Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

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

 Transition Manager
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank547594
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads4155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.058 %
As % of the category below0.060 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted1322
Average minimum daily rate£427£459
Average daily rate£455£502
% change on same period last year-9.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£545
UK excluding London average daily rate£422£510
% change on same period last year-17.34 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
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.

Transition Manager
Demand Trend

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

Transition Manager Demand Trend

Transition Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Transition Manager Daily Rate Trend

Transition Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Transition Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Transition Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Transition Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Transition Manager
Top 29 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Transition 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+4439£446-8.44 %
LondonUp+6116£469-4.59 %
South EastUp+3811£363-14.70 %
City of LondonNew entry-6£425-
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-4--
BerkshireUp+414£425+21.42 %
HerefordshireUp+254--
North WestDown-124--
West MidlandsNo change04--
South WestNew entry-3£400-
MerseysideNew entry-3--
HampshireUp+172--
West SussexNew entry-2£300-
WiltshireNew entry-2£400-
WindsorNew entry-2--
ChesterfieldNew entry-1--
BournemouthNew entry-1--
DunfermlineNew entry-1£563-
HorshamNew entry-1£300-
SwindonNew entry-1£400-
DerbyshireUp+141--
LiverpoolNew entry-1--
DorsetNew entry-1--
East MidlandsDown-51--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
CheshireNew entry-1--
Home CountiesUp+11--
FifeNew entry-1£563-
ScotlandUp+291£563-31.81 %

Transition Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

144 (34.11 %)ITIL
237 (28.68 %)Project Management
329 (22.48 %)Finance
428 (21.71 %)PRINCE2
524 (18.60 %)Government
622 (17.05 %)Service Delivery
718 (13.95 %)Security Cleared
816 (12.40 %)Service Management
912 (9.302 %)Change Management
912 (9.302 %)Programme Management
912 (9.302 %)SC Cleared
1011 (8.527 %)Migration
1011 (8.527 %)SLA
1110 (7.752 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1110 (7.752 %)ITIL Certification
1110 (7.752 %)Release Management
126 (4.651 %)User Acceptance Testing
126 (4.651 %)ERP
126 (4.651 %)Stakeholder Management
135 (3.876 %)PRINCE
135 (3.876 %)QA
135 (3.876 %)Banking
135 (3.876 %)Investment Banking
144 (3.101 %)Project Planning
144 (3.101 %)Asset Management
144 (3.101 %)Problem Management
144 (3.101 %)Validation
144 (3.101 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
144 (3.101 %)Oracle
144 (3.101 %)SAP

Transition Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
11 (0.775 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.775 %)Exchange Server 5.5
11 (0.775 %)Exchange Server 2007
Applications
12 (1.550 %)MS Project
12 (1.550 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
12 (1.550 %)Global One
21 (0.775 %)Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
11 (0.775 %)LAN
11 (0.775 %)WAN
11 (0.775 %)Intranet
11 (0.775 %)Firewall
11 (0.775 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (0.775 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (0.775 %)QualityStage
General
129 (22.48 %)Finance
224 (18.60 %)Government
35 (3.876 %)Banking
35 (3.876 %)Investment Banking
43 (2.326 %)Telecoms
52 (1.550 %)Legal
52 (1.550 %)Pensions
52 (1.550 %)Marketing
61 (0.775 %)Insurance
61 (0.775 %)Local Government
61 (0.775 %)Billing
61 (0.775 %)Health
61 (0.775 %)Automotive
61 (0.775 %)Electric
61 (0.775 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (0.775 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.775 %)Front Office
61 (0.775 %)Back Office
Miscellaneous
14 (3.101 %)Asset Management
23 (2.326 %)Fund Management
23 (2.326 %)PMI
32 (1.550 %)Management Information System
32 (1.550 %)AS400
41 (0.775 %)Mainframe
Operating Systems
12 (1.550 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
144 (34.11 %)ITIL
237 (28.68 %)Project Management
328 (21.71 %)PRINCE2
422 (17.05 %)Service Delivery
518 (13.95 %)Security Cleared
616 (12.40 %)Service Management
712 (9.302 %)Change Management
712 (9.302 %)SC Cleared
712 (9.302 %)Programme Management
811 (8.527 %)Migration
910 (7.752 %)Release Management
106 (4.651 %)User Acceptance Testing
106 (4.651 %)Stakeholder Management
106 (4.651 %)ERP
115 (3.876 %)PRINCE
124 (3.101 %)Project Planning
124 (3.101 %)Problem Management
124 (3.101 %)Validation
133 (2.326 %)Systems Analysis
142 (1.550 %)Data Migration
Qualifications
110 (7.752 %)PRINCE2 Certification
110 (7.752 %)ITIL Certification
23 (2.326 %)PMP
23 (2.326 %)PMI Certification
32 (1.550 %)CAPM
41 (0.775 %)Degree
41 (0.775 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
111 (8.527 %)SLA
25 (3.876 %)QA
34 (3.101 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
11 (0.775 %)Active Directory
Vendors
14 (3.101 %)Oracle
14 (3.101 %)SAP
22 (1.550 %)EMC
22 (1.550 %)PeopleSoft
22 (1.550 %)Sage
31 (0.775 %)Citrix
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo