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The table below looks at the demand for Six Sigma skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Six Sigma over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSix Sigma
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7286
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.140 %0.443 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£390
Average daily rate-£395
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£439£427
% change on same period last year+2.72 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£23.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.25£28.46
% change on same period last year+27.38 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads713903
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.004 %0.913 %
Daily rates quoted251393
Average minimum daily rate£347£352
Average daily rate£375£373
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted86100
Average minimum hourly rate£32.81£30.35
Average hourly rate£33.66£31.80
% change on same period last year+5.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.51£33.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Six Sigma East of EnglandSix Sigma
East of England

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.

Six Sigma
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Six Sigma Demand Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Six Sigma Daily Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Six Sigma Hourly Rate Trend

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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
StevenageUp+51--
Six Sigma East of EnglandSix Sigma
East of England

Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

18 (66.67 %)Retail
26 (50.00 %)Lean Six Sigma
26 (50.00 %).NET
26 (50.00 %)SQL Server
26 (50.00 %)UML
35 (41.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (33.33 %)Change Management
53 (25.00 %)COBIT
53 (25.00 %)Asset Management
53 (25.00 %)CA
53 (25.00 %)Unicenter
53 (25.00 %)ITIL
62 (16.67 %)Microsoft
62 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
62 (16.67 %)Security Management
71 (8.333 %)Telecoms
71 (8.333 %)Stakeholder Management
71 (8.333 %)Data Analysis
71 (8.333 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (8.333 %)Degree
71 (8.333 %)Computer Science
71 (8.333 %)QA
71 (8.333 %)Release Management
71 (8.333 %)PMP
71 (8.333 %)PMI Certification
71 (8.333 %)SAS
71 (8.333 %)EPoS
71 (8.333 %)PRINCE
71 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
71 (8.333 %)Project Management

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (50.00 %).NET
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)SAS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (66.67 %)Retail
21 (8.333 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (58.33 %)Analyst
26 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
33 (25.00 %)Architect
33 (25.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
33 (25.00 %)Systems Analyst
42 (16.67 %)Technical Architect
42 (16.67 %)Solutions Architect
51 (8.333 %)Business Process Analyst
51 (8.333 %)Process Analyst
51 (8.333 %)QA Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Technical Solutions Architect
51 (8.333 %)MI Analyst
51 (8.333 %)Project Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)EPoS
11 (8.333 %)Computer Science
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (50.00 %)UML
16 (50.00 %)Lean Six Sigma
25 (41.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (33.33 %)Change Management
43 (25.00 %)Asset Management
43 (25.00 %)ITIL
52 (16.67 %)Security Management
61 (8.333 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (8.333 %)Data Analysis
61 (8.333 %)PRINCE
61 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
61 (8.333 %)Project Management
61 (8.333 %)Release Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
21 (8.333 %)PMP
21 (8.333 %)PMI Certification
21 (8.333 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (25.00 %)COBIT
21 (8.333 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (25.00 %)Unicenter
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (25.00 %)CA
22 (16.67 %)Microsoft