West Midlands Network Manager Contracts

This section looks at the demand for the Network Manager role in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Basingstoke Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Bristol Cheshire City of London Dudley East Midlands East of England England Essex Hampshire Harrow Lincolnshire London Manchester Midlands Newbury North West Reading Redditch South East South Wales South West Stourbridge UK Wales West Midlands Worcestershire	3 months to 29 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	120	122
Rank change on same period last year	+2
Matching contract IT job ads	4	4
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.005 %	0.004 %
As % of the category below	0.132 %	0.122 %
Daily rates quoted	0	2
Average minimum daily rate	-	£150
Average daily rate	-	£170
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£190
UK excluding London average daily rate	£399	£325
% change on same period last year	+22.80 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	-	£28.75
% change on same period last year	-
Job Titles West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads	3034	3290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	4.044 %	3.282 %
Daily rates quoted	763	750
Average minimum daily rate	£322	£320
Average daily rate	£343	£341
% change on same period last year	+0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate	£364	£362
UK excluding London average daily rate	£356	£355
% change on same period last year	+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted	295	471
Average minimum hourly rate	£19.62	£21.77
Average hourly rate	£21.13	£23.44
% change on same period last year	-9.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£22.64	£25.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.79	£25.66
% change on same period last year	-7.31 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Manager across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Manager 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.

Location	Rank 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
Worcestershire	+4	2	-	-
Birmingham	-	1	-	-
Dudley	-	1	-	-
Stourbridge	-	1	-	-

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Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Network 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 Network Manager in their job title.

1 8 (72.73 %) LAN 2 7 (63.64 %) WAN 3 6 (54.55 %) Citrix 4 4 (36.36 %) Windows Server 2003 4 4 (36.36 %) SQL Server 4 4 (36.36 %) Windows 4 4 (36.36 %) MS Exchange 5 3 (27.27 %) ATM 5 3 (27.27 %) Cisco 5 3 (27.27 %) Microsoft 5 3 (27.27 %) MPLS 5 3 (27.27 %) Project Management 5 3 (27.27 %) CCA 5 3 (27.27 %) Citrix Certification 5 3 (27.27 %) Microsoft Certification

5 3 (27.27 %) Wireless 5 3 (27.27 %) Frame Relay 5 3 (27.27 %) Spanish Language 6 2 (18.18 %) Telecoms 6 2 (18.18 %) Project Planning 7 1 (9.091 %) Finance 7 1 (9.091 %) Government 7 1 (9.091 %) Matrix Management 7 1 (9.091 %) PMI 7 1 (9.091 %) PMI Certification 7 1 (9.091 %) PRINCE 7 1 (9.091 %) Service Delivery 7 1 (9.091 %) VoIP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Network 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 Network Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms 1 4 (36.36 %) MS Exchange	Communications & Networking 1 8 (72.73 %) LAN 2 7 (63.64 %) WAN 3 3 (27.27 %) MPLS 3 3 (27.27 %) Wireless 3 3 (27.27 %) Frame Relay 3 3 (27.27 %) ATM 4 1 (9.091 %) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence 1 4 (36.36 %) SQL Server	General 1 2 (18.18 %) Telecoms 2 1 (9.091 %) Finance 2 1 (9.091 %) Government
Miscellaneous 1 3 (27.27 %) Spanish Language 2 1 (9.091 %) PMI	Operating Systems 1 4 (36.36 %) Windows 1 4 (36.36 %) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies 1 3 (27.27 %) Project Management 2 2 (18.18 %) Project Planning 3 1 (9.091 %) Matrix Management 3 1 (9.091 %) Service Delivery 3 1 (9.091 %) PRINCE	Qualifications 1 3 (27.27 %) CCA 1 3 (27.27 %) Citrix Certification 1 3 (27.27 %) Microsoft Certification 2 1 (9.091 %) PMI Certification
Vendors 1 6 (54.55 %) Citrix 2 3 (27.27 %) Cisco 2 3 (27.27 %) Microsoft