The first table below looks at the demand for Six Sigma skills in IT contracts advertised for the East Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Six Sigma over the 3 months to 17 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 Sussex 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Six Sigma
Rank 27 38 26
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -12
Contract jobs citing Six Sigma 5 5 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in East Sussex 2.183% 1.529% 2.105%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.086% 2.242% 3.077%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 3
Average daily rate £355 £375 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.33% +36.36%
UK excluding London average daily rate £441 £384 £381
% change year-on-year
+14.83% +0.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £38.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year
-14.93% +67.39%
All Processes & Methodologies
East Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
162 223 130
As % of all contract IT jobs located in East Sussex 70.74% 68.20% 68.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 120 78
Average daily rate £375 £400 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £273 £265
10% offered a daily rate of more than £535 £505 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 10 3
Average hourly rate £20.75 £21.75 £45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.59% -51.66%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Six Sigma
South East

Six Sigma
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Sussex Six Sigma Jobs Demand Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Sussex Six Sigma Daily Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Six Sigma across the East Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East Sussex Six Sigma Daily Rate Histogram

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 East Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 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
Hove - 4 £355 -
Brighton +11 1 £535 +18.88%
Six Sigma
South East

Six Sigma
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Back Office
3 2 (40.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 2 (40.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 2 (40.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 2 (40.00%) C
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

General
1 2 (40.00%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Consultant
2 2 (40.00%) Process Consultant
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement Consultant
2 2 (40.00%) Business Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (40.00%) Lean Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
1 2 (40.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt