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The table below looks at the demand for the Support 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 Support Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Manager
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank114138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads72
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.245 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£353£300
Average daily rate£387£315
% change on same period last year+22.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£280
% change on same period last year+10.95 %
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£18.92£29.26
% change on same period last year-35.35 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads28613788
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.046 %3.835 %
Daily rates quoted584830
Average minimum daily rate£323£334
Average daily rate£344£350
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted331369
Average minimum hourly rate£20.47£23.34
Average hourly rate£21.90£24.83
% change on same period last year-11.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.32£26.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Support Manager EnglandSupport 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.

Support Manager
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Support Manager Demand Trend

Support Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Support Manager Daily Rate Trend

Support Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Manager across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Yorkshire Support Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Support Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Support Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Support Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Manager within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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 YorkshireNew entry-7£387-
Support Manager EnglandSupport Manager
England

Support Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Support 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 Support Manager in their job title.

13 (37.50 %)Windows
13 (37.50 %)Project Management
13 (37.50 %)Resource Management
13 (37.50 %)Problem Management
22 (25.00 %)UNIX
22 (25.00 %)Migration
22 (25.00 %)BT
22 (25.00 %)Government
22 (25.00 %)Lotus Domino
22 (25.00 %)MS Project
22 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (25.00 %)Microsoft
22 (25.00 %)Active Directory
22 (25.00 %)NHS
31 (12.50 %)DMZ
31 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
31 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (12.50 %)CCNA
31 (12.50 %)Cisco
31 (12.50 %)MS Office
31 (12.50 %)ITIL
31 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
31 (12.50 %)MCSE
31 (12.50 %)MS Excel
31 (12.50 %)ERP
31 (12.50 %)MS Visio
31 (12.50 %)Health
31 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
31 (12.50 %)Finance

Support Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Support 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 Support Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)Lotus Domino
12 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Project
21 (12.50 %)MS Office
21 (12.50 %)MS Excel
21 (12.50 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)DMZ
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Government
21 (12.50 %)Health
21 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
21 (12.50 %)Retail
21 (12.50 %)Finance
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)NHS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Project Management
13 (37.50 %)Resource Management
13 (37.50 %)Problem Management
22 (25.00 %)Migration
31 (12.50 %)Supply Chain Management
31 (12.50 %)Change Management
31 (12.50 %)ITIL
31 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
31 (12.50 %)ERP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)MCSE
11 (12.50 %)CCNA
11 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
12 (25.00 %)BT
21 (12.50 %)Cisco