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The table below looks at the demand for the Data 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 Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Data Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank358476
Rank change on same period last yearUp+118
Matching contract IT job ads215198
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.303 %0.200 %
As % of the category below0.342 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted8063
Average minimum daily rate£439£429
Average daily rate£464£459
% change on same period last year+1.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£489£489
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£387
% change on same period last year+16.34 %
Hourly rates quoted1918
Average minimum hourly rate£26.14£20.79
Average hourly rate£27.38£23.18
% change on same period last year+18.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.63£25.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.90£23.56
% change on same period last year+39.65 %
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.

Data Manager
Demand Trend

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

Data Manager Demand Trend

Data Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Data Manager Daily Rate Trend

Data Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Data Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Data Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Data Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Data Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Data Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Data 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 Data 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+84202£464+0.37 %
LondonUp+74106£480-2.06 %
South EastUp+5234£424-0.88 %
City of LondonDown-129£542+30.65 %
South WestUp+2616£466-
East of EnglandUp+2911£415-
North WestUp+510--
West MidlandsUp+218£393-
YorkshireUp+167£513-
CheshireUp+147--
West YorkshireUp+76£513-
BerkshireUp+286--
BuckinghamshireUp+246£438+48.30 %
DorsetNew entry-6£450-
HertfordshireUp+196£440-
LeedsUp+15£513-
CoventryNew entry-4£390-
EssexNew entry-4£230-
ScotlandUp+294--
East MidlandsNew entry-4£538-
MidlandsUp+183--
EdinburghUp+153--
WiltshireNew entry-3£500-
MiddlesexNew entry-3--
NorthamptonshireNew entry-3£583-
SwindonNew entry-3£500-
NorthamptonNew entry-3£583-
PooleNew entry-3£425-
Docklands, LondonUp+392£300-44.18 %
WindsorNew entry-2--

Data Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1119 (25.98 %)Migration
2102 (22.27 %)Data Migration
390 (19.65 %)Data Management
480 (17.47 %)Finance
480 (17.47 %)Project Management
571 (15.50 %)SAP
642 (9.170 %)Banking
740 (8.734 %)Oracle
837 (8.079 %)SQL
935 (7.642 %)Data Modelling
1034 (7.424 %)Degree
1132 (6.987 %)SQL Server
1231 (6.769 %)Datawarehouse
1231 (6.769 %)Government
1231 (6.769 %)Data Cleansing
1330 (6.550 %)ETL
1330 (6.550 %)PRINCE2
1428 (6.114 %)Stakeholder Management
1527 (5.895 %)Informatica
1626 (5.677 %)Pensions
1626 (5.677 %)GIS
1626 (5.677 %)Data Analysis
1722 (4.803 %)Data Protection
1821 (4.585 %)Marketing
1821 (4.585 %)ArcGIS
1920 (4.367 %)Legal
1920 (4.367 %)Business Intelligence
2019 (4.148 %)SAS
2019 (4.148 %)NHS
2118 (3.930 %)ITIL

Data Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (1.747 %)XML
25 (1.092 %).NET
32 (0.437 %)J2EE
41 (0.218 %)WebServices
41 (0.218 %)SAP XI
41 (0.218 %)SAP ALE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (4.585 %)ArcGIS
219 (4.148 %)SAS
36 (1.310 %)ArcSDE
43 (0.655 %)Lotus Notes
52 (0.437 %)SharePoint
52 (0.437 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.218 %)ArcIMS
61 (0.218 %)Oracle Workflow
61 (0.218 %)Lotus Domino
61 (0.218 %)NetWeaver
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (3.057 %)MS Excel
210 (2.183 %)MS Project
37 (1.528 %)MS Visio
46 (1.310 %)MS Office
54 (0.873 %)Spreadsheet
62 (0.437 %)ArcInfo
62 (0.437 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.218 %)CA Clarity
71 (0.218 %)AutoCAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (1.528 %)Unica Affinium
24 (0.873 %)SAP IS-U
24 (0.873 %)RMDS
32 (0.437 %)SAP R/3
32 (0.437 %)SAP FI
32 (0.437 %)SAP MM
32 (0.437 %)Oracle EBS
41 (0.218 %)Oracle HRMS
41 (0.218 %)Oracle ERP
41 (0.218 %)SAP CRM
41 (0.218 %)BASE24
41 (0.218 %)SAP FI/CO
41 (0.218 %)SAP MDM
41 (0.218 %)Summit
41 (0.218 %)SAP CO
41 (0.218 %)SAP PS
41 (0.218 %)Oracle Clinical
41 (0.218 %)PeopleSoft Financials
41 (0.218 %)SAP SD
41 (0.218 %)Hyperion Planning
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (1.528 %)SAN
26 (1.310 %)LAN
26 (1.310 %)WAN
35 (1.092 %)Firewall
43 (0.655 %)Intranet
43 (0.655 %)MPLS
52 (0.437 %)Wireless
61 (0.218 %)2G
61 (0.218 %)IP Telephony
61 (0.218 %)Network Security
61 (0.218 %)VSAT
61 (0.218 %)3G
61 (0.218 %)VPN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (6.987 %)SQL Server
231 (6.769 %)Datawarehouse
231 (6.769 %)Data Cleansing
330 (6.550 %)ETL
426 (5.677 %)GIS
512 (2.620 %)MS Access
611 (2.402 %)Reference Data
79 (1.965 %)BusinessObjects
79 (1.965 %)DataStage
88 (1.747 %)Data Mining
88 (1.747 %)SQL Server 2005
96 (1.310 %)Oracle Reports
96 (1.310 %)DB2
105 (1.092 %)MySQL
105 (1.092 %)SQL Server 2000
114 (0.873 %)DecisionStream
114 (0.873 %)Oracle 8/8i
123 (0.655 %)Crystal Reports
123 (0.655 %)SQL Server Integration Services
123 (0.655 %)Database Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (2.402 %)LSMW
29 (1.965 %)ERwin
32 (0.437 %)AllFusion
41 (0.218 %)RequisitePro
41 (0.218 %)PVCS
41 (0.218 %)ClearCase
41 (0.218 %)ProC
41 (0.218 %)ClearQuest
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
180 (17.47 %)Finance
242 (9.170 %)Banking
331 (6.769 %)Government
426 (5.677 %)Pensions
521 (4.585 %)Marketing
620 (4.367 %)Legal
717 (3.712 %)Investment Banking
815 (3.275 %)Telecoms
914 (3.057 %)Retail
1013 (2.838 %)Health
1111 (2.402 %)Back Office
128 (1.747 %)Financial Institution
128 (1.747 %)Billing
128 (1.747 %)Insurance
136 (1.310 %)Manufacturing
136 (1.310 %)Pharmaceutical
144 (0.873 %)Education
144 (0.873 %)Electric
144 (0.873 %)Retail Banking
144 (0.873 %)Auditing
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (4.148 %)NHS
218 (3.930 %)Data Conversion
315 (3.275 %)Management Information System
410 (2.183 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
58 (1.747 %)Equities
66 (1.310 %)Derivative
75 (1.092 %)Fixed Income
75 (1.092 %)Data Integration
84 (0.873 %)PMI
84 (0.873 %)Freedom of Information
93 (0.655 %)CCTV
93 (0.655 %)Thin Client
93 (0.655 %)Mainframe
93 (0.655 %)CESG
93 (0.655 %)Fat Client
93 (0.655 %)Data Extraction
93 (0.655 %)Data Protection Act
102 (0.437 %)Client/Server
102 (0.437 %)NLPG
111 (0.218 %)Interest Rate Derivative
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (2.183 %)UNIX
26 (1.310 %)Windows
32 (0.437 %)Solaris
41 (0.218 %)Linux
41 (0.218 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1119 (25.98 %)Migration
2102 (22.27 %)Data Migration
390 (19.65 %)Data Management
480 (17.47 %)Project Management
535 (7.642 %)Data Modelling
630 (6.550 %)PRINCE2
728 (6.114 %)Stakeholder Management
826 (5.677 %)Data Analysis
922 (4.803 %)Data Protection
1020 (4.367 %)Business Intelligence
1118 (3.930 %)ITIL
1215 (3.275 %)Investment Management
1314 (3.057 %)CRM
1412 (2.620 %)ERP
1412 (2.620 %)Programme Management
1412 (2.620 %)Security Cleared
1412 (2.620 %)Data Architecture
1511 (2.402 %)Service Delivery
1610 (2.183 %)Information Management
1610 (2.183 %)Disaster Recovery
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (8.079 %)SQL
210 (2.183 %)C
37 (1.528 %)VB
44 (0.873 %)ABAP
44 (0.873 %)Transact-SQL
53 (0.655 %)VB.NET
62 (0.437 %)JavaScript
62 (0.437 %)PL/SQL
62 (0.437 %)VB6
71 (0.218 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (7.424 %)Degree
27 (1.528 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (0.873 %)CFA
43 (0.655 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
52 (0.437 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.218 %)PMP
61 (0.218 %)PMI Certification
61 (0.218 %)CAPM
61 (0.218 %)CCNP
61 (0.218 %)Cisco Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.712 %)QA
22 (0.437 %)ISO27001
22 (0.437 %)GCP
22 (0.437 %)ISO9000
31 (0.218 %)GxP
31 (0.218 %)SLA
31 (0.218 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.218 %)Basel II
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.655 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.218 %)Active Directory
21 (0.218 %)ISA Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.218 %)Tivoli
11 (0.218 %)MOM
11 (0.218 %)CONTROL-M
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (15.50 %)SAP
240 (8.734 %)Oracle
327 (5.895 %)Informatica
411 (2.402 %)Cognos
510 (2.183 %)Microsoft
69 (1.965 %)Ascential
69 (1.965 %)Chordiant
69 (1.965 %)Business Objects
69 (1.965 %)ESRI
78 (1.747 %)Sybase
87 (1.528 %)Siebel
87 (1.528 %)Epiphany
87 (1.528 %)Unica
96 (1.310 %)Cisco
105 (1.092 %)HP
105 (1.092 %)PeopleSoft
105 (1.092 %)Ab Initio
105 (1.092 %)Northgate
113 (0.655 %)VMware
113 (0.655 %)Lotus