The first table below looks at the demand for Six Sigma skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Six Sigma over the 3 months to 22 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 England 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Six Sigma
Rank 300 342 311
Rank change year-on-year
+42 -31
Contract jobs citing Six Sigma 225 238 294
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.533% 0.439% 0.531%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.747% 0.642% 0.780%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 168 187
Average daily rate £475 £475 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £333 £325 £330
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £608 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £378 £375
% change year-on-year
+19.04% +0.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 6
Average hourly rate £32.75 £41.00 £23.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.12% +78.26%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.35 £39.00 £17.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.00 £43.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £41.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year
-20.12% +78.26%
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
30120 37095 37693
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 71.35% 68.38% 68.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 18414 21766 21830
Average daily rate £425 £413 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.03% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £588 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 930 1218 1380
Average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £28.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% -12.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.55 £13.30 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.00 £47.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Six Sigma
UK

Six Sigma
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England 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 England region.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

England Six Sigma Daily Rate Histogram

Six Sigma
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Six Sigma Hourly Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Six Sigma across the England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

England Six Sigma Hourly 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 England region over the 3 months to 22 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
London +15 112 £500 +4.16%
South East +20 46 £463 +28.47%
East of England +6 16 £413 -5.71%
East Midlands +9 13 £425 -2.29%
South West +24 10 £500 +25.00%
North West +11 9 £425 +15.25%
Yorkshire +7 8 £480 +1.05%
West Midlands +7 7 £438 +40.00%
Midlands +5 1 - -
Six Sigma
UK

Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1 181 (40.95%) Finance
2 170 (38.46%) Lean Six Sigma
3 130 (29.41%) Project Management
4 121 (27.38%) ITIL
5 72 (16.29%) PRINCE2
6 67 (15.16%) Stakeholder Management
7 64 (14.48%) MS Visio
8 63 (14.25%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 57 (12.90%) Change Management
9 57 (12.90%) Process Improvement
10 55 (12.44%) Banking
11 53 (11.99%) Continuous Improvement
12 50 (11.31%) SAP
13 49 (11.09%) Microsoft
14 45 (10.18%) Degree
15 44 (9.955%) Service Management
16 43 (9.729%) PMI Certification
16 43 (9.729%) MS Project
17 42 (9.502%) Risk Management
18 41 (9.276%) MS Excel
19 40 (9.050%) Business Analysis
19 40 (9.050%) Six Sigma Green Belt
20 36 (8.145%) Performance Management
21 35 (7.919%) COBIT
21 35 (7.919%) MS Office
22 34 (7.692%) PMI
23 28 (6.335%) UML
24 27 (6.109%) RUP
24 27 (6.109%) Retail
25 25 (5.656%) Fixed Income

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

Application Development
1 7 (1.584%) SAP Basis
1 7 (1.584%) Middleware
2 5 (1.131%) EDI
3 3 (0.679%) .NET
3 3 (0.679%) XML
3 3 (0.679%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.452%) WebCenter
5 1 (0.226%) HTML
5 1 (0.226%) XSL
5 1 (0.226%) ISPF
Application Platforms
1 8 (1.810%) SAS
2 7 (1.584%) NetWeaver
3 6 (1.357%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.905%) CMS
5 2 (0.452%) WebSphere MQ
5 2 (0.452%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.226%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 64 (14.48%) MS Visio
2 43 (9.729%) MS Project
3 41 (9.276%) MS Excel
4 35 (7.919%) MS Office
5 18 (4.072%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.226%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (1.584%) SAP CRM
2 6 (1.357%) SAP SRM
3 5 (1.131%) MFGPRO
3 5 (1.131%) PeopleSoft Financials
4 4 (0.905%) SAP FI-AP
4 4 (0.905%) FLEXCUBE
4 4 (0.905%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 4 (0.905%) SAP Travel Management
4 4 (0.905%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.679%) SAP QM
5 3 (0.679%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.679%) Hyperion Planning
6 2 (0.452%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.452%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.452%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.226%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.226%) SAP SM
7 1 (0.226%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.226%) CA Clarity
7 1 (0.226%) Taleo
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.584%) Firewall
2 4 (0.905%) SNMP
2 4 (0.905%) TCP/IP
2 4 (0.905%) VPN
2 4 (0.905%) HTTP
2 4 (0.905%) MPLS
3 3 (0.679%) Internet
3 3 (0.679%) TACACS
3 3 (0.679%) SAN
3 3 (0.679%) VoIP
3 3 (0.679%) WAN
4 2 (0.452%) Broadband
4 2 (0.452%) SMTP
4 2 (0.452%) DNS
5 1 (0.226%) RTP
5 1 (0.226%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.226%) SSL
5 1 (0.226%) FTP
5 1 (0.226%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.226%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.941%) SAP BW
2 9 (2.036%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.905%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 4 (0.905%) SAP HANA
3 4 (0.905%) OLAP
3 4 (0.905%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.905%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (0.679%) GIS
4 3 (0.679%) DB2
4 3 (0.679%) MarkLogic
5 2 (0.452%) Oracle 11g
5 2 (0.452%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.452%) TOAD
5 2 (0.452%) MS Access
5 2 (0.452%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.452%) Oracle 10g
5 2 (0.452%) DataStage
6 1 (0.226%) SAP BI
6 1 (0.226%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.226%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 20 (4.525%) QuickTest Pro
2 3 (0.679%) NWDI
3 2 (0.452%) ERwin
General
1 181 (40.95%) Finance
2 55 (12.44%) Banking
3 27 (6.109%) Retail
4 22 (4.977%) Telecoms
5 21 (4.751%) Investment Banking
6 20 (4.525%) Manufacturing
7 18 (4.072%) German Language
7 18 (4.072%) Back Office
8 15 (3.394%) Pharmaceutical
9 14 (3.167%) Legal
10 10 (2.262%) Marketing
11 9 (2.036%) French Language
12 8 (1.810%) Italian Language
12 8 (1.810%) Retail Banking
13 7 (1.584%) Billing
14 6 (1.357%) Wholesale Banking
15 5 (1.131%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.905%) Front Office
16 4 (0.905%) Publishing
16 4 (0.905%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 165 (37.33%) Analyst
2 118 (26.70%) Business Analyst
3 70 (15.84%) Consultant
4 64 (14.48%) Process Analyst
5 62 (14.03%) Project Manager
6 25 (5.656%) Business Process Analyst
7 23 (5.204%) SAP Consultant
8 20 (4.525%) Process Improvement Analyst
9 18 (4.072%) Architect
10 17 (3.846%) Process Consultant
11 16 (3.620%) Insurance Business Analyst
11 16 (3.620%) Change Manager
12 15 (3.394%) Business Manager
12 15 (3.394%) Process Manager
13 13 (2.941%) Portfolio Manager
14 11 (2.489%) Systems Analyst
14 11 (2.489%) Business Consultant
15 10 (2.262%) Senior Analyst
15 10 (2.262%) Senior Business Analyst
15 10 (2.262%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.692%) PMI
2 25 (5.656%) Fixed Income
3 24 (5.430%) Management Information System
4 23 (5.204%) Equities
5 15 (3.394%) Computer Science
6 5 (1.131%) E-Learning
7 4 (0.905%) Credit Risk
7 4 (0.905%) NHS
8 3 (0.679%) Clustering
8 3 (0.679%) Mainframe
8 3 (0.679%) Mathematics
8 3 (0.679%) SaaS
8 3 (0.679%) CMDB
8 3 (0.679%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.452%) iSeries
9 2 (0.452%) FMCG
9 2 (0.452%) SWIFT
9 2 (0.452%) Smart Meter
9 2 (0.452%) Derivative
9 2 (0.452%) Interest Rate Derivative
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.715%) Linux
1 12 (2.715%) UNIX
2 11 (2.489%) Windows
3 6 (1.357%) Solaris
4 5 (1.131%) Windows 7
5 3 (0.679%) HPUX
6 1 (0.226%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.226%) Windows 2000
6 1 (0.226%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (38.46%) Lean Six Sigma
2 130 (29.41%) Project Management
3 121 (27.38%) ITIL
4 72 (16.29%) PRINCE2
5 67 (15.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 57 (12.90%) Change Management
6 57 (12.90%) Process Improvement
7 53 (11.99%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (9.955%) Service Management
9 42 (9.502%) Risk Management
10 40 (9.050%) Business Analysis
11 36 (8.145%) Performance Management
12 28 (6.335%) UML
13 27 (6.109%) RUP
14 24 (5.430%) Scrum
15 23 (5.204%) IT Governance
16 22 (4.977%) Project Governance
17 21 (4.751%) Programme Management
17 21 (4.751%) Migration
17 21 (4.751%) BPR
Programming Languages
1 13 (2.941%) C
2 11 (2.489%) SQL
3 4 (0.905%) Bash shell
3 4 (0.905%) VBA
3 4 (0.905%) Perl
4 2 (0.452%) RPG IV
4 2 (0.452%) C-shell
4 2 (0.452%) Korn
4 2 (0.452%) RPG
5 1 (0.226%) JCL
5 1 (0.226%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.226%) REXX
5 1 (0.226%) Embedded C
5 1 (0.226%) Java
Qualifications
1 63 (14.25%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 45 (10.18%) Degree
3 43 (9.729%) PMI Certification
4 40 (9.050%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 21 (4.751%) ISEB
6 16 (3.620%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (3.394%) CCNA
8 14 (3.167%) PMP
9 10 (2.262%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
10 9 (2.036%) CIMA
10 9 (2.036%) SAP Certification
10 9 (2.036%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (1.584%) ACCA
11 7 (1.584%) APMP
11 7 (1.584%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
12 6 (1.357%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (0.905%) GCSC
13 4 (0.905%) HND
14 3 (0.679%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.679%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.919%) COBIT
2 16 (3.620%) QA
3 14 (3.167%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 9 (2.036%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 7 (1.584%) Solvency II
6 2 (0.452%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.226%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.226%) SLA
7 1 (0.226%) GxP
7 1 (0.226%) GMP
7 1 (0.226%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (0.679%) NFS
2 2 (0.452%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.452%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 20 (4.525%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 50 (11.31%) SAP
2 49 (11.09%) Microsoft
3 20 (4.525%) Oracle
4 10 (2.262%) Niku
5 9 (2.036%) PeopleSoft
6 8 (1.810%) Cisco
7 6 (1.357%) Business Objects
8 5 (1.131%) QAD
8 5 (1.131%) Juniper
8 5 (1.131%) IBM
8 5 (1.131%) Casewise
9 4 (0.905%) F5
9 4 (0.905%) Remedy
10 3 (0.679%) Teradata
10 3 (0.679%) VMware
10 3 (0.679%) Minitab
10 3 (0.679%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.679%) MicroStrategy
10 3 (0.679%) Veritas
10 3 (0.679%) CA
City, London
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Posted: 15 May 2013
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Rate: £350 - £390 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
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Rate: £300.00 - £350.00 per annum
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Rate: £300.00 - £350.00 per annum
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Rate: £500 - £550 per day
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Rate: £0.00 per day
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Rate: £300 - £350 per day
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Posted: 21 May 2013
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Rate: £550.00 - £600.00 per day
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