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

 Senior Manager
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank105110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads1720
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.574 %0.633 %
Daily rates quoted85
Average minimum daily rate£487£453
Average daily rate£505£481
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£524£510
UK excluding London average daily rate£499£477
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
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£48.75£51.67
% change on same period last year-5.64 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads29643161
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.951 %3.198 %
Daily rates quoted714687
Average minimum daily rate£324£330
Average daily rate£345£347
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted272428
Average minimum hourly rate£19.48£22.43
Average hourly rate£20.97£24.24
% change on same period last year-13.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.47£26.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Senior Manager EnglandSenior Manager
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.

Senior Manager
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Senior Manager Demand Trend

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Senior Manager Daily Rate Trend

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Manager across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Senior Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Senior Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Manager within the West Midlands region 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
CoventryDown-174£573+16.83 %
SolihullUp+32£438-10.94 %
BirminghamUp+141--
WorcestershireDown-11£425-22.72 %
StaffordshireDown-21--
ShropshireNew entry-1£720-
WarwickshireUp+91£350-
Senior Manager EnglandSenior Manager
England

Senior Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior 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 Senior Manager in their job title.

111 (40.74 %)PRINCE2
29 (33.33 %)Project Management
38 (29.63 %)Government
47 (25.93 %)Finance
47 (25.93 %)Education
54 (14.81 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
54 (14.81 %)Local Government
54 (14.81 %)Stakeholder Management
54 (14.81 %)Service Management
63 (11.11 %)Electric
63 (11.11 %)Banking
63 (11.11 %)Programme Management
63 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
63 (11.11 %)Degree
72 (7.407 %)Spanish Language
72 (7.407 %)Test Scripting
72 (7.407 %)System Testing
72 (7.407 %)Retail
72 (7.407 %)Software Testing
72 (7.407 %)Management Information System
72 (7.407 %)Telecoms
72 (7.407 %)PMI
72 (7.407 %)PMI Certification
72 (7.407 %)PRINCE
72 (7.407 %)MPLS
72 (7.407 %)MS Visio
72 (7.407 %)ATM
72 (7.407 %)LAN
72 (7.407 %)WAN
72 (7.407 %)ISEB

Senior Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior 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 Senior Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.704 %).NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.407 %)MS Visio
21 (3.704 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (3.704 %)MS Project
21 (3.704 %)MS Office
21 (3.704 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.407 %)ATM
12 (7.407 %)LAN
12 (7.407 %)WAN
12 (7.407 %)MPLS
21 (3.704 %)Frame Relay
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.704 %)SQL Server
11 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2005
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (29.63 %)Government
27 (25.93 %)Finance
27 (25.93 %)Education
34 (14.81 %)Local Government
43 (11.11 %)Banking
43 (11.11 %)Electric
52 (7.407 %)Retail
52 (7.407 %)Telecoms
61 (3.704 %)Insurance
61 (3.704 %)Pensions
61 (3.704 %)Retail Banking
61 (3.704 %)Health
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.407 %)PMI
12 (7.407 %)Management Information System
12 (7.407 %)Spanish Language
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (40.74 %)PRINCE2
29 (33.33 %)Project Management
34 (14.81 %)Service Management
34 (14.81 %)Stakeholder Management
43 (11.11 %)Programme Management
43 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
52 (7.407 %)Software Testing
52 (7.407 %)PRINCE
52 (7.407 %)Test Scripting
52 (7.407 %)System Testing
61 (3.704 %)Automated Testing
61 (3.704 %)ITIL
61 (3.704 %)Quality Management
61 (3.704 %)Web Development
61 (3.704 %)SAP Implementation
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.704 %)C#
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (14.81 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
23 (11.11 %)Degree
32 (7.407 %)PMI Certification
32 (7.407 %)ISEB
41 (3.704 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (3.704 %)ITIL Certification
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (3.704 %)SAP
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