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The table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills within the North West 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGAP Analysis
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank109128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1819
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.960 %0.967 %
Daily rates quoted19
Average minimum daily rate£179£348
Average daily rate£179£365
% change on same period last year-50.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£179£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£416
% change on same period last year-7.63 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£22.95£15.00
Average hourly rate£23.20£20.00
% change on same period last year+16.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.45£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.80£20.00
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18751965
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.640 %1.986 %
Daily rates quoted483480
Average minimum daily rate£355£332
Average daily rate£377£350
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted183163
Average minimum hourly rate£25.20£26.23
Average hourly rate£26.70£28.30
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
GAP Analysis EnglandGAP Analysis
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.

GAP Analysis
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region.

North West GAP Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GAP Analysis across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West GAP Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

GAP Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GAP Analysis within the North West 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
ManchesterUp+110--
LancashireUp+61£179-43.17 %
CheshireUp+51--
GAP Analysis EnglandGAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (35.29 %)Finance
25 (14.71 %)Risk Assessment
25 (14.71 %)Information Security
25 (14.71 %)Stakeholder Management
25 (14.71 %)Project Planning
34 (11.76 %)Retail
34 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
34 (11.76 %)Northgate
34 (11.76 %)Migration
34 (11.76 %)Front Office
34 (11.76 %)Oracle
34 (11.76 %)CRM
34 (11.76 %)CISSP
34 (11.76 %)Project Management
43 (8.824 %)BS7799
43 (8.824 %)NHS
43 (8.824 %)SQL
43 (8.824 %)Banking
43 (8.824 %)QA
43 (8.824 %)Risk Analysis
43 (8.824 %)ISO27001
52 (5.882 %)QMS
52 (5.882 %)Retail Banking
52 (5.882 %)Marketing
52 (5.882 %)Data Analysis
52 (5.882 %)Critical Path Analysis
52 (5.882 %)Insurance
52 (5.882 %)Data Security
52 (5.882 %)Health
52 (5.882 %)ISO9000

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.941 %).NET
11 (2.941 %)ASP.NET
11 (2.941 %)CSS
11 (2.941 %)WebServices
11 (2.941 %)XML
11 (2.941 %)XHTML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.941 %)SAS
11 (2.941 %)CICS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.941 %)MS Visio
11 (2.941 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.941 %)Oracle 11i
11 (2.941 %)Oracle EBS
11 (2.941 %)Oracle General Ledger
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.882 %)SAN
21 (2.941 %)Intranet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.941 %)DB2
11 (2.941 %)Oracle Reports
11 (2.941 %)MS Access
11 (2.941 %)Oracle Discoverer
11 (2.941 %)Oracle 10g
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (35.29 %)Finance
24 (11.76 %)Front Office
24 (11.76 %)Retail
33 (8.824 %)Banking
42 (5.882 %)Insurance
42 (5.882 %)Retail Banking
42 (5.882 %)Marketing
42 (5.882 %)Health
51 (2.941 %)Government
51 (2.941 %)General Ledger
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (32.35 %)Analyst
210 (29.41 %)Business Analyst
38 (23.53 %)Consultant
47 (20.59 %)Project Manager
54 (11.76 %)Security Consultant
63 (8.824 %)Architect
72 (5.882 %)Service Manager
72 (5.882 %)Administrator
72 (5.882 %)Oracle Consultant
72 (5.882 %)Storage Administrator
72 (5.882 %)Business Project Manager
72 (5.882 %)Business Manager
72 (5.882 %)Senior Storage Administrator
81 (2.941 %)Security Manager
81 (2.941 %)Business Change Project Manager
81 (2.941 %)Security Project Manager
81 (2.941 %)Lead Business Analyst
81 (2.941 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.941 %)NHS Project Manager
81 (2.941 %)CRM Business Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.824 %)NHS
21 (2.941 %)Mainframe
21 (2.941 %)Data Conversion
21 (2.941 %)Data Extraction
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (14.71 %)Stakeholder Management
15 (14.71 %)Risk Assessment
15 (14.71 %)Information Security
15 (14.71 %)Project Planning
24 (11.76 %)Migration
24 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
24 (11.76 %)CRM
24 (11.76 %)Project Management
33 (8.824 %)Risk Analysis
42 (5.882 %)QMS
42 (5.882 %)Data Security
42 (5.882 %)Critical Path Analysis
42 (5.882 %)Data Analysis
51 (2.941 %)Logistics
51 (2.941 %)Systems Analysis
51 (2.941 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
51 (2.941 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (2.941 %)Security Management
51 (2.941 %)Information Security Management
51 (2.941 %)PRINCE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (8.824 %)SQL
21 (2.941 %)VB
21 (2.941 %)JCL
21 (2.941 %)C
21 (2.941 %)C#
21 (2.941 %)COBOL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.76 %)CISSP
21 (2.941 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.824 %)BS7799
13 (8.824 %)ISO27001
13 (8.824 %)QA
22 (5.882 %)ISO9000
22 (5.882 %)SLA
31 (2.941 %)PCI DSS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (11.76 %)Oracle
14 (11.76 %)Northgate
22 (5.882 %)Cisco
31 (2.941 %)EMC
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