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The table below looks at the demand for Six Sigma skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Six Sigma over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSix Sigma
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank50-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.333 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£449£396
% change on same period last year+13.25 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00-
Average hourly rate£18.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.33£27.69
% change on same period last year-19.35 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads300465
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.487 %0.508 %
Daily rates quoted60135
Average minimum daily rate£315£332
Average daily rate£346£352
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted5460
Average minimum hourly rate£22.57£31.47
Average hourly rate£24.57£34.42
% change on same period last year-28.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.58£37.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.22£29.56
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Six Sigma East of EnglandSix Sigma
East of 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.

Six Sigma
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Six Sigma across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cambridgeshire Six Sigma Demand Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Six Sigma across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Six Sigma Daily Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Six Sigma across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Six Sigma Hourly Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Six Sigma within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 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
PeterboroughNew entry-5--
CambridgeNew entry-1--
Six Sigma East of EnglandSix Sigma
East of England

Six Sigma
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Six Sigma 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 Six Sigma.

15 (55.56 %)Manufacturing
22 (22.22 %)Degree
31 (11.11 %)Performance Testing
31 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
31 (11.11 %)Insurance
31 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
31 (11.11 %)DoDAF
31 (11.11 %)MODAF
31 (11.11 %)Auditing
31 (11.11 %)Validation
31 (11.11 %)HND
31 (11.11 %)MS Excel
31 (11.11 %)ISO9001
31 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (11.11 %)Quality Management
31 (11.11 %)CMMI
31 (11.11 %)GAP Analysis
31 (11.11 %)NEC
31 (11.11 %)Education
31 (11.11 %)Government

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Six Sigma 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 Six Sigma. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Manufacturing
21 (11.11 %)Insurance
21 (11.11 %)Auditing
21 (11.11 %)Education
21 (11.11 %)Government
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (44.44 %)Project Engineer
14 (44.44 %)Process Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Business Process Consultant
21 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Consultant
21 (11.11 %)Systems Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Business Process Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Process Consultant
21 (11.11 %)Process Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Quality Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Test Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Business Consultant
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Quality Management
11 (11.11 %)CMMI
11 (11.11 %)GAP Analysis
11 (11.11 %)Validation
11 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
11 (11.11 %)DoDAF
11 (11.11 %)MODAF
11 (11.11 %)Performance Testing
11 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)Degree
21 (11.11 %)HND
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)ISO9001
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft
11 (11.11 %)NEC