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The table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GAP Analysis over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGAP Analysis
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5370
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.638 %0.705 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£600£350
Average daily rate£650£350
% change on same period last year+85.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£700£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£418£360
% change on same period last year+16.05 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.90£23.75
% change on same period last year+4.84 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads470709
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.740 %0.760 %
Daily rates quoted60125
Average minimum daily rate£392£382
Average daily rate£417£403
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted550
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£25.51
Average hourly rate£23.45£25.96
% change on same period last year-9.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.90£26.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
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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.

GAP Analysis
Demand Trend

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

Midlands GAP Analysis Demand Trend

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing GAP Analysis across the Midlands region.

Midlands GAP Analysis Daily Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GAP Analysis across the Midlands region.

Midlands GAP Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

14 (40.00 %)Stakeholder Management
23 (30.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (20.00 %)SAP
32 (20.00 %)Project Management
32 (20.00 %)Retail
32 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
41 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (10.00 %)Data Migration
41 (10.00 %)Data Analysis
41 (10.00 %)SAP CRM
41 (10.00 %)Risk Management
41 (10.00 %)Finance
41 (10.00 %)Electric
41 (10.00 %)Migration
41 (10.00 %)SAP MM
41 (10.00 %)Six Sigma
41 (10.00 %)BPR
41 (10.00 %)SSADM
41 (10.00 %)CRM
41 (10.00 %)ISEB

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (10.00 %)SAP MM
11 (10.00 %)SAP CRM
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Electric
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Analyst
23 (30.00 %)Project Manager
23 (30.00 %)Business Analyst
32 (20.00 %)SAP Consultant
32 (20.00 %)Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Process Analyst
41 (10.00 %)SAP CRM Consultant
41 (10.00 %)SAP MM Consultant
41 (10.00 %)CRM Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Programme Manager
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Stakeholder Management
23 (30.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (20.00 %)Project Management
32 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
41 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (10.00 %)Data Migration
41 (10.00 %)Risk Management
41 (10.00 %)Migration
41 (10.00 %)Data Analysis
41 (10.00 %)SSADM
41 (10.00 %)CRM
41 (10.00 %)Six Sigma
41 (10.00 %)BPR
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (10.00 %)ISEB
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)SAP