The first table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GAP Analysis 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 Leeds 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
GAP Analysis
Rank 72 67 54
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -13
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 4 1 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 0.537% 0.112% 0.479%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.725% 0.156% 0.706%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
Average daily rate £385 £363 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.20% +16.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £377 £363 £263
10% offered a daily rate of more than £393 £363 £363
UK excluding London average daily rate £389 £405 £366
% change year-on-year
-4.01% +10.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £23.75 £31.25
% change year-on-year
- -24.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
Leeds
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
552 641 425
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 74.09% 72.02% 67.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 311 377 211
Average daily rate £315 £345 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.69% -1.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £245 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 14 19
Average hourly rate £34.00 £20.50 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+65.85% +17.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £12.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.00 £62.50 £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
GAP Analysis
West Yorkshire

GAP Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds GAP Analysis Daily Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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 5 (62.50%) Business Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) Requirements Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Games
3 2 (25.00%) SAP PM
3 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
3 2 (25.00%) Finance
3 2 (25.00%) SAP
3 2 (25.00%) UML
4 1 (12.50%) RUP
4 1 (12.50%) DSDM
4 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce
4 1 (12.50%) ERP
4 1 (12.50%) NHS
4 1 (12.50%) SAP FI
4 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Workflow
4 1 (12.50%) Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Retail
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Scrum
4 1 (12.50%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (12.50%) SAP CO
4 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (12.50%) Use Case
4 1 (12.50%) Online Games
4 1 (12.50%) Online Gambling
4 1 (12.50%) Online Betting

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) SAP PM
2 1 (12.50%) SAP FI
2 1 (12.50%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (12.50%) SAP CO
General
1 2 (25.00%) Games
1 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
1 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
2 1 (12.50%) Banking
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Online Betting
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Business Analyst
1 6 (75.00%) Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Consultant
2 1 (12.50%) Business Process Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Process Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) SAP Consultant
2 1 (12.50%) SAP PM Consultant
2 1 (12.50%) SAP CS Consultant
2 1 (12.50%) Agile Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) NHS
1 1 (12.50%) Online Games
1 1 (12.50%) Online Gambling
1 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Business Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) Requirements Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Integration Testing
3 2 (25.00%) UML
4 1 (12.50%) RUP
4 1 (12.50%) DSDM
4 1 (12.50%) E-Commerce
4 1 (12.50%) ERP
4 1 (12.50%) Workflow
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Scrum
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Use Case
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Management
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) SAP