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This section looks at the demand for Resource 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 Resource Management over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkResource Management
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank105111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads1915
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.070 %0.882 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£294£335
Average daily rate£323£348
% change on same period last year-6.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£365
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£39.00
Average hourly rate-£40.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£42.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.50£36.94
% change on same period last year-41.79 %
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 %
Resource Management EnglandResource 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.

Resource Management
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Resource Management Demand Trend

Resource Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Resource Management Daily Rate Trend

Resource Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Resource Management across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Midlands Resource Management Daily Rate Histogram

Resource Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Resource Management Hourly Rate Trend

Resource Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Resource 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
CoventryNew entry-3£350-
ShropshireNew entry-2£364-
WarwickshireUp+82£313-
BirminghamUp+112--
WorcestershireNew entry-1£190-
Resource Management EnglandResource Management
England

Resource Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (48.78 %)PRINCE2
210 (24.39 %)MS Excel
210 (24.39 %)MS Project
39 (21.95 %)Project Management
48 (19.51 %)NHS
48 (19.51 %)Project Planning
48 (19.51 %)CA Clarity
57 (17.07 %)Finance
66 (14.63 %)NPfIT
66 (14.63 %)PRINCE
66 (14.63 %)MS Office
66 (14.63 %)Supplier Management
75 (12.20 %)ISEB
75 (12.20 %)PRINCE2 Certification
75 (12.20 %)Risk Management
75 (12.20 %)Government
84 (9.756 %)Lotus
84 (9.756 %)Lotus Notes
84 (9.756 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
84 (9.756 %)Time Management
84 (9.756 %)Financial Modelling
93 (7.317 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
93 (7.317 %)Planview
93 (7.317 %)MS PowerPoint
93 (7.317 %)MS Visio
93 (7.317 %)Oracle
93 (7.317 %)Microsoft
93 (7.317 %)PMP
93 (7.317 %)PMI Certification
93 (7.317 %)Health

Resource Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.439 %)HTML
11 (2.439 %)J2EE
11 (2.439 %)JSP
11 (2.439 %)Servlets
11 (2.439 %)XML
11 (2.439 %)Swing
11 (2.439 %)JMS
11 (2.439 %)Hibernate
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (9.756 %)Lotus Notes
21 (2.439 %)SharePoint
21 (2.439 %)Office Project Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (24.39 %)MS Excel
110 (24.39 %)MS Project
28 (19.51 %)CA Clarity
36 (14.63 %)MS Office
43 (7.317 %)MS Visio
43 (7.317 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (2.439 %)Open Workbench
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.439 %)VoIP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.439 %)MS Access
11 (2.439 %)Oracle OWB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (17.07 %)Finance
25 (12.20 %)Government
33 (7.317 %)Health
33 (7.317 %)Telecoms
42 (4.878 %)Billing
42 (4.878 %)Automotive
51 (2.439 %)Education
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (36.59 %)Project Manager
211 (26.83 %)Analyst
34 (9.756 %)Administrator
43 (7.317 %)IT Manager
43 (7.317 %)Programme Coordinator
43 (7.317 %)Business Manager
43 (7.317 %)Coordinator
52 (4.878 %)Performance Manager
52 (4.878 %)Telecoms Project Manager
52 (4.878 %)PMO Analyst
52 (4.878 %)NHS Project Manager
52 (4.878 %)Business Analyst
52 (4.878 %)IT Project Manager
52 (4.878 %)Project Analyst
52 (4.878 %)Resource Manager
61 (2.439 %)Implementation Manager
61 (2.439 %)Implementation Project Manager
61 (2.439 %)Senior J2EE Developer
61 (2.439 %)Senior Java Developer
61 (2.439 %)Data Administrator
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (19.51 %)NHS
26 (14.63 %)NPfIT
32 (4.878 %)AS400
32 (4.878 %)PMI
41 (2.439 %)PACS
41 (2.439 %)Spread Betting
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.439 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (48.78 %)PRINCE2
29 (21.95 %)Project Management
38 (19.51 %)Project Planning
46 (14.63 %)Supplier Management
46 (14.63 %)PRINCE
55 (12.20 %)Risk Management
64 (9.756 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
64 (9.756 %)Time Management
64 (9.756 %)Financial Modelling
73 (7.317 %)Programme Office Management
82 (4.878 %)Programme Management
82 (4.878 %)Data Management
82 (4.878 %)Change Management
82 (4.878 %)E-business
82 (4.878 %)Business Analysis
82 (4.878 %)Web Development
82 (4.878 %)Matrix Management
91 (2.439 %)Performance Management
91 (2.439 %)Security Cleared
91 (2.439 %)Data Analysis
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.878 %)SQL
21 (2.439 %)C
21 (2.439 %)DHTML
21 (2.439 %)Java
21 (2.439 %)JavaScript
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (12.20 %)ISEB
15 (12.20 %)PRINCE2 Certification
23 (7.317 %)PMP
23 (7.317 %)PMI Certification
23 (7.317 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
32 (4.878 %)Degree
41 (2.439 %)HNC
41 (2.439 %)ISTQB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (9.756 %)Lotus
23 (7.317 %)Oracle
23 (7.317 %)Microsoft
23 (7.317 %)Planview
31 (2.439 %)Cerner
31 (2.439 %)Primavera