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This section looks at the demand for Knowledge Management skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Knowledge Management over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkKnowledge Management
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank123117
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads19
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.056 %0.529 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£550
Average daily rate-£675
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£800
UK excluding London average daily rate£441£375
% change on same period last year+17.58 %
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£26.17£23.75
% change on same period last year+10.17 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads17751700
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.366 %1.696 %
Daily rates quoted486459
Average minimum daily rate£337£318
Average daily rate£362£339
% change on same period last year+6.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted106192
Average minimum hourly rate£25.62£25.31
Average hourly rate£27.42£27.55
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.22£29.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Knowledge Management EnglandKnowledge Management
England

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.

Knowledge Management
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Knowledge Management Demand Trend

Knowledge Management
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Knowledge Management across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Knowledge Management Daily Rate Trend

Knowledge Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Knowledge Management across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Knowledge Management Hourly Rate Trend

Knowledge Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Knowledge Management within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WorcestershireNew entry-1--
WarwickshireNew entry-1--
BirminghamUp+161--
SolihullUp+51--
Knowledge Management EnglandKnowledge Management
England

Knowledge Management
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Knowledge 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 Knowledge Management.

13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)Embedded C
22 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
22 (50.00 %)VxWorks
22 (50.00 %)Project Management
22 (50.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
31 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)OO
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint
31 (25.00 %)Quality Management
31 (25.00 %)Education
31 (25.00 %)Programme Management

Knowledge Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Knowledge 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 Knowledge Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)XML
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Education
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (50.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (25.00 %)Project Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)VxWorks
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Quality Management
21 (25.00 %)Programme Management
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (25.00 %)OO
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C
12 (50.00 %)C++
12 (50.00 %)Embedded C
12 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)C#
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree