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This section looks at the demand for the Data Centre 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 Data Centre Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Data Centre Manager
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank538600
Rank change on same period last yearUp+62
Matching contract IT job ads4755
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.056 %
As % of the category below0.070 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted2027
Average minimum daily rate£467£479
Average daily rate£495£499
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£523£519
UK excluding London average daily rate£438£541
% change on same period last year-19.07 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£35.50-
Average hourly rate£35.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.50-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6752690610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.01 %91.67 %
Daily rates quoted2212126824
Average minimum daily rate£378£390
Average daily rate£404£415
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56807267
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£24.52
Average hourly rate£23.72£26.04
% change on same period last year-8.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.36£27.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %

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.

Data Centre Manager
Demand Trend

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

Data Centre Manager Demand Trend

Data Centre Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Data Centre Manager Daily Rate Trend

Data Centre Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Centre Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Data Centre Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Data Centre Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Data Centre Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Data Centre Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Centre Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Data Centre Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Data Centre Manager
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Centre Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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+6243£497-0.39 %
South EastUp+5115£385-30.15 %
LondonUp+4013£533+9.02 %
BerkshireUp+397--
West MidlandsUp+147£501-
East of EnglandNew entry-5--
WindsorNew entry-5--
ShropshireNew entry-4£501-
TelfordNew entry-4£501-
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-3--
HerefordshireNew entry-3--
HertfordshireNew entry-3--
City of LondonDown-213£442-1.85 %
OxfordshireNew entry-3£375-
North WestNew entry-3--
Channel IslandsNew entry-2£480-
EssexNew entry-2--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2--
JerseyNew entry-2£480-
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-2£488-
Milton KeynesNew entry-2--
OxfordNew entry-2£400-
WarringtonNew entry-1--
BrentwoodNew entry-1--
CardiffNew entry-1--
CrawleyNew entry-1£240-
CheshireNew entry-1--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
SurreyDown-11£550-
West SussexUp+41£240-

Data Centre Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Data Centre 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 Data Centre Manager in their job title.

128 (28.87 %)Project Management
222 (22.68 %)Migration
320 (20.62 %)ITIL
419 (19.59 %)PRINCE2
517 (17.53 %)Finance
611 (11.34 %)Disaster Recovery
710 (10.31 %)Service Delivery
89 (9.278 %)UNIX
89 (9.278 %)Windows
89 (9.278 %)Government
97 (7.216 %)Risk Assessment
97 (7.216 %)Banking
97 (7.216 %)Linux
106 (6.186 %)LAN
106 (6.186 %)WAN
106 (6.186 %)Change Management
106 (6.186 %)Telecoms
106 (6.186 %)VMware
106 (6.186 %)Supplier Management
115 (5.155 %)VMware Infrastructure
115 (5.155 %)Stakeholder Management
115 (5.155 %)Programme Management
115 (5.155 %)Incident Management
115 (5.155 %)CCTV
115 (5.155 %)SLA
115 (5.155 %)PMI
124 (4.124 %)HP
124 (4.124 %)Microsoft
124 (4.124 %)MS Project
124 (4.124 %)MS Office

Data Centre Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Data Centre 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 Data Centre Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.031 %).NET
11 (1.031 %)J2EE
11 (1.031 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.062 %)Lotus Domino
21 (1.031 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.031 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.124 %)MS Project
14 (4.124 %)MS Office
23 (3.093 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.186 %)LAN
16 (6.186 %)WAN
24 (4.124 %)Firewall
33 (3.093 %)SAN
33 (3.093 %)3G
33 (3.093 %)MPLS
41 (1.031 %)2G
41 (1.031 %)Network Security
41 (1.031 %)VPN
41 (1.031 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.093 %)SQL Server
21 (1.031 %)GIS
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (17.53 %)Finance
29 (9.278 %)Government
37 (7.216 %)Banking
46 (6.186 %)Telecoms
54 (4.124 %)Electric
63 (3.093 %)Construction
63 (3.093 %)Health
72 (2.062 %)Investment Banking
72 (2.062 %)Local Government
81 (1.031 %)Games
81 (1.031 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.155 %)PMI
15 (5.155 %)CCTV
22 (2.062 %)Fat Client
22 (2.062 %)Thin Client
31 (1.031 %)Blackberry
31 (1.031 %)Clustering
31 (1.031 %)CMDB
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (9.278 %)UNIX
19 (9.278 %)Windows
27 (7.216 %)Linux
32 (2.062 %)Solaris
41 (1.031 %)Windows NT
41 (1.031 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (28.87 %)Project Management
222 (22.68 %)Migration
320 (20.62 %)ITIL
419 (19.59 %)PRINCE2
511 (11.34 %)Disaster Recovery
610 (10.31 %)Service Delivery
77 (7.216 %)Risk Assessment
86 (6.186 %)Change Management
86 (6.186 %)Supplier Management
95 (5.155 %)Incident Management
95 (5.155 %)Stakeholder Management
95 (5.155 %)Programme Management
104 (4.124 %)Security Cleared
113 (3.093 %)Matrix Management
113 (3.093 %)PRINCE
122 (2.062 %)Service Management
122 (2.062 %)Project Planning
122 (2.062 %)Logistics
122 (2.062 %)Performance Management
131 (1.031 %)SC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.062 %)ITIL Certification
12 (2.062 %)PMI Certification
21 (1.031 %)CAPM
21 (1.031 %)PMP
21 (1.031 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.155 %)SLA
22 (2.062 %)ISO27001
31 (1.031 %)QA
31 (1.031 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (5.155 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (2.062 %)Active Directory
31 (1.031 %)ISA Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.031 %)Tivoli
11 (1.031 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (6.186 %)VMware
24 (4.124 %)HP
24 (4.124 %)Microsoft
33 (3.093 %)Oracle
33 (3.093 %)Cisco
33 (3.093 %)EMC
41 (1.031 %)Nortel
41 (1.031 %)Citrix
41 (1.031 %)Nokia
41 (1.031 %)Novell
41 (1.031 %)VERITAS
41 (1.031 %)Lotus
41 (1.031 %)CheckPoint
41 (1.031 %)Compaq
41 (1.031 %)Dell
41 (1.031 %)PeopleSoft
41 (1.031 %)Sun
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