789%) MS Access
2 7 (2.789%) SQL Server 2008
3 5 (1.992%) DB2
3 5 (1.992%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.195%) TOAD
5 2 (0.797%) SQL Navigator
5 2 (0.797%) Oracle 10g
5 2 (0.797%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.797%) Oracle 9i
5 2 (0.797%) GIS
6 1 (0.398%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.398%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.398%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.398%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.398%) Big Data
6 1 (0.398%) Hypertable
6 1 (0.398%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 8 (3.187%) Visual Studio
2 6 (2.390%) Git (software)
3 5 (1.992%) NetBeans
3 5 (1.992%) ChangeMan
4 4 (1.594%) Axure RP
5 3 (1.195%) Balsamiq Mockups
5 3 (1.195%) Subversion
5 3 (1.195%) Rational Rose
5 3 (1.195%) RequisitePro
6 2 (0.797%) ClearQuest
6 2 (0.797%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.797%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.797%) JIRA
7 1 (0.398%) ReSharper
7 1 (0.398%) Rational Performance Tester
7 1 (0.398%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.398%) Maven
7 1 (0.398%) NUnit
7 1 (0.398%) ClearCase
7 1 (0.398%) JUnit
General
1 91 (36.25%) Finance
2 68 (27.09%) Marketing
3 24 (9.562%) Banking
4 16 (6.375%) Retail
5 10 (3.984%) Telecoms
6 9 (3.586%) Advertising
7 6 (2.390%) Retail Banking
8 5 (1.992%) Investment Banking
9 4 (1.594%) Law
9 4 (1.594%) Legal
10 3 (1.195%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.195%) Publishing
10 3 (1.195%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.195%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.195%) Front Office
10 3 (1.195%) Military
11 2 (0.797%) Corporate Banking
11 2 (0.797%) Local Government
11 2 (0.797%) German Language
12 1 (0.398%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 46 (18.33%) Architect
2 28 (11.16%) Analyst
3 27 (10.76%) Developer
4 23 (9.163%) Consultant
5 18 (7.171%) Project Manager
5 18 (7.171%) Business Analyst
6 13 (5.179%) Enterprise Architect
7 12 (4.781%) Development Manager
7 12 (4.781%) Business Manager
8 10 (3.984%) .NET Developer
9 9 (3.586%) ASP.NET Developer
10 8 (3.187%) Designer
10 8 (3.187%) C# Developer
10 8 (3.187%) Business Development Manager
10 8 (3.187%) Senior Manager
11 6 (2.390%) Administrator
11 6 (2.390%) Trainer
11 6 (2.390%) Business Consultant
12 5 (1.992%) Programme Manager
12 5 (1.992%) Functional Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 38 (15.14%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.984%) Mainframe
3 9 (3.586%) Mobile App
4 8 (3.187%) Replication
5 5 (1.992%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.594%) Social Media
6 4 (1.594%) Social Network
6 4 (1.594%) Computer Science
6 4 (1.594%) CESG
6 4 (1.594%) NHS
7 3 (1.195%) Clustering
7 3 (1.195%) Digital Media
7 3 (1.195%) Data Integration
8 2 (0.797%) E-Learning
8 2 (0.797%) Economics
8 2 (0.797%) Web 2.0
8 2 (0.797%) Derivative
8 2 (0.797%) ASIC
8 2 (0.797%) N-Tier
8 2 (0.797%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.382%) Windows
2 6 (2.390%) Linux
3 2 (0.797%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (0.797%) Windows 7
3 2 (0.797%) UNIX
4 1 (0.398%) Windows NT
4 1 (0.398%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (0.398%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (17.13%) Project Management
2 34 (13.55%) Change Management
3 25 (9.960%) Migration
3 25 (9.960%) CRM
4 17 (6.773%) Service Delivery
4 17 (6.773%) Web Development
5 16 (6.375%) Stakeholder Management
5 16 (6.375%) ITIL
6 15 (5.976%) Time Management
7 14 (5.578%) B2B
8 13 (5.179%) OO
8 13 (5.179%) Business Analysis
9 11 (4.382%) Analytics
10 10 (3.984%) Enterprise Architecture
10 10 (3.984%) Service Management
11 9 (3.586%) UML
11 9 (3.586%) Data Migration
11 9 (3.586%) Product Management
12 8 (3.187%) Performance Management
12 8 (3.187%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.367%) SQL
2 20 (7.968%) C#
3 14 (5.578%) Java
3 14 (5.578%) JavaScript
4 7 (2.789%) PHP
5 6 (2.390%) PL/SQL
5 6 (2.390%) VB
5 6 (2.390%) VB.NET
5 6 (2.390%) C
5 6 (2.390%) Apex Code
6 5 (1.992%) XPath
6 5 (1.992%) PL/1
6 5 (1.992%) JCL
7 4 (1.594%) VB6
7 4 (1.594%) VBA
8 2 (0.797%) Python
8 2 (0.797%) Groovy
9 1 (0.398%) Ruby
9 1 (0.398%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.398%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 60 (23.90%) Degree
2 22 (8.765%) Security Cleared
3 18 (7.171%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.195%) DV Cleared
4 3 (1.195%) Chartered Engineer
4 3 (1.195%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (0.797%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.797%) CISA
5 2 (0.797%) MBA
5 2 (0.797%) CITP
5 2 (0.797%) CISSP
5 2 (0.797%) MBCS
6 1 (0.398%) MOS
6 1 (0.398%) CIMA
6 1 (0.398%) ACCA
6 1 (0.398%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.398%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.789%) SLA
2 3 (1.195%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 3 (1.195%) QA
3 2 (0.797%) PCI DSS
3 2 (0.797%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.398%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.398%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 1 (0.398%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.398%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (0.398%) Apache ZooKeeper
Systems Management
1 3 (1.195%) OpenView
2 2 (0.797%) SolarWinds Orion
2 2 (0.797%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.398%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.398%) Control-M
3 1 (0.398%) OVSD
Vendors
1 39 (15.54%) Oracle
2 29 (11.55%) Microsoft
3 19 (7.570%) SAP
4 8 (3.187%) HP
5 7 (2.789%) Salesforce.com
5 7 (2.789%) Google
6 6 (2.390%) Twitter
6 6 (2.390%) IBM
7 5 (1.992%) Facebook
7 5 (1.992%) Zend
7 5 (1.992%) Adobe
8 3 (1.195%) Primavera
9 2 (0.797%) OPNET
9 2 (0.797%) Mapinfo
9 2 (0.797%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.797%) RedPrairie
9 2 (0.797%) Siebel
9 2 (0.797%) JDA
9 2 (0.797%) ILOG
10 1 (0.398%) Sage
City of London
Business Development manager is required by one of my financial services clients. This industry leading bank is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to generate business both here...
Real Staffing
Rate: £700 - £750 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
South West
Relevant experience of aerospace computing applications such as Catia V4 & V5, Patran/Nastran and PC applications will be required, including experience of the Microsoft Office suite of software... *...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 13 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
As SharePoint Solution Architect, you will be producing the requirements for the new Electronic Document Management system, working in conjunction with Enterprise and Technical Architects... Business Development. Recognized...
Eaglecliff
Rate: Unspecified
Posted: 17 May 2013
East Midlands
My client is looking for a delivery focussed Senior Technical Solutions Architect for an initial 3 to 6 month contract (With the option to go permanent) Experience of...
Proactive Appointments
Rate: Market Rate
Posted: 14 May 2013
Scotland
Required Skills: Previous experience developing technical roadmap's for SME's Excellent communication skills A background in programming/ development, specifically -PHP, Ruby (RoR), Javascript, HTML, CSS, .NET Working...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Barrow-In-Furness, North West
using appropriate tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM)Develop, maintain and manage key relationships with sub-contractors, customers and other stakeholders to ensure all deliverables are achieved...
JAM
Rate: £35 - £38 per hour
Posted: 9 May 2013