The first table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GAP Analysis over the 3 months to 23 May 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 East Midlands 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
GAP Analysis
Rank 66 57 70
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +13
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 17 27 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 1.363% 1.961% 0.778%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.036% 3.041% 1.198%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 14 10
Average daily rate £425 £420 £369
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.13% +13.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £342 £315 £345
10% offered a daily rate of more than £568 £569 £426
UK excluding London average daily rate £398 £400 £371
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +7.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 0
Average hourly rate - £17.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £30.00 £28.25
% change year-on-year
- +6.19%
All Processes & Methodologies
East Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
835 888 918
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 66.96% 64.49% 64.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 398 452 396
Average daily rate £375 £375 £383
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.96%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £240 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 50 66
Average hourly rate £27.50 £33.00 £26.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% +26.92%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.95 £10.65 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £57.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
GAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Midlands GAP Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands GAP Analysis Daily Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GAP Analysis across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

East Midlands GAP Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GAP Analysis across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands GAP Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GAP Analysis within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Northamptonshire 0 8 £425 +1.07%
Derbyshire +17 5 £550 -
Nottinghamshire -4 3 £325 -
Leicestershire - 1 - -
GAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing GAP 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 GAP Analysis.

1 18 (72.00%) Finance
2 13 (52.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (40.00%) Banking
3 10 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 10 (40.00%) Business Transformation
4 8 (32.00%) UML
4 8 (32.00%) SSADM
4 8 (32.00%) MS Visio
5 7 (28.00%) BPR
5 7 (28.00%) DSDM
6 6 (24.00%) SAP
6 6 (24.00%) Business Analysis
7 5 (20.00%) System Testing
8 4 (16.00%) Data Mapping
8 4 (16.00%) Data Modelling
8 4 (16.00%) Change Management
9 3 (12.00%) Risk Management
9 3 (12.00%) Retail
9 3 (12.00%) Retail Banking
9 3 (12.00%) Credit Risk
9 3 (12.00%) SAP CO-PA
9 3 (12.00%) Business Process Improvement
10 2 (8.000%) Market Risk
10 2 (8.000%) General Ledger
10 2 (8.000%) SAP CO
10 2 (8.000%) Migration
10 2 (8.000%) Oracle
11 1 (4.000%) Basel II
11 1 (4.000%) MS Excel
11 1 (4.000%) SharePoint

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing GAP 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 GAP Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (12.00%) SAP CO-PA
2 1 (4.000%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 1 (4.000%) SharePoint
1 1 (4.000%) ESB
Applications
1 8 (32.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (4.000%) MS Excel
2 1 (4.000%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (8.000%) SAP CO
2 1 (4.000%) VisionPLUS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.000%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.000%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (4.000%) BusinessObjects XI
General
1 18 (72.00%) Finance
2 10 (40.00%) Banking
3 3 (12.00%) Retail
3 3 (12.00%) Retail Banking
4 2 (8.000%) General Ledger
5 1 (4.000%) Legal
5 1 (4.000%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 17 (68.00%) Analyst
2 16 (64.00%) Business Analyst
3 6 (24.00%) Senior Analyst
3 6 (24.00%) Senior Business Analyst
4 5 (20.00%) Consultant
5 3 (12.00%) SAP Consultant
6 2 (8.000%) Risk Consultant
6 2 (8.000%) Risk Management Consultant
6 2 (8.000%) Management Consultant
7 1 (4.000%) Architect
7 1 (4.000%) Business Systems Analyst
7 1 (4.000%) Systems Analyst
7 1 (4.000%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (4.000%) Process Consultant
7 1 (4.000%) Security Consultant
7 1 (4.000%) Business Objects Analyst
7 1 (4.000%) Senior Systems Analyst
7 1 (4.000%) Senior Business Systems Analyst
7 1 (4.000%) Auditor
7 1 (4.000%) VisionPlus Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.00%) Credit Risk
2 2 (8.000%) Market Risk
3 1 (4.000%) SCADA
3 1 (4.000%) Mathematics
3 1 (4.000%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (52.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 10 (40.00%) Business Transformation
3 8 (32.00%) UML
3 8 (32.00%) SSADM
4 7 (28.00%) BPR
4 7 (28.00%) DSDM
5 6 (24.00%) Business Analysis
6 5 (20.00%) System Testing
7 4 (16.00%) Data Mapping
7 4 (16.00%) Data Modelling
7 4 (16.00%) Change Management
8 3 (12.00%) Risk Management
8 3 (12.00%) Business Process Improvement
9 2 (8.000%) Migration
10 1 (4.000%) ITIL
10 1 (4.000%) PRINCE2
10 1 (4.000%) RUP
10 1 (4.000%) RAD
10 1 (4.000%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.000%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.000%) ISEB
1 1 (4.000%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (4.000%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.000%) Basel II
1 1 (4.000%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (4.000%) Basel III
1 1 (4.000%) Solvency II
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) SAP
2 2 (8.000%) Oracle
3 1 (4.000%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.000%) HP
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You will ideally have the following experience: Business Analysis Requirements Capturing Process Analysis Gap analysis between current and future processesStrong Documentation skills are a must for this role...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £325 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
You will have experience of business change, business transformation, BPR backgrounds with process mapping experience, requirements gathering, gap analysis, requirements capture, workshop facilitation, etc... Very experienced in requirements...
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £399 - £450 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Northamptonshire
VisionPlus / FirstVision, experience essential, Retail Banking, credit bureau, credit reference agency or building society experience; bank cards, credit cards, RUP , Use Case. Business change, change management, business transformation.....
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £440 - £475 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013