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This section looks at the demand for Performance Management skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Management over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Management
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank253317
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching contract IT job ads425436
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.566 %0.441 %
As % of the category below1.051 %0.886 %
Daily rates quoted101127
Average minimum daily rate£378£393
Average daily rate£405£417
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£442
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£386
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted3533
Average minimum hourly rate£22.49£23.09
Average hourly rate£23.99£24.57
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.50£26.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.28£24.08
% change on same period last year+13.29 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads4043049188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled53.89 %49.76 %
Daily rates quoted1470316173
Average minimum daily rate£388£393
Average daily rate£415£418
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted23872984
Average minimum hourly rate£27.12£28.72
Average hourly rate£28.90£30.53
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.67£32.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %

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.

Performance Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Performance Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Performance Management Demand Trend

Performance Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Performance Management Daily Rate Trend

Performance Management
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Performance Management Daily Rate Histogram

Performance Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Performance Management Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Performance Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Performance Management
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Management 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+66399£405-3.15 %
LondonUp+50161£431-6.41 %
South EastUp+55102£403-1.95 %
BerkshireUp+3641£438+30.77 %
East of EnglandUp+2629£374-6.21 %
West MidlandsUp+1527£372-5.78 %
South WestUp+2522£415+38.33 %
North WestDown-1822£415-7.36 %
City of LondonDown-1722£355-14.76 %
HampshireUp+2815£363-24.67 %
HertfordshireUp+1715£457+3.39 %
ScotlandUp+2315£425+8.05 %
BirminghamUp+2413£375-6.25 %
East MidlandsUp+1312--
YorkshireUp+1512£253-8.18 %
MiddlesexUp+211--
SurreyDown-1010--
BuckinghamshireUp+139£350-
GlasgowUp+139--
Milton KeynesDown-29£350-
MidlandsUp+79£438+28.04 %
BasingstokeNew entry-8--
ManchesterDown-137£475+72.10 %
TelfordNew entry-7£508-
ShropshireNew entry-7£508-
SuffolkNew entry-6£298-
West YorkshireUp+16£253-27.85 %
NewburyUp+186--
Sunbury-on-ThamesDown-76--
SheffieldNew entry-5--

Performance Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Performance 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 Performance Management.

1177 (20.09 %)Finance
2122 (13.85 %)UNIX
3112 (12.71 %)Government
4106 (12.03 %)Project Management
5104 (11.80 %)Oracle
695 (10.78 %)NHS
766 (7.491 %)SAP
766 (7.491 %)PRINCE2
863 (7.151 %)Health
962 (7.037 %)Telecoms
1056 (6.356 %)ITIL
1056 (6.356 %)SQL
1150 (5.675 %)Change Management
1246 (5.221 %)Business Intelligence
1345 (5.108 %)BusinessObjects
1345 (5.108 %)Business Objects
1444 (4.994 %)Management Information System
1543 (4.881 %)Local Government
1543 (4.881 %)Service Delivery
1641 (4.654 %)SLA
1740 (4.540 %)SAN
1838 (4.313 %)TCP/IP
1936 (4.086 %)HP
2035 (3.973 %)MS Excel
2134 (3.859 %)Solaris
2134 (3.859 %)SQL Server
2233 (3.746 %)Microsoft
2233 (3.746 %)Security Cleared
2332 (3.632 %)Stakeholder Management
2431 (3.519 %)ERP

Performance Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Performance 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 Performance Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (3.292 %).NET
224 (2.724 %)STL
313 (1.476 %)ASP.NET
410 (1.135 %)ASP
58 (0.908 %)XML
65 (0.568 %)HTML
74 (0.454 %)J2EE
74 (0.454 %)SAP Basis
74 (0.454 %)WebSphere
82 (0.227 %)EDI
91 (0.114 %)Middleware
91 (0.114 %).NET Framework
91 (0.114 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (0.114 %)XSL
91 (0.114 %)XSLT
91 (0.114 %)XHTML
91 (0.114 %)JSP
91 (0.114 %)Struts
91 (0.114 %)WebServices
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (1.249 %)Documentum
29 (1.022 %)SharePoint
37 (0.795 %)IIS
46 (0.681 %)WebLogic
54 (0.454 %)Lotus Notes
54 (0.454 %)Lotus Domino
63 (0.341 %)Apache
63 (0.341 %)MS Exchange
63 (0.341 %)BizTalk Server
63 (0.341 %)eRoom
72 (0.227 %)CMS
81 (0.114 %)Oracle Workflow
81 (0.114 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.114 %)SharePoint Portal Server
81 (0.114 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (3.973 %)MS Excel
227 (3.065 %)MS PowerPoint
325 (2.838 %)MS Office
413 (1.476 %)MS Project
413 (1.476 %)MS Visio
512 (1.362 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.114 %)InfoPath
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (2.157 %)HFM
215 (1.703 %)Hyperion Enterprise
310 (1.135 %)SAP HR
310 (1.135 %)Oracle EBS
49 (1.022 %)Oracle HRMS
57 (0.795 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
66 (0.681 %)SAP HCM
74 (0.454 %)Oracle 11i
83 (0.341 %)Oracle Payroll
92 (0.227 %)Summit
92 (0.227 %)SAP HR-PA
92 (0.227 %)SAP Oil and Gas
92 (0.227 %)FRONT ARENA
101 (0.114 %)SoftGrid
101 (0.114 %)Oracle Applications
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (4.540 %)SAN
238 (4.313 %)TCP/IP
330 (3.405 %)LAN
428 (3.178 %)WAN
520 (2.270 %)GGSN
520 (2.270 %)SGSN
619 (2.157 %)GPRS
718 (2.043 %)3GPP
817 (1.930 %)3G
915 (1.703 %)2.5G
1010 (1.135 %)Internet
118 (0.908 %)Intranet
127 (0.795 %)Wireshark
135 (0.568 %)iSCSI
135 (0.568 %)Firewall
144 (0.454 %)MPLS
144 (0.454 %)DNS
144 (0.454 %)VoIP
153 (0.341 %)DHCP
153 (0.341 %)SDH
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
145 (5.108 %)BusinessObjects
234 (3.859 %)SQL Server
326 (2.951 %)OLTP
417 (1.930 %)BusinessObjects XI
516 (1.816 %)SQL Server 2005
516 (1.816 %)Datawarehouse
612 (1.362 %)Oracle Reports
612 (1.362 %)MS Access
711 (1.249 %)OLAP
810 (1.135 %)SAP BI
99 (1.022 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
108 (0.908 %)SQL Server Integration Services
108 (0.908 %)SAP BW
108 (0.908 %)Crystal Reports
117 (0.795 %)Oracle 10g
117 (0.795 %)SQL Server 2000
126 (0.681 %)Hyperion Essbase
126 (0.681 %)Oracle Discoverer
135 (0.568 %)SQL Server 7
144 (0.454 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (0.795 %)Oracle APEX
25 (0.568 %)Synon
33 (0.341 %)LoadRunner
42 (0.227 %)WinRunner
42 (0.227 %)TestDirector
51 (0.114 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.114 %)RequisitePro
51 (0.114 %)JUnit
51 (0.114 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.114 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.114 %)ClearCase
51 (0.114 %)Rational Rose
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1177 (20.09 %)Finance
2112 (12.71 %)Government
363 (7.151 %)Health
462 (7.037 %)Telecoms
543 (4.881 %)Local Government
616 (1.816 %)Banking
715 (1.703 %)Law
812 (1.362 %)Legal
812 (1.362 %)Education
812 (1.362 %)Front Office
911 (1.249 %)Advertising
108 (0.908 %)Marketing
117 (0.795 %)Retail
117 (0.795 %)Insurance
126 (0.681 %)Pensions
126 (0.681 %)Construction
134 (0.454 %)Pharmaceutical
134 (0.454 %)Criminal Justice
134 (0.454 %)Retail Banking
142 (0.227 %)FMCG
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1165 (18.73 %)Analyst
2150 (17.03 %)Consultant
370 (7.946 %)Project Manager
463 (7.151 %)Developer
546 (5.221 %)Administrator
637 (4.200 %)Performance Manager
736 (4.086 %)Business Analyst
832 (3.632 %)Information Analyst
930 (3.405 %)Management Consultant
1027 (3.065 %)Service Manager
1126 (2.951 %)Systems Administrator
1225 (2.838 %)Senior Manager
1225 (2.838 %)Data Analyst
1225 (2.838 %)UNIX Administrator
1324 (2.724 %)C++ Developer
1324 (2.724 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
1324 (2.724 %)Business Consultant
1423 (2.611 %)Performance Analyst
1521 (2.384 %)Team Leader
1620 (2.270 %)Hyperion Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
195 (10.78 %)NHS
244 (4.994 %)Management Information System
313 (1.476 %)Statistics
48 (0.908 %)PMI
55 (0.568 %)Clustering
55 (0.568 %)Replication
64 (0.454 %)Fixed Income
64 (0.454 %)E-Learning
72 (0.227 %)e-Health
72 (0.227 %)RMADS
72 (0.227 %)Data Integration
72 (0.227 %)AS400
72 (0.227 %)Informatics
81 (0.114 %)Mathematics
81 (0.114 %)Computer Science
81 (0.114 %)French Language
81 (0.114 %)Statistical Arbitrage
81 (0.114 %)Fat Client
81 (0.114 %)IBM Mainframe
81 (0.114 %)APACS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1122 (13.85 %)UNIX
234 (3.859 %)Solaris
330 (3.405 %)Windows
330 (3.405 %)HPUX
412 (1.362 %)Linux
55 (0.568 %)AIX
64 (0.454 %)Windows NT
73 (0.341 %)Windows XP
82 (0.227 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (0.227 %)Windows 2000
91 (0.114 %)SUSE
91 (0.114 %)NetWare
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1106 (12.03 %)Project Management
266 (7.491 %)PRINCE2
356 (6.356 %)ITIL
450 (5.675 %)Change Management
546 (5.221 %)Business Intelligence
643 (4.881 %)Service Delivery
733 (3.746 %)Security Cleared
832 (3.632 %)Stakeholder Management
931 (3.519 %)ERP
1026 (2.951 %)Risk Management
1121 (2.384 %)Security Management
1121 (2.384 %)Service Management
1121 (2.384 %)Programme Management
1220 (2.270 %)Data Management
1317 (1.930 %)Business Performance Management
1317 (1.930 %)User Acceptance Testing
1416 (1.816 %)Data Analysis
1514 (1.589 %)Business Analysis
1514 (1.589 %)Quality Management
1613 (1.476 %)Information Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (6.356 %)SQL
226 (2.951 %)C++
226 (2.951 %)Shell Script
312 (1.362 %)VBA
312 (1.362 %)C
312 (1.362 %)Perl
410 (1.135 %)C#
410 (1.135 %)VB
59 (1.022 %)ABAP
68 (0.908 %)AWK
68 (0.908 %)Java
75 (0.568 %)PL/SQL
84 (0.454 %)JavaScript
92 (0.227 %)Transact-SQL
92 (0.227 %)VB6
92 (0.227 %)Korn
92 (0.227 %)VB.NET
92 (0.227 %)Progress 4GL
101 (0.114 %)Python
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (2.724 %)Degree
216 (1.816 %)PRINCE2 Certification
313 (1.476 %)ISEB
410 (1.135 %)CIPD
59 (1.022 %)PMP
59 (1.022 %)PMI Certification
68 (0.908 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
73 (0.341 %)CCAB
73 (0.341 %)MBA
73 (0.341 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (0.341 %)Citrix Certification
82 (0.227 %)MCSE
82 (0.227 %)CAPM
82 (0.227 %)CITP
82 (0.227 %)CIMA
91 (0.114 %)MOS
91 (0.114 %)MCTS
91 (0.114 %)MCDBA
91 (0.114 %)CCNP
91 (0.114 %)CCNA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
141 (4.654 %)SLA
216 (1.816 %)QA
34 (0.454 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.114 %)BS15000
41 (0.114 %)ISO9000
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (1.703 %)NetBackup
29 (1.022 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (0.681 %)Active Directory
43 (0.341 %)Oracle RAC
52 (0.227 %)Oracle RMAN
52 (0.227 %)AquaLogic
52 (0.227 %)NFS
61 (0.114 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.114 %)Terminal Server
61 (0.114 %)ISA Server
61 (0.114 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (2.724 %)HP Data Protector
223 (2.611 %)OpenView
312 (1.362 %)Tivoli
47 (0.795 %)CONTROL-M
55 (0.568 %)Netcool
64 (0.454 %)AutoSys
64 (0.454 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
64 (0.454 %)BMC Performance Manager
73 (0.341 %)Unicenter
82 (0.227 %)CiscoWorks
82 (0.227 %)BMC PATROL
82 (0.227 %)NNM
82 (0.227 %)Netcool/Proviso
91 (0.114 %)Norton AntiVirus
91 (0.114 %)EMC TimeFinder
91 (0.114 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1104 (11.80 %)Oracle
266 (7.491 %)SAP
345 (5.108 %)Business Objects
436 (4.086 %)HP
533 (3.746 %)Microsoft
630 (3.405 %)Hyperion
718 (2.043 %)Sun
814 (1.589 %)EMC
814 (1.589 %)VMware
912 (1.362 %)Cognos
912 (1.362 %)VERITAS
1010 (1.135 %)IBM
119 (1.022 %)Ericsson
119 (1.022 %)Symantec
119 (1.022 %)Progress
128 (0.908 %)Cisco
137 (0.795 %)BMC
146 (0.681 %)Remedy
155 (0.568 %)NetApp
164 (0.454 %)Nokia
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