The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Smart Metering
Rank 73 84 70
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -14
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter 22 11 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 1.588% 0.646% 0.341%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.509% 4.104% 1.747%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 2 0
Average daily rate £425 £363 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.24% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £325 £373
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Average hourly rate - - £29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £29.50
All of the Miscellaneous Category
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
293 268 229
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 21.16% 15.74% 19.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 134 98
Average daily rate £300 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £211 £216
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £340 £330
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 9 18
Average hourly rate £15.25 £15.50 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.61% -31.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.76 £11.00 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.05 £25.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -10.00%
Smart Meter
Yorkshire

Smart Meter
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Smart Meter across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Yorkshire Smart Meter Jobs Demand Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Smart Meter across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Smart Meter Daily Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Smart Meter across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

West Yorkshire Smart Meter Daily Rate Histogram

Smart Meter
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Smart Meter across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Smart Meter Hourly Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter.

1 8 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 8 (26.67%) PRINCE2
1 8 (26.67%) MS Excel
1 8 (26.67%) MS Office
2 5 (16.67%) Logistics
3 4 (13.33%) SAP
3 4 (13.33%) ISEB
3 4 (13.33%) Business Analysis
3 4 (13.33%) MS PowerPoint
3 4 (13.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 3 (10.00%) Project Management
5 2 (6.667%) Change Management
5 2 (6.667%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (6.667%) Billing
6 1 (3.333%) Critical Path Analysis
6 1 (3.333%) Programme Management
6 1 (3.333%) Asset Management
6 1 (3.333%) IBM
6 1 (3.333%) Microsoft
6 1 (3.333%) E-Commerce
6 1 (3.333%) Data Modelling
6 1 (3.333%) Back Office
6 1 (3.333%) Finance
6 1 (3.333%) MS Project
6 1 (3.333%) SAP BI
6 1 (3.333%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (3.333%) Change Control
6 1 (3.333%) Requirements Management
6 1 (3.333%) Degree

Smart Meter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 8 (26.67%) MS Office
1 8 (26.67%) MS Excel
2 4 (13.33%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (3.333%) MS Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.333%) SAP BI
General
1 2 (6.667%) Billing
2 1 (3.333%) Back Office
2 1 (3.333%) Finance
Job Titles
1 20 (66.67%) Analyst
1 20 (66.67%) Business Analyst
2 8 (26.67%) Project Manager
3 4 (13.33%) Change Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) Business Change Analyst
5 2 (6.667%) Programme Manager
5 2 (6.667%) Business Manager
5 2 (6.667%) Change Manager
6 1 (3.333%) Business Change Manager
6 1 (3.333%) Project Analyst
6 1 (3.333%) Data Manager
6 1 (3.333%) Business Project Manager
6 1 (3.333%) SAP Programme Manager
6 1 (3.333%) SAP Manager
6 1 (3.333%) Project Planner
6 1 (3.333%) Business Intelligence Manager
6 1 (3.333%) Change Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (26.67%) PRINCE2
1 8 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (16.67%) Logistics
3 4 (13.33%) Business Analysis
4 3 (10.00%) Project Management
5 2 (6.667%) Change Management
5 2 (6.667%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (3.333%) Requirements Management
6 1 (3.333%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (3.333%) Change Control
6 1 (3.333%) E-Commerce
6 1 (3.333%) Data Modelling
6 1 (3.333%) Critical Path Analysis
6 1 (3.333%) Programme Management
6 1 (3.333%) Asset Management
Qualifications
1 4 (13.33%) ISEB
1 4 (13.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (3.333%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (13.33%) SAP
2 1 (3.333%) IBM
2 1 (3.333%) Microsoft
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Extensive large organisational change and people change experience needed. Large scale programmes (end -to-end) Ideally looking for smart metering experience but not essential... To find out more...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 3 June 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
5 x Smart Metering Project Managers / BA'sLeading energy company who were the pioneers in Smart metering have an urgent need for a number of Business Analysts and...
Rate: £450 - £650 per day
Posted: 5 June 2013
West Yorkshire
Previous experience of leading Data and BI teams within a SAP/Click delivery project is mandatory... You will have leadership and line management skills, experience of leading Data...
Rate: £530 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Business Change Project Managers and Change Business Analysts - x 6 Leeds - 6 months Skills: Change Management - Business Change, organisational change, people change, back office change Transformation - large scale...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £350 - £500 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Business Change Manager - SMART METERING4 roles available for experienced business change managers with a solid track record in Smart Metering.Please get in touch for a full specification.
Rate: £400 - £650 per day
Posted: 5 June 2013
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