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The table below looks at the demand for Lean Six Sigma skills within the England 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLean Six Sigma
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank531601
Rank change on same period last yearUp+70
Matching contract IT job ads1730
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.048 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted718
Average minimum daily rate£329£454
Average daily rate£359£475
% change on same period last year-24.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£497
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£470
% change on same period last year-27.20 %
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-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3562346842
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled50.62 %47.31 %
Daily rates quoted1290615754
Average minimum daily rate£385£386
Average daily rate£413£410
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted23653132
Average minimum hourly rate£27.33£28.28
Average hourly rate£29.11£30.11
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.89£31.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
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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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England 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 England region.

England Lean Six Sigma Daily Rate Trend

Lean Six Sigma
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lean Six Sigma across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England Lean Six Sigma Daily Rate Histogram

Lean Six Sigma
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Lean Six Sigma Hourly Rate Trend

Lean 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 Lean Six Sigma within the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
South WestUp+316£331-20.18 %
North WestUp+174£500-9.09 %
LondonUp+732£388-22.04 %
East of EnglandNew entry-2--
South CoastNew entry-1£300-
South EastUp+421--
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Lean Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

150 (92.59 %)Six Sigma
229 (53.70 %)Finance
311 (20.37 %)Banking
410 (18.52 %)Retail
57 (12.96 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
57 (12.96 %)MS Office
57 (12.96 %)UML
57 (12.96 %)Change Management
57 (12.96 %)Stakeholder Management
66 (11.11 %)Insurance
66 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
66 (11.11 %).NET
66 (11.11 %)SQL Server
66 (11.11 %)BPR
66 (11.11 %)Project Management
75 (9.259 %)User Acceptance Testing
75 (9.259 %)MS Visio
84 (7.407 %)Microsoft
84 (7.407 %)Minitab
84 (7.407 %)Retail Banking
93 (5.556 %)Telecoms
102 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
102 (3.704 %)JD Edwards
102 (3.704 %)NHS
102 (3.704 %)PRINCE
102 (3.704 %)SQL
102 (3.704 %)MS Excel
102 (3.704 %)DFSS
102 (3.704 %)Risk Management
102 (3.704 %)DMAIC

Lean Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (11.11 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (12.96 %)MS Office
25 (9.259 %)MS Visio
32 (3.704 %)MS Excel
32 (3.704 %)Spreadsheet
41 (1.852 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.852 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.852 %)WAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (11.11 %)SQL Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (53.70 %)Finance
211 (20.37 %)Banking
310 (18.52 %)Retail
46 (11.11 %)Insurance
54 (7.407 %)Retail Banking
63 (5.556 %)Telecoms
71 (1.852 %)Pensions
71 (1.852 %)Investment Banking
71 (1.852 %)Government
71 (1.852 %)Front Office
71 (1.852 %)Back Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (55.56 %)Analyst
224 (44.44 %)Business Analyst
311 (20.37 %)Process Analyst
49 (16.67 %)Consultant
56 (11.11 %)Business Process Analyst
56 (11.11 %)Business Manager
56 (11.11 %)Six Sigma Black Belt
65 (9.259 %)Project Manager
73 (5.556 %)Business Systems Analyst
73 (5.556 %)Systems Analyst
73 (5.556 %)Process Consultant
73 (5.556 %)Business Consultant
82 (3.704 %)Senior Analyst
82 (3.704 %)Six Sigma Consultant
82 (3.704 %)Financial Business Analyst
82 (3.704 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
82 (3.704 %)Business Process Consultant
91 (1.852 %)Banking Business Analyst
91 (1.852 %)Senior Business Manager
91 (1.852 %)Business Change Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.704 %)NHS
21 (1.852 %)Computer Science
21 (1.852 %)Hindi Language
21 (1.852 %)Punjabi Language
21 (1.852 %)EPoS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (92.59 %)Six Sigma
27 (12.96 %)UML
27 (12.96 %)Change Management
27 (12.96 %)Stakeholder Management
36 (11.11 %)BPR
36 (11.11 %)Project Management
36 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
45 (9.259 %)User Acceptance Testing
52 (3.704 %)Performance Management
52 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
52 (3.704 %)DMAIC
52 (3.704 %)Risk Management
52 (3.704 %)PRINCE
52 (3.704 %)DFSS
61 (1.852 %)GAP Analysis
61 (1.852 %)Workflow
61 (1.852 %)Logistics
61 (1.852 %)ITIL
61 (1.852 %)Data Modelling
61 (1.852 %)Business Intelligence
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.704 %)SQL
21 (1.852 %)VBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.852 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (1.852 %)PMP
11 (1.852 %)PMI Certification
11 (1.852 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (12.96 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (7.407 %)Microsoft
14 (7.407 %)Minitab
22 (3.704 %)JD Edwards