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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Manager role in IT contracts within the 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Manager
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank72130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching contract IT job ads3514
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.446 %0.387 %
Daily rates quoted105
Average minimum daily rate£416£390
Average daily rate£442£390
% change on same period last year+13.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£467£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£437
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£24.73-
Average hourly rate£29.86-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.69£14.00
% change on same period last year+83.48 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads24203615
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.837 %3.848 %
Daily rates quoted539839
Average minimum daily rate£335£324
Average daily rate£357£339
% change on same period last year+5.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted277339
Average minimum hourly rate£19.71£21.46
Average hourly rate£21.03£22.88
% change on same period last year-8.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.35£24.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Business Manager EnglandBusiness 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.

Business Manager
Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

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 Yorkshire region.

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
West YorkshireUp+2928£426+21.78 %
South YorkshireUp+242£463-
North YorkshireUp+131--
Business Manager EnglandBusiness Manager
England

Business Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

119 (38.78 %)NHS
213 (26.53 %)Project Management
213 (26.53 %)PRINCE2
312 (24.49 %)Finance
312 (24.49 %)Business Analysis
411 (22.45 %)UML
510 (20.41 %)Health
66 (12.24 %)Marketing
75 (10.20 %)Migration
75 (10.20 %)Government
84 (8.163 %)Retail
84 (8.163 %)Billing
84 (8.163 %)User Acceptance Testing
93 (6.122 %)Statistics
93 (6.122 %)Strategic Planning
93 (6.122 %)Project Planning
93 (6.122 %)MS Project
93 (6.122 %)Change Management
93 (6.122 %)Telecoms
93 (6.122 %)Stakeholder Management
102 (4.082 %)Management Information System
102 (4.082 %)SAP
102 (4.082 %)Business Objects
102 (4.082 %)MS Excel
102 (4.082 %)Windows
102 (4.082 %)MS Visio
102 (4.082 %)Microsoft
102 (4.082 %)HP
102 (4.082 %)BusinessObjects
102 (4.082 %)PRINCE2 Certification

Business Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.122 %)MS Project
22 (4.082 %)MS Excel
22 (4.082 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.041 %)Academy Housing
11 (2.041 %)arcHouse
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.082 %)BusinessObjects
21 (2.041 %)BusinessObjects XI
21 (2.041 %)Datawarehouse
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (24.49 %)Finance
210 (20.41 %)Health
36 (12.24 %)Marketing
45 (10.20 %)Government
54 (8.163 %)Retail
54 (8.163 %)Billing
63 (6.122 %)Telecoms
71 (2.041 %)Chemicals
71 (2.041 %)Education
71 (2.041 %)Pensions
71 (2.041 %)Retail Banking
71 (2.041 %)Banking
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (38.78 %)NHS
23 (6.122 %)Statistics
32 (4.082 %)Management Information System
41 (2.041 %)Data Integration
41 (2.041 %)NPfIT
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.082 %)Windows
12 (4.082 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (4.082 %)Windows 2000 Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (26.53 %)PRINCE2
113 (26.53 %)Project Management
212 (24.49 %)Business Analysis
311 (22.45 %)UML
45 (10.20 %)Migration
54 (8.163 %)User Acceptance Testing
63 (6.122 %)Strategic Planning
63 (6.122 %)Project Planning
63 (6.122 %)Stakeholder Management
63 (6.122 %)Change Management
72 (4.082 %)Service Management
72 (4.082 %)BPR
72 (4.082 %)Business Development
72 (4.082 %)Requirements Management
81 (2.041 %)Integration Testing
81 (2.041 %)Operations Management
81 (2.041 %)Problem Management
81 (2.041 %)Configuration Management
81 (2.041 %)ERP
81 (2.041 %)Business Intelligence
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.082 %)PRINCE2 Certification
12 (4.082 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (2.041 %)CCAB
21 (2.041 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (4.082 %)Business Objects
12 (4.082 %)SAP
12 (4.082 %)Microsoft
12 (4.082 %)HP
21 (2.041 %)Anite
21 (2.041 %)Northgate
21 (2.041 %)Civica
21 (2.041 %)Comino
21 (2.041 %)Capita
21 (2.041 %)Orchard
21 (2.041 %)Oracle