The first table below looks at the demand for Information Management skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Information Management over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Management
Rank 282 348 394
Rank change year-on-year
+66 +46
Contract jobs citing Information Management 284 256 199
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.603% 0.432% 0.331%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.850% 0.637% 0.489%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 148 94
Average daily rate £450 £413 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.09% +17.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £225 £212
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £575
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £350 £331
% change year-on-year
+21.42% +5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 15
Average hourly rate £17.00 £13.35 £23.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+27.34% -41.95%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.60 £13.21 £16.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.96 £14.00 £37.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £13.35 £23.00
% change year-on-year
+19.85% -41.95%
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
33412 40209 40724
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 70.90% 67.83% 67.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 19968 23081 23144
Average daily rate £413 £401 £440
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.99% -8.97%
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 £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 990 1304 1455
Average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £28.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+24.00% -12.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.78 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%

Information Management
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Information Management Jobs Demand Trend

Information Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Information Management Daily Rate Trend

Information Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Information Management within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Information Management Daily Rate Histogram

Information Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Information Management Hourly Rate Trend

Information Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Information Management within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Information Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Information Management
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 Information Management within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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 +61 261 £450 +8.43%
London +32 135 £450 +0.84%
South East +20 46 £440 +10.00%
South West +48 34 £488 +33.56%
City of London +2 29 £395 -8.13%
North West +8 16 £240 +22.13%
Wiltshire +20 14 £500 +25.78%
Swindon +10 12 £500 +25.78%
East of England +9 12 £300 -11.76%
Surrey +21 11 £440 +4.76%
Buckinghamshire +12 10 £279 +11.50%
Cheshire +6 10 £278 +54.01%
West Midlands +15 9 £339 -15.37%
Gloucestershire +37 8 £348 -
Brentford - 8 £525 -
Berkshire +14 7 £288 -36.11%
Middlesex +11 7 £498 +24.21%
Essex +4 6 £425 -
Scotland -19 6 £395 +12.85%
Gloucester - 6 £348 -
Reading +14 5 £288 -36.11%
Yorkshire +2 5 £375 +20.96%
Hampshire -1 5 £510 +70.00%
Dorset +7 4 £210 -6.66%
West Yorkshire 0 4 £300 -
Aberdeen -1 4 £465 +32.85%
Staines - 4 - -
Hertfordshire - 4 £260 -
Bristol +12 3 - -
Leeds +3 3 £300 -

Information Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Information Management 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 Information Management.

1 153 (27.08%) Management Information System
2 143 (25.31%) Finance
3 105 (18.58%) Data Management
4 91 (16.11%) Business Intelligence
5 87 (15.40%) Project Management
6 76 (13.45%) SQL
7 75 (13.27%) Stakeholder Management
8 73 (12.92%) Oracle
9 71 (12.57%) Degree
10 69 (12.21%) Data Warehouse
11 67 (11.86%) Data Modelling
12 66 (11.68%) Microsoft
13 59 (10.44%) SharePoint
14 56 (9.912%) SQL Server
14 56 (9.912%) NHS
15 53 (9.381%) MS Excel
16 51 (9.027%) PRINCE2
17 50 (8.850%) Java
18 42 (7.434%) Document Management
19 39 (6.903%) Content Management
19 39 (6.903%) Business Analysis
20 38 (6.726%) Data Governance
20 38 (6.726%) Data Quality
21 37 (6.549%) Data Analysis
21 37 (6.549%) Migration
21 37 (6.549%) ITIL
22 36 (6.372%) E-Commerce
22 36 (6.372%) Change Management
23 35 (6.195%) .NET
23 35 (6.195%) Computer Science

Information Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Information Management 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 Information Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 35 (6.195%) .NET
2 33 (5.841%) Spring
3 25 (4.425%) Java EE
4 23 (4.071%) XML
5 20 (3.540%) Web Services
6 19 (3.363%) HTML
7 17 (3.009%) J2EE
8 14 (2.478%) CSS
9 12 (2.124%) Oracle Fusion
10 10 (1.770%) Ajax
10 10 (1.770%) REST
11 8 (1.416%) ASP.NET
11 8 (1.416%) RESTful
12 7 (1.239%) jQuery
12 7 (1.239%) Servlets
13 6 (1.062%) XSD
13 6 (1.062%) Middleware
13 6 (1.062%) ArcObjects
13 6 (1.062%) .NET Framework
13 6 (1.062%) Grails
Application Platforms
1 59 (10.44%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.248%) Tomcat
3 17 (3.009%) SharePoint 2010
4 15 (2.655%) SAS
5 11 (1.947%) IIS
6 10 (1.770%) LiveLink
7 7 (1.239%) CMS
7 7 (1.239%) ArcGIS
8 6 (1.062%) ArcSDE
9 5 (0.885%) RabbitMQ
9 5 (0.885%) Apache
9 5 (0.885%) Documentum
10 4 (0.708%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.708%) SharePoint Server
11 3 (0.531%) WordPress
11 3 (0.531%) WebSphere Portal
11 3 (0.531%) BizTalk Server
11 3 (0.531%) WebSphere Application Server
12 2 (0.354%) WebLogic
12 2 (0.354%) PowerExchange
Applications
1 53 (9.381%) MS Excel
2 28 (4.956%) MS Office
3 16 (2.832%) MS PowerPoint
4 13 (2.301%) MS Project
5 6 (1.062%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.531%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.531%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.354%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.177%) InDesign
8 1 (0.177%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.177%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (1.239%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.708%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 4 (0.708%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.708%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.531%) Oracle iProcurement
3 3 (0.531%) Cognos Business Intelligence
3 3 (0.531%) SAP R/3
4 2 (0.354%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.354%) SmartPlant
5 1 (0.177%) Unica Affinium
5 1 (0.177%) SAP IS-U
5 1 (0.177%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.177%) Maximo
5 1 (0.177%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.177%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.177%) Taleo
5 1 (0.177%) TrackWise
5 1 (0.177%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.177%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.177%) Tridion
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.832%) Intranet
2 10 (1.770%) Internet
3 6 (1.062%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.885%) LAN
5 4 (0.708%) VPN
5 4 (0.708%) VoIP
5 4 (0.708%) Wireless
6 3 (0.531%) Extranet
7 2 (0.354%) HTTP
7 2 (0.354%) Firewall
8 1 (0.177%) Symposium
8 1 (0.177%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.177%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.177%) WAN
8 1 (0.177%) SMS
8 1 (0.177%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (12.21%) Data Warehouse
2 56 (9.912%) SQL Server
3 32 (5.664%) MySQL
4 28 (4.956%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (4.602%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 15 (2.655%) Oracle Reports
7 9 (1.593%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 9 (1.593%) SAP Data Services
8 8 (1.416%) MS Access
8 8 (1.416%) GIS
8 8 (1.416%) Oracle BI EE
9 7 (1.239%) SQL Server 2008
9 7 (1.239%) BusinessObjects
9 7 (1.239%) Star Schema
9 7 (1.239%) Oracle Discoverer
10 6 (1.062%) Data Mining
10 6 (1.062%) Oracle 8/8i
10 6 (1.062%) Oracle 11g
11 5 (0.885%) Big Data
11 5 (0.885%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 29 (5.133%) Maven
1 29 (5.133%) Subversion
2 26 (4.602%) JUnit
3 25 (4.425%) Ant
4 8 (1.416%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.885%) Git (software)
6 4 (0.708%) ERwin
7 3 (0.531%) Mercurial
8 2 (0.354%) StarTeam
8 2 (0.354%) Rational Rhapsody
8 2 (0.354%) QADirector
8 2 (0.354%) Talend Open Studio
9 1 (0.177%) Expression Blend
9 1 (0.177%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.177%) Selenium
9 1 (0.177%) DbUnit
9 1 (0.177%) JBehave
9 1 (0.177%) Gerrit
9 1 (0.177%) NetBeans
9 1 (0.177%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 143 (25.31%) Finance
2 33 (5.841%) Banking
3 23 (4.071%) Publishing
4 18 (3.186%) Retail
5 17 (3.009%) Legal
6 15 (2.655%) Marketing
7 11 (1.947%) Investment Banking
8 9 (1.593%) General Ledger
9 6 (1.062%) Retail Banking
9 6 (1.062%) Local Government
9 6 (1.062%) Telecoms
9 6 (1.062%) Manufacturing
10 5 (0.885%) Back Office
10 5 (0.885%) Military
11 4 (0.708%) Electronics
12 3 (0.531%) Advertising
12 3 (0.531%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.531%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.354%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (0.354%) Music
Job Titles
1 124 (21.95%) Analyst
2 82 (14.51%) Architect
3 72 (12.74%) Developer
4 66 (11.68%) Business Analyst
5 56 (9.912%) Project Manager
6 49 (8.673%) Consultant
7 34 (6.018%) Solutions Architect
8 18 (3.186%) Programme Manager
8 18 (3.186%) Senior Analyst
9 17 (3.009%) Information Manager
9 17 (3.009%) Administrator
10 16 (2.832%) Information Architect
11 15 (2.655%) Information Analyst
12 14 (2.478%) Data Analyst
13 13 (2.301%) SharePoint Administrator
13 13 (2.301%) Data Architect
14 12 (2.124%) Data Consultant
14 12 (2.124%) Technical Leader
14 12 (2.124%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 12 (2.124%) Oracle Architect
Miscellaneous
1 153 (27.08%) Management Information System
2 56 (9.912%) NHS
3 35 (6.195%) Computer Science
4 27 (4.779%) Data Integration
5 14 (2.478%) Informatics
6 11 (1.947%) Freedom of Information
7 10 (1.770%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.593%) Freedom of Information Act
9 6 (1.062%) Data Extraction
10 5 (0.885%) Reference Data
10 5 (0.885%) Digital Media
10 5 (0.885%) Statistics
10 5 (0.885%) Blackberry
10 5 (0.885%) Mainframe
11 4 (0.708%) PMI
11 4 (0.708%) Handset
11 4 (0.708%) Visualisation
11 4 (0.708%) SaaS
11 4 (0.708%) Social Media
11 4 (0.708%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.018%) Windows
2 19 (3.363%) Linux
3 16 (2.832%) Windows 7
4 12 (2.124%) Windows Server 2008
5 9 (1.593%) Windows Server 2003
6 7 (1.239%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (1.062%) Windows XP
7 6 (1.062%) UNIX
8 4 (0.708%) Windows Vista
8 4 (0.708%) Android
9 2 (0.354%) Windows 2000
10 1 (0.177%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (18.58%) Data Management
2 91 (16.11%) Business Intelligence
3 87 (15.40%) Project Management
4 75 (13.27%) Stakeholder Management
5 67 (11.86%) Data Modelling
6 51 (9.027%) PRINCE2
7 42 (7.434%) Document Management
8 39 (6.903%) Content Management
8 39 (6.903%) Business Analysis
9 38 (6.726%) Data Governance
10 37 (6.549%) Data Analysis
10 37 (6.549%) Migration
10 37 (6.549%) ITIL
11 36 (6.372%) E-Commerce
11 36 (6.372%) Change Management
12 34 (6.018%) Performance Management
13 32 (5.664%) ETL
14 30 (5.310%) UML
14 30 (5.310%) Analytics
15 29 (5.133%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 76 (13.45%) SQL
2 50 (8.850%) Java
3 20 (3.540%) C#
4 18 (3.186%) JavaScript
5 10 (1.770%) Python
6 8 (1.416%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.239%) C
8 6 (1.062%) Groovy
9 5 (0.885%) Ruby
9 5 (0.885%) Perl
10 4 (0.708%) Lisp
11 3 (0.531%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.531%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.531%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.531%) VBA
12 2 (0.354%) C++
13 1 (0.177%) R
13 1 (0.177%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.177%) COBOL
13 1 (0.177%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 71 (12.57%) Degree
2 34 (6.018%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.186%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.301%) PMI Certification
5 12 (2.124%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 9 (1.593%) PMP
7 8 (1.416%) ISEB
7 8 (1.416%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.416%) MCSE
8 7 (1.239%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 4 (0.708%) PhD
9 4 (0.708%) MBA
10 3 (0.531%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.531%) MCDST
11 2 (0.354%) CISSP
11 2 (0.354%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.354%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.177%) BC Cleared
12 1 (0.177%) CBAP
12 1 (0.177%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (6.726%) Data Quality
2 16 (2.832%) QA
3 9 (1.593%) SLA
4 7 (1.239%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.531%) HL7
6 2 (0.354%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.354%) TickIT
6 2 (0.354%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.354%) WCAG
6 2 (0.354%) Solvency II
7 1 (0.177%) Basel III
7 1 (0.177%) Basel II
7 1 (0.177%) GxP
System Software
1 13 (2.301%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.708%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.354%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 1 (0.177%) XenApp
4 1 (0.177%) XenDesktop
4 1 (0.177%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 3 (0.531%) Unicenter
2 2 (0.354%) Tivoli
3 1 (0.177%) SCCM
3 1 (0.177%) SCOM
3 1 (0.177%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.177%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 73 (12.92%) Oracle
2 66 (11.68%) Microsoft
3 30 (5.310%) SAP
4 28 (4.956%) hybris
5 19 (3.363%) Business Objects
6 16 (2.832%) Informatica
6 16 (2.832%) Teradata
7 13 (2.301%) Cognos
8 9 (1.593%) Citrix
9 7 (1.239%) ESRI
9 7 (1.239%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.062%) Cisco
10 6 (1.062%) HP
11 5 (0.885%) Symantec
11 5 (0.885%) Remedy
11 5 (0.885%) IBM
12 4 (0.708%) Avaya
12 4 (0.708%) BMC
12 4 (0.708%) VMware
12 4 (0.708%) Open Text
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