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The table below looks at the demand for the Communications Manager role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Communications Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Communications Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank451582
Rank change on same period last yearUp+131
Matching contract IT job ads10884
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.152 %0.085 %
As % of the category below0.172 %0.093 %
Daily rates quoted4030
Average minimum daily rate£373£375
Average daily rate£390£395
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£416
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£387
% change on same period last year-5.97 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£38.50£37.50
% change on same period last year+2.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6293890413
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.61 %91.37 %
Daily rates quoted2039027188
Average minimum daily rate£371£388
Average daily rate£397£413
% change on same period last year-3.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted57347929
Average minimum hourly rate£22.77£23.81
Average hourly rate£24.29£25.37
% change on same period last year-4.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.81£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %

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.

Communications Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Communications Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Communications Manager Demand Trend

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Communications Manager within the UK.

Communications Manager Daily Rate Trend

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Communications Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Communications Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Communications Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Communications Manager within the UK.

Communications Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Communications Manager
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 Communications Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+113106£394-0.21 %
LondonUp+10764£415+0.78 %
City of LondonUp+117£382+118.36 %
LeedsUp+1316£343-
West YorkshireUp+1616£343-27.71 %
YorkshireUp+2416£343-27.71 %
North WestUp+245£400+14.28 %
HammersmithNew entry-5--
South EastUp+254£425+11.52 %
East of EnglandNew entry-4£300-
CheshireNew entry-4£400-
East MidlandsNew entry-4£325-
MidlandsUp+224£357-
NorfolkNew entry-3--
South WestUp+193--
West MidlandsUp+143£423+42.01 %
MacclesfieldNew entry-3£400-
LincolnshireNew entry-3--
NorwichNew entry-3--
SwindonDown-42--
Docklands, LondonUp+402--
WiltshireDown-62--
BerkshireUp+192--
ScotlandUp+282£225-43.75 %
HertfordshireNew entry-1£300-
CroydonUp+41£375-
HampshireUp+181£350-
OxfordshireNew entry-1£500-
BristolNew entry-1--
ShropshireNew entry-1--

Communications Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Communications 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 Communications Manager in their job title.

153 (27.89 %)Marketing
232 (16.84 %)Intranet
331 (16.32 %)Government
428 (14.74 %)Project Management
525 (13.16 %)Finance
525 (13.16 %)Stakeholder Management
624 (12.63 %)Banking
721 (11.05 %)NHS
820 (10.53 %)Security Cleared
916 (8.421 %)Health
1015 (7.895 %)Content Management
1112 (6.316 %)Change Management
1112 (6.316 %)SAP
129 (4.737 %)Programme Management
129 (4.737 %)CMS
129 (4.737 %)SC Cleared
129 (4.737 %)Retail
129 (4.737 %)MS PowerPoint
138 (4.211 %)Investment Banking
138 (4.211 %)Business Development
138 (4.211 %)Telecoms
138 (4.211 %)MS Office
147 (3.684 %)PRINCE2
147 (3.684 %)Microsoft
147 (3.684 %)Retail Banking
156 (3.158 %)Migration
156 (3.158 %)Pensions
156 (3.158 %)Degree
156 (3.158 %)Internet
156 (3.158 %)MS Visio

Communications Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Communications 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 Communications Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.053 %)HTML
12 (1.053 %)CSS
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (4.737 %)CMS
23 (1.579 %)SharePoint
31 (0.526 %)MS Exchange
31 (0.526 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (4.737 %)MS PowerPoint
28 (4.211 %)MS Office
36 (3.158 %)MS Visio
43 (1.579 %)MS Excel
52 (1.053 %)Photoshop
61 (0.526 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.526 %)WebTrends
11 (0.526 %)SAP Oil and Gas
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (16.84 %)Intranet
26 (3.158 %)Internet
32 (1.053 %)GSM
41 (0.526 %)LAN
41 (0.526 %)PBX
41 (0.526 %)WAN
41 (0.526 %)SAN
41 (0.526 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (1.579 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
153 (27.89 %)Marketing
231 (16.32 %)Government
325 (13.16 %)Finance
424 (12.63 %)Banking
516 (8.421 %)Health
69 (4.737 %)Retail
78 (4.211 %)Investment Banking
78 (4.211 %)Telecoms
87 (3.684 %)Retail Banking
96 (3.158 %)Pensions
105 (2.632 %)Publishing
114 (2.105 %)Military
114 (2.105 %)Pharmaceutical
114 (2.105 %)Legal
123 (1.579 %)Manufacturing
132 (1.053 %)Advertising
132 (1.053 %)Law
132 (1.053 %)Education
141 (0.526 %)Games
141 (0.526 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (11.05 %)NHS
24 (2.105 %)Copywriting
33 (1.579 %)NPfIT
42 (1.053 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.526 %)Social Network
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (1.053 %)Windows
12 (1.053 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (14.74 %)Project Management
225 (13.16 %)Stakeholder Management
320 (10.53 %)Security Cleared
415 (7.895 %)Content Management
512 (6.316 %)Change Management
69 (4.737 %)Programme Management
69 (4.737 %)SC Cleared
78 (4.211 %)Business Development
87 (3.684 %)PRINCE2
96 (3.158 %)Migration
105 (2.632 %)Risk Management
105 (2.632 %)DV Cleared
114 (2.105 %)ERP
123 (1.579 %)ITIL
123 (1.579 %)Internet Marketing
123 (1.579 %)Supplier Management
132 (1.053 %)Incident Management
132 (1.053 %)Data Protection
132 (1.053 %)PRINCE
132 (1.053 %)Service Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (1.053 %)C
12 (1.053 %)JavaScript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.158 %)Degree
22 (1.053 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.526 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (0.526 %)Postgraduate
31 (0.526 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (6.316 %)SAP
27 (3.684 %)Microsoft
34 (2.105 %)Oracle
43 (1.579 %)PeopleSoft
43 (1.579 %)JD Edwards
51 (0.526 %)Omniture
51 (0.526 %)Adobe
51 (0.526 %)Avaya
51 (0.526 %)Cisco