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The table below looks at the demand for the Implementation 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 Implementation Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Implementation Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank400446
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching contract IT job ads186214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.251 %0.211 %
As % of the category below0.281 %0.230 %
Daily rates quoted7760
Average minimum daily rate£437£398
Average daily rate£463£424
% change on same period last year+9.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£489£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£406
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Hourly rates quoted211
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£27.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£28.59
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£30.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£26.58
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6607692966
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled89.32 %91.68 %
Daily rates quoted2199128101
Average minimum daily rate£376£391
Average daily rate£402£416
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted56887814
Average minimum hourly rate£22.70£24.14
Average hourly rate£24.32£25.69
% change on same period last year-5.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.94£27.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %

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.

Implementation Manager
Demand Trend

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

Implementation Manager Demand Trend

Implementation Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Implementation Manager Daily Rate Trend

Implementation Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Implementation Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Implementation Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Implementation Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Implementation Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Implementation Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Implementation Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Implementation Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Implementation 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 Implementation Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+73176£466+8.91 %
LondonUp+7368£533+18.86 %
South EastUp+4232£344-21.02 %
YorkshireUp+3621£403-5.09 %
West YorkshireUp+1615£403-
LeedsUp+414£403-
West MidlandsUp+2214£399-12.65 %
BerkshireUp+4314£359-14.41 %
HertfordshireUp+2812£458+1.76 %
East of EnglandUp+3212£458+1.76 %
North WestUp+2212£463+11.00 %
City of LondonDown-229£575-1.42 %
South WestUp+189£517+57.24 %
ShropshireNew entry-7£385-
CheshireUp+126£460+2.22 %
BracknellNew entry-6£333-
BristolUp+105--
BuckinghamshireUp+135£400-
WatfordNew entry-4£483-
MacclesfieldNew entry-4£475-
South YorkshireNew entry-4--
SurreyUp+133£365-2.66 %
West SussexUp+53£245-51.00 %
ScotlandUp+93£417+16.82 %
SheffieldNew entry-3--
MiddlesexNew entry-3--
NottinghamshireNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+272£350-9.67 %
TelfordNew entry-2£425-
ManchesterNew entry-2£475-

Implementation Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Implementation 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 Implementation Manager in their job title.

1125 (32.81 %)Project Management
2108 (28.35 %)PRINCE2
363 (16.54 %)Finance
454 (14.17 %)ITIL
454 (14.17 %)Migration
549 (12.86 %)Security Cleared
643 (11.29 %)Government
643 (11.29 %)Change Management
736 (9.449 %)NHS
835 (9.186 %)Microsoft
933 (8.661 %)Oracle
933 (8.661 %)Service Management
1030 (7.874 %)Banking
1126 (6.824 %)SAP
1126 (6.824 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1126 (6.824 %)SC Cleared
1223 (6.037 %)Stakeholder Management
1322 (5.774 %)Retail
1421 (5.512 %)MS Project
1520 (5.249 %)Telecoms
1619 (4.987 %)Service Delivery
1717 (4.462 %)MS Office
1717 (4.462 %)Release Management
1816 (4.199 %)User Acceptance Testing
1816 (4.199 %)MS Excel
1816 (4.199 %)PRINCE
1915 (3.937 %)Health
2014 (3.675 %)Disaster Recovery
2112 (3.150 %)CRM
2112 (3.150 %)Project Planning

Implementation Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Implementation 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 Implementation Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (1.575 %)Middleware
23 (0.787 %).NET
23 (0.787 %)FIX Protocol
31 (0.262 %)WebServices
31 (0.262 %)SAP XI
31 (0.262 %)Ruby on Rails
31 (0.262 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (0.787 %)NetWeaver
21 (0.262 %)ColdFusion
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (5.512 %)MS Project
217 (4.462 %)MS Office
316 (4.199 %)MS Excel
47 (1.837 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.525 %)CA Clarity
52 (0.525 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.525 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.050 %)Oracle Financials
23 (0.787 %)SAP FI
23 (0.787 %)SAP MM
23 (0.787 %)Oracle ERP
23 (0.787 %)SAP FI/CO
23 (0.787 %)SAP CO
23 (0.787 %)Oracle BRM
32 (0.525 %)SAP HCM
32 (0.525 %)SAP PM
32 (0.525 %)SAP R/3
32 (0.525 %)Movex
41 (0.262 %)SAP CRM
41 (0.262 %)Oracle EBS
41 (0.262 %)Microsoft CRM
41 (0.262 %)SAP HR
41 (0.262 %)HFM
41 (0.262 %)SimCorp Dimension
41 (0.262 %)Academy Housing
41 (0.262 %)arcHouse
41 (0.262 %)SAP IS-U
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (2.887 %)3G
26 (1.575 %)LAN
26 (1.575 %)WAN
35 (1.312 %)SDH
43 (0.787 %)TCP/IP
52 (0.525 %)Intranet
52 (0.525 %)Firewall
61 (0.262 %)2G
61 (0.262 %)IPCC
61 (0.262 %)IP Telephony
61 (0.262 %)NGN
61 (0.262 %)Internet
61 (0.262 %)DSL
61 (0.262 %)RSVP
61 (0.262 %)VPN
61 (0.262 %)VoIP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (1.575 %)BusinessObjects
24 (1.050 %)Datawarehouse
33 (0.787 %)Oracle Reports
42 (0.525 %)SQL Server
42 (0.525 %)SAP BW
51 (0.262 %)EDRMS
51 (0.262 %)EDMS
51 (0.262 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.525 %)RequisitePro
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
163 (16.54 %)Finance
243 (11.29 %)Government
330 (7.874 %)Banking
422 (5.774 %)Retail
520 (5.249 %)Telecoms
615 (3.937 %)Health
78 (2.100 %)Investment Banking
87 (1.837 %)Education
96 (1.575 %)Police
96 (1.575 %)Insurance
96 (1.575 %)Local Government
96 (1.575 %)Retail Banking
105 (1.312 %)Billing
105 (1.312 %)Pensions
114 (1.050 %)Marketing
114 (1.050 %)Legal
114 (1.050 %)Manufacturing
114 (1.050 %)Criminal Justice
123 (0.787 %)Construction
132 (0.525 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (9.449 %)NHS
28 (2.100 %)NPfIT
37 (1.837 %)Statistics
46 (1.575 %)Derivative
55 (1.312 %)IVR
64 (1.050 %)Management Information System
64 (1.050 %)Client/Server
73 (0.787 %)Mainframe
73 (0.787 %)SCADA
82 (0.525 %)French Language
82 (0.525 %)Fat Client
82 (0.525 %)EPoS
82 (0.525 %)Thin Client
82 (0.525 %)Fixed Income
82 (0.525 %)Clustering
82 (0.525 %)E-Learning
82 (0.525 %)Equities
91 (0.262 %)PDA
91 (0.262 %)EMV
91 (0.262 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (1.312 %)Windows
23 (0.787 %)Solaris
23 (0.787 %)UNIX
32 (0.525 %)Linux
32 (0.525 %)Windows Mobile
32 (0.525 %)HPUX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1125 (32.81 %)Project Management
2108 (28.35 %)PRINCE2
354 (14.17 %)ITIL
354 (14.17 %)Migration
449 (12.86 %)Security Cleared
543 (11.29 %)Change Management
633 (8.661 %)Service Management
726 (6.824 %)SC Cleared
823 (6.037 %)Stakeholder Management
919 (4.987 %)Service Delivery
1017 (4.462 %)Release Management
1116 (4.199 %)User Acceptance Testing
1116 (4.199 %)PRINCE
1214 (3.675 %)Disaster Recovery
1312 (3.150 %)CRM
1312 (3.150 %)Data Migration
1312 (3.150 %)Project Planning
1411 (2.887 %)Operations Management
1411 (2.887 %)BCP
1411 (2.887 %)Business Continuity
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (2.625 %)SQL
23 (0.787 %)C
31 (0.262 %)C#
31 (0.262 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (6.824 %)PRINCE2 Certification
29 (2.362 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
38 (2.100 %)Degree
47 (1.837 %)ITIL Certification
52 (0.525 %)PMP
52 (0.525 %)PMI Certification
52 (0.525 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (2.887 %)BS15000
25 (1.312 %)SLA
32 (0.525 %)GAMP
32 (0.525 %)ISO9001
32 (0.525 %)QA
32 (0.525 %)Basel II
41 (0.262 %)JSP 440
41 (0.262 %)ISO/IEC 20000
41 (0.262 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.787 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.525 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (0.262 %)BMC PATROL
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (9.186 %)Microsoft
233 (8.661 %)Oracle
326 (6.824 %)SAP
48 (2.100 %)Siebel
48 (2.100 %)Hyperion
56 (1.575 %)Business Objects
56 (1.575 %)Ericsson
65 (1.312 %)Compuware
65 (1.312 %)Nortel
74 (1.050 %)Cisco
74 (1.050 %)Serena
83 (0.787 %)PeopleSoft
92 (0.525 %)Motorola
92 (0.525 %)HP
92 (0.525 %)Altiris
92 (0.525 %)McAfee Security
101 (0.262 %)Anite
101 (0.262 %)Brio
101 (0.262 %)SimCorp
101 (0.262 %)Northgate