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This section looks at the demand for Lean Six Sigma skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lean Six Sigma over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLean Six Sigma
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6160
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.198 %0.225 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£550
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£453
% change on same period last year-14.72 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads504445
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.665 %0.443 %
Daily rates quoted155132
Average minimum daily rate£349£311
Average daily rate£359£326
% change on same period last year+10.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted6219
Average minimum hourly rate£23.16£21.82
Average hourly rate£24.83£23.13
% change on same period last year+7.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£24.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Lean Six Sigma North WestLean Six Sigma
North West

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.

Lean Six Sigma
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Lean Six Sigma Demand Trend

Lean Six Sigma
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Lean Six Sigma Daily Rate Trend

Lean Six Sigma
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Lean Six Sigma North WestLean Six Sigma
North West

Lean Six Sigma
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Lean 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 Lean Six Sigma.

12 (100.00 %)Six Sigma
12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (50.00 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
21 (50.00 %)Spreadsheet
21 (50.00 %)BPR
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (50.00 %)VBA
21 (50.00 %)JD Edwards

Lean Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Lean 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 Lean Six Sigma. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)Spreadsheet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Financial Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Six Sigma
21 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (50.00 %)BPR
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)VBA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)JD Edwards