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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Services 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 Technical Services Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Service Manager
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank574638
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching contract IT job ads1117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.016 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted54
Average minimum daily rate£470£463
Average daily rate£505£491
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£540£519
UK excluding London average daily rate£505£500
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6752690610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.01 %91.67 %
Daily rates quoted2212126824
Average minimum daily rate£378£390
Average daily rate£404£415
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56807267
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£24.52
Average hourly rate£23.72£26.04
% change on same period last year-8.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.36£27.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %

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 Services Manager
Demand Trend

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

Technical Services Manager Demand Trend

Technical Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Technical Services Manager Daily Rate Trend

Technical Services Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Technical Services Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Services Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Technical Services Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Services Manager
Top 15 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Services Manager 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+6811£505+2.92 %
YorkshireUp+154£500-
West YorkshireUp+22£500-
LondonUp+552--
CheshireNew entry-2£700-
North WestNew entry-2£700-
West MidlandsNew entry-2£475-
LeedsDown-71--
South WestUp+251£375-25.00 %
HammersmithNew entry-1--
South YorkshireNew entry-1--
SheffieldNew entry-1--
SwindonNew entry-1£375-
WiltshireUp+101£375-25.00 %
City of LondonNew entry-1--

Technical Services Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Technical Services 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 Services Manager in their job title.

19 (39.13 %)Windows
28 (34.78 %)Active Directory
36 (26.09 %)Cisco
36 (26.09 %)LAN
36 (26.09 %)WAN
36 (26.09 %)UNIX
36 (26.09 %)Windows 2000
36 (26.09 %)Project Management
45 (21.74 %)MS Excel
45 (21.74 %)HP
45 (21.74 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (17.39 %)Intel
54 (17.39 %)Microsoft
54 (17.39 %)MS Exchange
54 (17.39 %)ITIL
54 (17.39 %)Service Delivery
54 (17.39 %)SLA
54 (17.39 %)Information Security
54 (17.39 %)Management Information System
63 (13.04 %)Information Security Management
63 (13.04 %)Security Management
63 (13.04 %)Government
63 (13.04 %)Health
63 (13.04 %)VMware
63 (13.04 %)Change Management
63 (13.04 %)Oracle
63 (13.04 %)VMware Infrastructure
63 (13.04 %)QA
63 (13.04 %)ISMS

Technical Services Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Technical Services 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 Services Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.696 %).NET
21 (4.348 %)ASP.NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (21.74 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2000
24 (17.39 %)MS Exchange
31 (4.348 %)Exchange Server 5.5
31 (4.348 %)Lotus Domino
31 (4.348 %)SharePoint
31 (4.348 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (21.74 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.348 %)Oracle EBS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (26.09 %)LAN
16 (26.09 %)WAN
22 (8.696 %)SAN
22 (8.696 %)Internet
31 (4.348 %)ADSL
31 (4.348 %)ISDN
31 (4.348 %)DHCP
31 (4.348 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.696 %)SQL Server
21 (4.348 %)Oracle Reports
21 (4.348 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.04 %)Government
13 (13.04 %)Health
21 (4.348 %)Retail
21 (4.348 %)Local Government
21 (4.348 %)Marketing
21 (4.348 %)Telecoms
21 (4.348 %)Construction
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (17.39 %)Management Information System
21 (4.348 %)IPTV
21 (4.348 %)Blackberry
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (39.13 %)Windows
26 (26.09 %)UNIX
26 (26.09 %)Windows 2000
32 (8.696 %)Linux
41 (4.348 %)Solaris
41 (4.348 %)Windows NT
41 (4.348 %)Windows XP
41 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (26.09 %)Project Management
24 (17.39 %)Service Delivery
24 (17.39 %)ITIL
24 (17.39 %)Information Security
33 (13.04 %)ISMS
33 (13.04 %)Information Security Management
33 (13.04 %)Security Management
33 (13.04 %)Change Management
42 (8.696 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (8.696 %)SC Cleared
42 (8.696 %)Security Cleared
42 (8.696 %)Technical Architecture
51 (4.348 %)Problem Management
51 (4.348 %)Performance Management
51 (4.348 %)Migration
51 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (8.696 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.348 %)MCSE
11 (4.348 %)CCNP
11 (4.348 %)Cisco Certification
11 (4.348 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (17.39 %)SLA
23 (13.04 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (34.78 %)Active Directory
23 (13.04 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (8.696 %)VMware ESX
41 (4.348 %)MetaFrame
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.696 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (4.348 %)MOM
21 (4.348 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (26.09 %)Cisco
25 (21.74 %)HP
34 (17.39 %)Intel
34 (17.39 %)Microsoft
43 (13.04 %)Oracle
43 (13.04 %)VMware
52 (8.696 %)Red Hat
61 (4.348 %)Apple
61 (4.348 %)Remedy
61 (4.348 %)SAP
61 (4.348 %)Citrix
61 (4.348 %)Novell
61 (4.348 %)VERITAS
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