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The table below looks at the demand for the Service Manager role in IT jobs within the Essex 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
Rank121112
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads620
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.317 %0.925 %
Salaries quoted617
Average minimum salary£23,333£54,706
Average salary£25,583£58,588
% change on same period last year-56.33 %
Average maximum salary£27,833£62,471
UK excluding London average salary£45,653£47,370
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads18922163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.095 %0.931 %
Salaries quoted16001897
Average minimum salary£36,837£35,986
Average salary£38,907£38,164
% change on same period last year+1.94 %
Average maximum salary£40,976£40,342
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 Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Service Manager Salary Trend

Service Manager
Salary Histogram

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

Essex 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 Essex 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
ColchesterDown-46£25,583-41.01 %
Service Manager East of EnglandService Manager
East of England

Service Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

110 (47.62 %)ITIL
28 (38.10 %)Insurance
36 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
36 (28.57 %)Microsoft
45 (23.81 %)Project Management
45 (23.81 %)Marketing
54 (19.05 %)Business Analysis
54 (19.05 %)ITIL Certification
54 (19.05 %)Management Information System
54 (19.05 %)Workflow
54 (19.05 %)SLA
63 (14.29 %)Active Directory
63 (14.29 %)Incident Management
72 (9.524 %)Pensions
72 (9.524 %)Problem Management
72 (9.524 %)Health
72 (9.524 %)Terminal Services
72 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (9.524 %)Cisco
72 (9.524 %)MS Office
72 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
72 (9.524 %)LAN
72 (9.524 %)WAN
72 (9.524 %)MCP
72 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
72 (9.524 %)UNIX
72 (9.524 %)Windows
72 (9.524 %)Linux
72 (9.524 %)MCSE

Service Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.524 %)MS Office
21 (4.762 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.524 %)LAN
12 (9.524 %)WAN
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (38.10 %)Insurance
25 (23.81 %)Marketing
32 (9.524 %)Pensions
32 (9.524 %)Health
41 (4.762 %)Finance
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (19.05 %)Management Information System
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.524 %)UNIX
12 (9.524 %)Windows
12 (9.524 %)Linux
12 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (47.62 %)ITIL
26 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
35 (23.81 %)Project Management
44 (19.05 %)Workflow
44 (19.05 %)Business Analysis
53 (14.29 %)Incident Management
62 (9.524 %)Problem Management
62 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
71 (4.762 %)Service Management
71 (4.762 %)Process Management
71 (4.762 %)Supplier Management
71 (4.762 %)Change Management
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.762 %)SQL
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (19.05 %)ITIL Certification
22 (9.524 %)MCP
22 (9.524 %)MCSE
22 (9.524 %)MCSA
22 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (4.762 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (19.05 %)SLA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (14.29 %)Active Directory
22 (9.524 %)Terminal Services
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (28.57 %)Microsoft
22 (9.524 %)Cisco