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This section looks at the demand for the Technical 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 job ads that have cited Technical Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Manager
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank248279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads463482
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.611 %0.511 %
As % of the category below0.675 %0.558 %
Daily rates quoted175173
Average minimum daily rate£411£420
Average daily rate£435£442
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£459£464
UK excluding London average daily rate£436£418
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£35.67
Average hourly rate£33.00£39.83
% change on same period last year-17.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.67£44.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.00£41.63
% change on same period last year-20.72 %
Job Titles UKJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6855486361
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.40 %91.61 %
Daily rates quoted2195424993
Average minimum daily rate£378£392
Average daily rate£405£417
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted58706957
Average minimum hourly rate£21.98£24.55
Average hourly rate£23.60£26.06
% change on same period last year-9.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.22£27.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %

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.

Technical Manager
Demand Trend

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

Technical Manager Demand Trend

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Technical Manager Daily Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Technical Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Technical Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Technical Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Technical Manager
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Technical Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 4 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+50449£436-1.90 %
LondonUp+32185£433-7.01 %
South EastDown-972£428+5.39 %
East of EnglandUp+1952£478-
North WestUp+1642£415-11.62 %
YorkshireUp+2731£440+10.83 %
City of LondonDown-1528£555+22.20 %
BerkshireUp+327£426+5.31 %
CheshireDown-524£416-17.61 %
EssexUp+1224£504+12.16 %
West MidlandsUp+1419£366-
HertfordshireNo change017£457-14.89 %
West YorkshireUp+916£464+12.25 %
South WestUp+1415£465+6.79 %
HampshireUp+2413£419+7.32 %
BuckinghamshireUp+711£457+10.31 %
KentUp+2110£389-
LeedsDown-510£513-
Milton KeynesDown-110£437+5.54 %
MidlandsUp+210£500+42.85 %
ReadingUp+29£387-
ManchesterDown-199£408+25.38 %
WiltshireUp+68£483+0.69 %
East MidlandsUp+48£360+30.90 %
WalesDown-27£388-
KnutsfordDown-197£446-11.59 %
ChesterNew entry-6£288-
SurreyDown-16£425+7.59 %
SwindonDown-16£475-
North YorkshireNew entry-6£399-

Technical Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Manager in their job title.

1305 (32.97 %)Project Management
2257 (27.78 %)PRINCE2
3170 (18.38 %)Finance
4142 (15.35 %)Windows
5101 (10.92 %)Oracle
687 (9.405 %)Microsoft
786 (9.297 %)Migration
885 (9.189 %)Java
983 (8.973 %)PRINCE2 Certification
983 (8.973 %)Banking
1081 (8.757 %)Unix
1180 (8.649 %)SQL
1270 (7.568 %)Government
1361 (6.595 %).NET
1460 (6.486 %)ITIL
1556 (6.054 %)WAN
1650 (5.405 %)MS Project
1749 (5.297 %)Active Directory
1848 (5.189 %)Cisco
1848 (5.189 %)SAP
1848 (5.189 %)LAN
1848 (5.189 %)Telecoms
1943 (4.649 %)Internet
2041 (4.432 %)PRINCE
2041 (4.432 %)Security Cleared
2140 (4.324 %)SQL Server
2238 (4.108 %)Degree
2238 (4.108 %)Change Management
2337 (4.000 %)Linux
2337 (4.000 %)SAN

Technical Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
161 (6.595 %).NET
226 (2.811 %)XML
323 (2.486 %)HTML
420 (2.162 %)J2EE
519 (2.054 %)CSS
618 (1.946 %)XSLT
716 (1.730 %)ASP.NET
814 (1.514 %)WebSphere
912 (1.297 %)ASP
1011 (1.189 %)Middleware
1110 (1.081 %)WebServices
129 (0.973 %)SAP Basis
134 (0.432 %)JMS
134 (0.432 %).NET Framework
134 (0.432 %)Application Packaging
134 (0.432 %)AJAX
134 (0.432 %)XHTML
134 (0.432 %)SAP XI
143 (0.324 %)SAP ALE
152 (0.216 %)Software Packaging
Application Platforms
129 (3.135 %)MS Exchange
219 (2.054 %)Exchange Server 2003
317 (1.838 %)SharePoint
317 (1.838 %)IIS
416 (1.730 %)CMS
513 (1.405 %)Apache
612 (1.297 %)NetWeaver
612 (1.297 %)Exchange Server 2000
612 (1.297 %)Exchange Server 2007
710 (1.081 %)MQSeries
89 (0.973 %)WebLogic
98 (0.865 %)Tomcat
106 (0.649 %)Lotus Notes
106 (0.649 %)ColdFusion
115 (0.541 %)WebSphere Application Server
123 (0.324 %)Exchange Server 5.5
123 (0.324 %)SharePoint Server 2007
123 (0.324 %)Morello
132 (0.216 %)Oracle 10gAS
132 (0.216 %)JBoss
Applications
150 (5.405 %)MS Project
222 (2.378 %)MS Office
222 (2.378 %)MS Excel
222 (2.378 %)MS Visio
312 (1.297 %)Photoshop
47 (0.757 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (0.432 %)MATLAB
62 (0.216 %)Fireworks
71 (0.108 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
17 (0.757 %)SAP ERP
26 (0.649 %)JDE OneWorld
33 (0.324 %)Microsoft CRM
33 (0.324 %)Navision
33 (0.324 %)SAP HR
42 (0.216 %)Singl.eView
42 (0.216 %)SAP FI
42 (0.216 %)SAP Payroll
42 (0.216 %)SAP FI/CO
42 (0.216 %)SAP CO
42 (0.216 %)RMDS
51 (0.108 %)Dynamics NAV
51 (0.108 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
51 (0.108 %)Infinys
51 (0.108 %)SoftGrid
51 (0.108 %)SAP IS-U
51 (0.108 %)TIBCO iProcess
51 (0.108 %)Oracle BRM
51 (0.108 %)SAP MM
51 (0.108 %)Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
156 (6.054 %)WAN
248 (5.189 %)LAN
343 (4.649 %)Internet
437 (4.000 %)SAN
535 (3.784 %)Firewall
617 (1.838 %)DNS
714 (1.514 %)MPLS
812 (1.297 %)Intranet
910 (1.081 %)Wireless
910 (1.081 %)VoIP
109 (0.973 %)TCP/IP
109 (0.973 %)VPN
115 (0.541 %)DHCP
115 (0.541 %)ISDN
115 (0.541 %)GPRS
115 (0.541 %)Network Security
124 (0.432 %)TETRA
124 (0.432 %)GSM
124 (0.432 %)UMTS
124 (0.432 %)SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
140 (4.324 %)SQL Server
217 (1.838 %)MySQL
316 (1.730 %)Datawarehouse
414 (1.514 %)SQL Server 2005
512 (1.297 %)Oracle Reports
512 (1.297 %)Oracle 8/8i
611 (1.189 %)DB2
710 (1.081 %)BusinessObjects
710 (1.081 %)SQL Server 2000
86 (0.649 %)GIS
86 (0.649 %)Oracle 10g
95 (0.541 %)ETL
104 (0.432 %)TOAD
104 (0.432 %)RDBMS
104 (0.432 %)Crystal Reports
113 (0.324 %)OLAP
113 (0.324 %)Oracle OLAP
113 (0.324 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
122 (0.216 %)SQL Server 7
122 (0.216 %)SQLPlus
Development Applications
122 (2.378 %)Flash
29 (0.973 %)ClearCase
38 (0.865 %)ClearQuest
46 (0.649 %)Ant
55 (0.541 %)JIRA
64 (0.432 %)MSI
64 (0.432 %)Subversion
64 (0.432 %)Eclipse
73 (0.324 %)VSS/SourceSafe
82 (0.216 %)Dreamweaver
91 (0.108 %)TestDirector
91 (0.108 %)LoadRunner
91 (0.108 %)Oracle Forms
91 (0.108 %)Visual Studio
General
1170 (18.38 %)Finance
283 (8.973 %)Banking
370 (7.568 %)Government
448 (5.189 %)Telecoms
532 (3.459 %)Insurance
631 (3.351 %)Investment Banking
720 (2.162 %)Health
720 (2.162 %)Education
817 (1.838 %)Pensions
916 (1.730 %)Marketing
1015 (1.622 %)Retail
1112 (1.297 %)Local Government
1112 (1.297 %)Financial Institution
1211 (1.189 %)Legal
1310 (1.081 %)Front Office
148 (0.865 %)Back Office
156 (0.649 %)Manufacturing
165 (0.541 %)Publishing
165 (0.541 %)Pharmaceutical
165 (0.541 %)Construction
Miscellaneous
135 (3.784 %)NHS
220 (2.162 %)Management Information System
317 (1.838 %)Mainframe
415 (1.622 %)Client/Server
514 (1.514 %)PMI
610 (1.081 %)Equities
79 (0.973 %)CESG
79 (0.973 %)Derivative
79 (0.973 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
88 (0.865 %)Asset Management
97 (0.757 %)Thin Client
97 (0.757 %)Fat Client
106 (0.649 %)IBM Mainframe
106 (0.649 %)Smartcard
115 (0.541 %)Clustering
115 (0.541 %)IPTV
115 (0.541 %)French Language
115 (0.541 %)Social Network
124 (0.432 %)PKI
124 (0.432 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
1142 (15.35 %)Windows
281 (8.757 %)Unix
337 (4.000 %)Linux
421 (2.270 %)Solaris
520 (2.162 %)Windows Server 2003
618 (1.946 %)Windows 2000
713 (1.405 %)AIX
812 (1.297 %)Windows XP
911 (1.189 %)Windows NT
911 (1.189 %)zOS
105 (0.541 %)HPUX
114 (0.432 %)Windows Vista
122 (0.216 %)Mac OS X
122 (0.216 %)Ubuntu
122 (0.216 %)Windows Mobile
131 (0.108 %)Embedded Linux
131 (0.108 %)MVS
131 (0.108 %)Symbian OS
131 (0.108 %)OS/400
Processes & Methodologies
1305 (32.97 %)Project Management
2257 (27.78 %)PRINCE2
386 (9.297 %)Migration
460 (6.486 %)ITIL
541 (4.432 %)PRINCE
541 (4.432 %)Security Cleared
638 (4.108 %)Change Management
734 (3.676 %)E-Commerce
734 (3.676 %)Project Planning
833 (3.568 %)Supplier Management
926 (2.811 %)User Acceptance Testing
1025 (2.703 %)Stakeholder Management
1025 (2.703 %)Content Management
1123 (2.486 %)ERP
1221 (2.270 %)Technical Architecture
1320 (2.162 %)Service Delivery
1419 (2.054 %)Risk Management
1419 (2.054 %)Software Engineering
1419 (2.054 %)Matrix Management
1518 (1.946 %)Data Migration
Programming Languages
185 (9.189 %)Java
280 (8.649 %)SQL
324 (2.595 %)C#
419 (2.054 %)C++
518 (1.946 %)PHP
617 (1.838 %)JavaScript
713 (1.405 %)PL/SQL
812 (1.297 %)C
97 (0.757 %)VB.NET
106 (0.649 %)Python
114 (0.432 %)Fortran
114 (0.432 %)XQuery
114 (0.432 %)XPath
114 (0.432 %)ActionScript
114 (0.432 %)Perl
123 (0.324 %)ABAP
123 (0.324 %)VB
132 (0.216 %)VBA
132 (0.216 %)JCL
132 (0.216 %)AWK
Qualifications
183 (8.973 %)PRINCE2 Certification
238 (4.108 %)Degree
325 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
424 (2.595 %)MCSE
521 (2.270 %)Cisco Certification
618 (1.946 %)CCNP
717 (1.838 %)ITIL Certification
717 (1.838 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
811 (1.189 %)PMI Certification
98 (0.865 %)CCNA
106 (0.649 %)PMP
114 (0.432 %)CCIE
114 (0.432 %)CCSA
122 (0.216 %)ISEB
122 (0.216 %)CISSP
131 (0.108 %)CCDP
131 (0.108 %)MCP
131 (0.108 %)MCSA
131 (0.108 %)PhD
131 (0.108 %)MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
125 (2.703 %)QA
212 (1.297 %)SLA
31 (0.108 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.108 %)Basel II
System Software
149 (5.297 %)Active Directory
215 (1.622 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (0.541 %)VMware ESX
43 (0.324 %)NetBackup
52 (0.216 %)MetaFrame
52 (0.216 %)ISA Server
61 (0.108 %)Terminal Services
61 (0.108 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
18 (0.865 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
26 (0.649 %)Tivoli
35 (0.541 %)WSUS
44 (0.432 %)Legato
44 (0.432 %)EMC NetWorker
44 (0.432 %)SCCM
53 (0.324 %)AllFusion Endevor
53 (0.324 %)AutoSys
62 (0.216 %)CONTROL-M
62 (0.216 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
62 (0.216 %)Netcool
62 (0.216 %)MIIS
62 (0.216 %)SCOM
71 (0.108 %)HP Data Protector
71 (0.108 %)AssetCenter
71 (0.108 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
71 (0.108 %)ZENworks
71 (0.108 %)Tivoli Monitoring
Vendors
1101 (10.92 %)Oracle
287 (9.405 %)Microsoft
348 (5.189 %)Cisco
348 (5.189 %)SAP
428 (3.027 %)VMware
525 (2.703 %)HP
624 (2.595 %)Citrix
715 (1.622 %)Sun
715 (1.622 %)IBM
812 (1.297 %)Novell
910 (1.081 %)Business Objects
108 (0.865 %)Intel
108 (0.865 %)JD Edwards
117 (0.757 %)CheckPoint
117 (0.757 %)Informatica
126 (0.649 %)Lotus
126 (0.649 %)TIBCO
126 (0.649 %)BT
135 (0.541 %)EMC
135 (0.541 %)Sybase
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