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The table below looks at the demand for the Service Manager role in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Service Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Services Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5456
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads2211
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.404 %1.355 %
Salaries quoted207
Average minimum salary£44,000£41,429
Average salary£46,125£44,911
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
Average maximum salary£48,250£48,393
UK excluding London average salary£45,653£47,370
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads915812
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.530 %0.349 %
Salaries quoted745728
Average minimum salary£34,814£33,849
Average salary£37,527£36,874
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,241£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Service Manager East of EnglandService Manager
East of England

Service Manager
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Service Manager Demand Trend

Service Manager
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Service Manager across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Service Manager Salary Trend

Service Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Service Manager across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire Service Manager Salary Histogram

Service Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Manager within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-137£38,750+3.33 %
DunstableUp+14£35,000+6.06 %
Service Manager East of EnglandService Manager
East of England

Service Manager
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Service 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 IT job ads sampled with Service Manager in their job title.

125 (55.56 %)ITIL
214 (31.11 %)Service Delivery
38 (17.78 %)Local Government
38 (17.78 %)Oracle
38 (17.78 %)WebServices
38 (17.78 %)Education
38 (17.78 %)Government
47 (15.56 %)Service Management
56 (13.33 %)Degree
56 (13.33 %)GIS
56 (13.33 %)Asset Management
56 (13.33 %)Microsoft
65 (11.11 %)IBM
65 (11.11 %)Finance
74 (8.889 %)AS400
74 (8.889 %)SLA
82 (4.444 %)Incident Management
82 (4.444 %)RDBMS
82 (4.444 %)SQL Server
82 (4.444 %)IIS
82 (4.444 %)Windows
91 (2.222 %)MCSE
91 (2.222 %)MS Visio
91 (2.222 %)Microsoft Certification
91 (2.222 %)ITIL Certification
91 (2.222 %)Project Management
91 (2.222 %)Insurance
91 (2.222 %)Marketing
91 (2.222 %)QA

Service Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Service 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 IT job ads sampled with Service Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (17.78 %)WebServices
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.444 %)IIS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.222 %)MS Visio
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (13.33 %)GIS
22 (4.444 %)SQL Server
22 (4.444 %)RDBMS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (17.78 %)Education
18 (17.78 %)Government
18 (17.78 %)Local Government
25 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (2.222 %)Marketing
31 (2.222 %)Insurance
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.889 %)AS400
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.444 %)Windows
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (55.56 %)ITIL
214 (31.11 %)Service Delivery
37 (15.56 %)Service Management
46 (13.33 %)Asset Management
52 (4.444 %)Incident Management
61 (2.222 %)Project Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.33 %)Degree
21 (2.222 %)MCSE
21 (2.222 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.222 %)ITIL Certification
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (8.889 %)SLA
21 (2.222 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (17.78 %)Oracle
26 (13.33 %)Microsoft
35 (11.11 %)IBM