The first table below looks at the demand for Six Sigma skills in IT contracts advertised for the London 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 London 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 277 274 246
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -28
Contract jobs citing Six Sigma 108 133 198
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.500% 0.497% 0.634%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.671% 0.691% 0.889%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 117 144
Average daily rate £500 £500 £530
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £376 £350 £404
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £650 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £441 £384 £381
% change year-on-year
+14.83% +0.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Average hourly rate £40.00 - £20.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £38.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year
-14.93% +67.39%
All Processes & Methodologies
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16095 19235 22284
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 74.54% 71.82% 71.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11073 12624 14702
Average daily rate £450 £450 £480
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £303
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 334 354
Average hourly rate £30.00 £29.00 £28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% +3.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £15.00 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £45.00 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Six Sigma
England

Six Sigma
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

London 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 London region.

London 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 London 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
City of London -6 23 £525 +10.52%
Canary Wharf - 8 £450 -
Uxbridge +3 5 £440 -12.87%
Brentford - 2 £513 -
Six Sigma
England

Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 99 (44.59%) Lean Six Sigma
2 98 (44.14%) Finance
3 59 (26.58%) ITIL
4 58 (26.13%) Project Management
5 41 (18.47%) PRINCE2
6 40 (18.02%) MS Visio
6 40 (18.02%) Stakeholder Management
7 39 (17.57%) Banking
7 39 (17.57%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 39 (17.57%) Process Improvement
8 36 (16.22%) Risk Management
8 36 (16.22%) COBIT
9 34 (15.32%) Service Management
10 32 (14.41%) MS Excel
11 30 (13.51%) Microsoft
11 30 (13.51%) PMI Certification
12 28 (12.61%) UML
12 28 (12.61%) RUP
13 27 (12.16%) PMI
14 26 (11.71%) Fixed Income
14 26 (11.71%) Continuous Improvement
15 25 (11.26%) MS Project
16 24 (10.81%) Equities
16 24 (10.81%) IT Governance
16 24 (10.81%) Business Analysis
16 24 (10.81%) Performance Management
17 23 (10.36%) Scrum
18 22 (9.910%) Change Management
18 22 (9.910%) Portfolio Management
19 21 (9.459%) Project Governance

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 (3.153%) Middleware
2 2 (0.901%) WebCenter
3 1 (0.450%) ISPF
3 1 (0.450%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.450%) HTML
3 1 (0.450%) XML
3 1 (0.450%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 8 (3.604%) SAS
2 4 (1.802%) CMS
3 3 (1.351%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.450%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 40 (18.02%) MS Visio
2 32 (14.41%) MS Excel
3 25 (11.26%) MS Project
4 11 (4.955%) MS PowerPoint
5 8 (3.604%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.252%) PeopleSoft Financials
2 4 (1.802%) FLEXCUBE
2 4 (1.802%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 4 (1.802%) SAP Travel Management
2 4 (1.802%) SAP FI-AP
3 3 (1.351%) Hyperion Planning
3 3 (1.351%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.901%) Temenos T24
4 2 (0.901%) SAP SRM
4 2 (0.901%) SAP QM
4 2 (0.901%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.450%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.450%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.450%) Taleo
5 1 (0.450%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.450%) SAP SM
5 1 (0.450%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.450%) SAP GTS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.351%) HTTP
2 2 (0.901%) Broadband
3 1 (0.450%) FTP
3 1 (0.450%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.450%) VPN
3 1 (0.450%) DNS
3 1 (0.450%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.450%) SSL
3 1 (0.450%) RTP
3 1 (0.450%) Firewall
3 1 (0.450%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.450%) Network Security
3 1 (0.450%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.505%) SAP BW
2 4 (1.802%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
2 4 (1.802%) SAP HANA
2 4 (1.802%) OLAP
2 4 (1.802%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.901%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.901%) MS Access
3 2 (0.901%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.901%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.450%) DB2
4 1 (0.450%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.450%) SAP BI
4 1 (0.450%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 21 (9.459%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 98 (44.14%) Finance
2 39 (17.57%) Banking
3 20 (9.009%) Investment Banking
4 15 (6.757%) Back Office
5 12 (5.405%) Manufacturing
6 10 (4.505%) Pharmaceutical
7 9 (4.054%) Legal
8 6 (2.703%) Retail
8 6 (2.703%) Billing
8 6 (2.703%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.703%) Wholesale Banking
9 5 (2.252%) Retail Banking
10 4 (1.802%) Financial Institution
11 3 (1.351%) Corporate Banking
11 3 (1.351%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.901%) Front Office
12 2 (0.901%) Publishing
12 2 (0.901%) Law
13 1 (0.450%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.450%) French Language
Job Titles
1 100 (45.05%) Analyst
2 76 (34.23%) Business Analyst
3 44 (19.82%) Process Analyst
4 39 (17.57%) Consultant
5 30 (13.51%) Project Manager
6 18 (8.108%) Business Process Analyst
7 16 (7.207%) Insurance Business Analyst
8 14 (6.306%) Process Improvement Analyst
9 13 (5.856%) SAP Consultant
10 12 (5.405%) Process Consultant
11 10 (4.505%) QA Manager
11 10 (4.505%) Portfolio Manager
12 8 (3.604%) Architect
13 5 (2.252%) Senior Analyst
13 5 (2.252%) Functional Consultant
13 5 (2.252%) Senior Business Analyst
13 5 (2.252%) Business Consultant
13 5 (2.252%) Head of Operations
14 4 (1.802%) Six Sigma Consultant
14 4 (1.802%) Business Process Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 27 (12.16%) PMI
2 26 (11.71%) Fixed Income
3 24 (10.81%) Equities
4 6 (2.703%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.252%) E-Learning
6 3 (1.351%) CMDB
7 2 (0.901%) Credit Risk
7 2 (0.901%) SaaS
7 2 (0.901%) Derivative
7 2 (0.901%) Interest Rate Derivative
7 2 (0.901%) NHS
8 1 (0.450%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.450%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.450%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.450%) Life Science
8 1 (0.450%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.450%) FMCG
8 1 (0.450%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.450%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.252%) Windows
1 5 (2.252%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (44.59%) Lean Six Sigma
2 59 (26.58%) ITIL
3 58 (26.13%) Project Management
4 41 (18.47%) PRINCE2
5 40 (18.02%) Stakeholder Management
6 39 (17.57%) Process Improvement
7 36 (16.22%) Risk Management
8 34 (15.32%) Service Management
9 28 (12.61%) UML
9 28 (12.61%) RUP
10 26 (11.71%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (10.81%) IT Governance
11 24 (10.81%) Business Analysis
11 24 (10.81%) Performance Management
12 23 (10.36%) Scrum
13 22 (9.910%) Change Management
13 22 (9.910%) Portfolio Management
14 21 (9.459%) Project Governance
14 21 (9.459%) Regression Testing
14 21 (9.459%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.955%) SQL
2 8 (3.604%) C
3 1 (0.450%) Java
3 1 (0.450%) VBA
3 1 (0.450%) REXX
3 1 (0.450%) JCL
Qualifications
1 39 (17.57%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 30 (13.51%) PMI Certification
3 15 (6.757%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 14 (6.306%) Degree
5 11 (4.955%) ISEB
6 9 (4.054%) SAP Certification
7 8 (3.604%) CIMA
7 8 (3.604%) PMP
8 6 (2.703%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (2.703%) ACCA
9 5 (2.252%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
9 5 (2.252%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
10 4 (1.802%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.901%) HNC
11 2 (0.901%) HND
11 2 (0.901%) MBA
11 2 (0.901%) APMP
12 1 (0.450%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.450%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.450%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (16.22%) COBIT
2 14 (6.306%) QA
3 8 (3.604%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 6 (2.703%) Solvency II
5 2 (0.901%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.450%) GMP
6 1 (0.450%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.450%) GxP
6 1 (0.450%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 21 (9.459%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 30 (13.51%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.658%) SAP
3 11 (4.955%) Oracle
4 10 (4.505%) Niku
5 9 (4.054%) PeopleSoft
6 5 (2.252%) Casewise
7 4 (1.802%) Business Objects
8 3 (1.351%) Siebel
8 3 (1.351%) Hyperion
8 3 (1.351%) Remedy
9 2 (0.901%) Reuters
9 2 (0.901%) Sun
9 2 (0.901%) Temenos
9 2 (0.901%) IBM
9 2 (0.901%) ATG
9 2 (0.901%) Minitab
10 1 (0.450%) Sourcefire
10 1 (0.450%) Open Text
10 1 (0.450%) Crossbeam
10 1 (0.450%) TSYS
London
Education; Educated to degree level or equivalent. Prince 2 accreditation. Desirable; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt accreditation. Working knowledge of ITIL and/or SFIA. Working knowledge of SOx...
Leading Resolutions
Rate: negotiable
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
DMAIC, lean, six sigma, process design, bank processing, DMAIC, lean, six sigma, process design, bank processing, Technical Business Analyst required urgently for a Tier 1 Investment Bank based...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £350 - £390 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
City of London
An opportunity has arisen to join a leading retail bank; they are looking to recruit an experienced Operational re-engineering Manager to support Corporate Operations in shaping, combining...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £300.00 - £350.00 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
London
We are looking for a SAP QM Consultant to work on a long term project, the role exists to define, drive, and deliver standard processes, data and IT...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £0.00 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
My client is a leading investment bank and are looking for a solid Project Manager to work within Equity Derivatives team to support the regulatory change agenda on...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rate: £550.00 - £600.00 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
The successful Project Manager will have the following: Banking experience Qualified accountant Ability to support work to the Finance Process Ownership model Monitoring of process performance Experience in...
Orgtel
Rate: £390 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
East London
Skills and Experience: Consultancy and business analysis skills (c... Business Process Improvement Skills (lean/six sigma) SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence 4.0 Knowledge... Analysis for OLAP development.....
Eaglecliff
Rate: Unspecified Market Rates Negotiable DOE
Posted: 13 May 2013
East London
Skills and Experience: Consultancy and business analysis skills (c... Business Process Improvement Skills (lean/six sigma) SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence 4.0 Knowledge... Analysis for OLAP development.....
Eaglecliff
Rate: Unspecified Market Rates Negotiable DOE
Posted: 13 May 2013
East London
World Leading Global Energy Oil Company has an exciting opportunity for an SAP BI/BW/BO Consultant / Technical Business Analyst to join a dynamic team of co-located...
Eaglecliff
Rate: Unspecified Market Rates Negotiable DOE
Posted: 14 May 2013