The first table below looks at the demand for Requirements Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Requirements Analysis 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Aberdeen 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
Requirements Analysis
Rank 26 21 -
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -
Contract jobs citing Requirements Analysis 1 10 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen 0.625% 4.854% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.952% 7.576% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £384 £380 £368
% change year-on-year
+0.98% +3.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.25 £38.00 £33.50
% change year-on-year
-12.50% +13.43%
All Processes & Methodologies
Aberdeen
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
105 132 98
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen 65.63% 64.08% 69.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 62 41
Average daily rate £350 £375 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £282 £240 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £431 £525 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 6
Average hourly rate £26.25 £45.00 £34.47
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-41.66% +30.54%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.25 £35.20 £22.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.25 £52.55 £41.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Requirements Analysis
Scotland

Requirements Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Requirements Analysis across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Aberdeen Requirements Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Requirements Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Requirements Analysis across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Requirements Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Requirements Analysis 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 Requirements Analysis.

1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Management
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
3 1 (33.33%) Process Management
3 1 (33.33%) MS Office
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Windows XP
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) ISEB
3 1 (33.33%) Citrix
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMP
3 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
3 1 (33.33%) BPR
3 1 (33.33%) MSI
3 1 (33.33%) InstallShield
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 7
3 1 (33.33%) CBAP
3 1 (33.33%) Software Packaging
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis

Requirements Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Requirements Analysis 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 Requirements Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (33.33%) Software Packaging
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MS Office
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MSI
1 1 (33.33%) InstallShield
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Applications Packager
2 1 (33.33%) Functional Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows XP
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Validation
1 2 (66.67%) Data Management
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Requirements Management
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) BPR
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
2 1 (33.33%) Process Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) CBAP
2 1 (33.33%) ISEB
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Citrix