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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts within the West Yorkshire 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 Business Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8493
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads96
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.516 %0.312 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£488-
Average daily rate£543-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£598-
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£427
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£24.45-
Average hourly rate£29.73-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.56£57.50
% change on same period last year-60.77 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17451922
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.359 %1.895 %
Daily rates quoted417328
Average minimum daily rate£324£335
Average daily rate£345£356
% change on same period last year-3.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted125178
Average minimum hourly rate£20.78£23.40
Average hourly rate£23.01£24.77
% change on same period last year-7.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.24£26.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Business Manager YorkshireBusiness Manager
Yorkshire

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.

Business Manager
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Business Manager Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Business Manager Daily Rate Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Manager across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Yorkshire Business Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Business Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Business Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeedsDown-16£543-
BradfordUp+41--
HuddersfieldNew entry-1--
Business Manager YorkshireBusiness Manager
Yorkshire

Business Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title.

113 (48.15 %)Project Management
211 (40.74 %)Finance
39 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
47 (25.93 %)NHS
54 (14.81 %)PRINCE
54 (14.81 %)Health
63 (11.11 %)SAP
72 (7.407 %)Business Analysis
72 (7.407 %)Project Planning
72 (7.407 %)Business Continuity
72 (7.407 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
72 (7.407 %)Government
72 (7.407 %)Six Sigma
72 (7.407 %)BPR
72 (7.407 %)Change Management
72 (7.407 %)Stakeholder Management
81 (3.704 %)TOWER Software
81 (3.704 %)DMAIC
81 (3.704 %)Migration
81 (3.704 %)Chemicals
81 (3.704 %)Education
81 (3.704 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (3.704 %)GAP Analysis
81 (3.704 %)Workflow
81 (3.704 %)CCAB
81 (3.704 %)Configuration Management
81 (3.704 %)SQL
81 (3.704 %)Oracle
81 (3.704 %)MS Project
81 (3.704 %)MS Excel

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Business 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 Business Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.704 %)MS Project
11 (3.704 %)MS Excel
11 (3.704 %)MS Visio
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (40.74 %)Finance
24 (14.81 %)Health
32 (7.407 %)Government
41 (3.704 %)Retail
41 (3.704 %)Marketing
41 (3.704 %)Chemicals
41 (3.704 %)Education
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (25.93 %)NHS
21 (3.704 %)Data Conversion
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (48.15 %)Project Management
29 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
34 (14.81 %)PRINCE
42 (7.407 %)Six Sigma
42 (7.407 %)BPR
42 (7.407 %)Change Management
42 (7.407 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (7.407 %)Business Continuity
42 (7.407 %)Business Analysis
42 (7.407 %)Project Planning
51 (3.704 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (3.704 %)Unit Testing
51 (3.704 %)Test Management
51 (3.704 %)Performance Management
51 (3.704 %)Strategic Planning
51 (3.704 %)Programme Management
51 (3.704 %)DMAIC
51 (3.704 %)ERP
51 (3.704 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (3.704 %)GAP Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.704 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.407 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (3.704 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (3.704 %)PMP
21 (3.704 %)PMI Certification
21 (3.704 %)CCAB
21 (3.704 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (11.11 %)SAP
21 (3.704 %)Microsoft
21 (3.704 %)TOWER Software
21 (3.704 %)Oracle