The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Yorkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Manager
Rank 77 85 62
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -23
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 14 5 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 1.100% 0.309% 0.812%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.161% 0.327% 0.864%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 4
Average daily rate £335 £442 £384
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-24.20% +15.17%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £243 £324 £271
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £544 £460
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £425 £425
% change year-on-year
-5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £28.75 £25.25
% change year-on-year
+30.43% +13.86%
All Job Titles
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1206 1529 1042
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 94.74% 94.50% 94.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 611 849 482
Average daily rate £313 £338 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.40% +3.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £200 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 70 75
Average hourly rate £12.75 £12.50 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.64 £10.30 £7.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.00 £32.50 £24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Manager
Yorkshire

Business Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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 22 May 2013.

West Yorkshire Business Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Leeds +15 13 £330 -22.35%
Business Manager
Yorkshire

Business Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

1 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 6 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (20.83%) Six Sigma
3 5 (20.83%) Project Management
3 5 (20.83%) Lean Six Sigma
4 4 (16.67%) BPR
4 4 (16.67%) TQM
4 4 (16.67%) DMAIC
5 3 (12.50%) Banking
5 3 (12.50%) NHS
5 3 (12.50%) SAP
5 3 (12.50%) PRINCE2
6 2 (8.333%) Oracle
6 2 (8.333%) Business Objects
6 2 (8.333%) MS Project
6 2 (8.333%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (8.333%) PRINCE
6 2 (8.333%) Change Management
6 2 (8.333%) Retail
6 2 (8.333%) Information Management
6 2 (8.333%) Manufacturing
6 2 (8.333%) Migration
6 2 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (8.333%) Business Continuity
6 2 (8.333%) Performance Management
6 2 (8.333%) Telecoms
6 2 (8.333%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (8.333%) Test Management
6 2 (8.333%) Data Migration
7 1 (4.167%) Data Cleansing

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.167%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (8.333%) MS Project
2 1 (4.167%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (4.167%) MS Office
2 1 (4.167%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (4.167%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 1 (4.167%) SAP HR
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.167%) CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.333%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (4.167%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (4.167%) Data Mart
2 1 (4.167%) BODI
2 1 (4.167%) SAP BW
2 1 (4.167%) BusinessObjects
General
1 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 3 (12.50%) Banking
3 2 (8.333%) Retail
3 2 (8.333%) Manufacturing
3 2 (8.333%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.167%) Electronics
4 1 (4.167%) Investment Banking
4 1 (4.167%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) NHS
2 1 (4.167%) Data Integration
2 1 (4.167%) Mathematics
2 1 (4.167%) Smart Meter
2 1 (4.167%) NPfIT
2 1 (4.167%) DTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (20.83%) Six Sigma
2 5 (20.83%) Project Management
2 5 (20.83%) Lean Six Sigma
3 4 (16.67%) BPR
3 4 (16.67%) TQM
3 4 (16.67%) DMAIC
4 3 (12.50%) PRINCE2
5 2 (8.333%) PRINCE
5 2 (8.333%) Change Management
5 2 (8.333%) Information Management
5 2 (8.333%) Migration
5 2 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (8.333%) Business Continuity
5 2 (8.333%) Performance Management
5 2 (8.333%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (8.333%) Test Management
5 2 (8.333%) Data Migration
6 1 (4.167%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (4.167%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.167%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.167%) Degree
1 1 (4.167%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.167%) BS25999
System Software
1 1 (4.167%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (12.50%) SAP
2 2 (8.333%) Oracle
2 2 (8.333%) Business Objects
3 1 (4.167%) SolarWinds
3 1 (4.167%) VMware
3 1 (4.167%) Cisco
3 1 (4.167%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.167%) HP
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