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This section looks at the demand for Requirements 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 Requirements Analysis over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRequirements Analysis
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank116116
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads2722
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.022 %
As % of the category below1.350 %1.145 %
Daily rates quoted124
Average minimum daily rate£324£243
Average daily rate£342£263
% change on same period last year+30.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£374
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£36.50£18.00
Average hourly rate£38.75£19.00
% change on same period last year+103.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.86£39.11
% change on same period last year-13.42 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads20001922
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.666 %1.945 %
Daily rates quoted506498
Average minimum daily rate£345£347
Average daily rate£362£364
% change on same period last year-0.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted182116
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£23.72
Average hourly rate£25.41£25.91
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.15£28.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Requirements Analysis EnglandRequirements 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.

Requirements Analysis
Demand Trend

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

North West Requirements Analysis Demand Trend

Requirements Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Requirements Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West Requirements Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Requirements Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Requirements Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ManchesterDown-1114£307+16.59 %
CheshireDown-110£325-
Requirements Analysis EnglandRequirements Analysis
England

Requirements Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Requirements 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 Requirements Analysis.

116 (33.33 %)Health
213 (27.08 %)UML
311 (22.92 %)SQL
311 (22.92 %)NHS
48 (16.67 %)Project Planning
56 (12.50 %)Insurance
56 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
56 (12.50 %)Oracle
56 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
65 (10.42 %)XML
65 (10.42 %)Oracle Reports
65 (10.42 %)PL/SQL
65 (10.42 %)Finance
74 (8.333 %)Oracle Discoverer
74 (8.333 %)Project Management
74 (8.333 %)Java
74 (8.333 %)C#
74 (8.333 %).NET
74 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
83 (6.250 %)SAP
83 (6.250 %)SQL Server
83 (6.250 %)MS Visio
83 (6.250 %)MS Excel
83 (6.250 %)WebServices
83 (6.250 %)Eclipse
83 (6.250 %)Configuration Management
83 (6.250 %)Informatics
83 (6.250 %)Degree
83 (6.250 %)Oracle iRecruitment
83 (6.250 %)Risk Assessment

Requirements Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Requirements 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 Requirements Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (10.42 %)XML
24 (8.333 %).NET
24 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
33 (6.250 %)WebServices
42 (4.167 %)CORBA
51 (2.083 %)XHTML
51 (2.083 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (2.083 %).NET Framework
51 (2.083 %)COM
51 (2.083 %)CSS
51 (2.083 %)ASP
51 (2.083 %)XSLT
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.167 %)NetWeaver
21 (2.083 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.083 %)SharePoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.250 %)MS Excel
13 (6.250 %)MS Visio
22 (4.167 %)MS Office
22 (4.167 %)CA Clarity
31 (2.083 %)InfoPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.250 %)Oracle iRecruitment
22 (4.167 %)Oracle Payroll
22 (4.167 %)Oracle EBS
31 (2.083 %)Oracle HRMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (10.42 %)Oracle Reports
24 (8.333 %)Oracle Discoverer
33 (6.250 %)SQL Server
42 (4.167 %)SAP BW
51 (2.083 %)Oracle 10g
51 (2.083 %)MS Access
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.250 %)Eclipse
21 (2.083 %)ClearCase
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (33.33 %)Health
26 (12.50 %)Insurance
35 (10.42 %)Finance
42 (4.167 %)Government
51 (2.083 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (45.83 %)Analyst
215 (31.25 %)Business Analyst
38 (16.67 %)Consultant
46 (12.50 %)Project Manager
55 (10.42 %)Developer
55 (10.42 %)NHS Project Manager
63 (6.250 %)Systems Analyst
63 (6.250 %).NET Developer
63 (6.250 %)ASP.NET Developer
63 (6.250 %)Solutions Analyst
63 (6.250 %)Solutions Consultant
63 (6.250 %)Report Writer
72 (4.167 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
72 (4.167 %)Oracle Consultant
72 (4.167 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
72 (4.167 %)C# Developer
72 (4.167 %)Test Analyst
72 (4.167 %)Architect
72 (4.167 %)Software Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Functional Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (22.92 %)NHS
23 (6.250 %)Informatics
31 (2.083 %)Data Extraction
31 (2.083 %)Mainframe
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.083 %)UNIX
11 (2.083 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (27.08 %)UML
28 (16.67 %)Project Planning
36 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
36 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
44 (8.333 %)Project Management
53 (6.250 %)Configuration Management
53 (6.250 %)Risk Assessment
62 (4.167 %)Security Cleared
62 (4.167 %)Use Case
62 (4.167 %)Business Intelligence
62 (4.167 %)ITIL
62 (4.167 %)Service Delivery
62 (4.167 %)E-Procurement
62 (4.167 %)Validation
71 (2.083 %)Software Testing
71 (2.083 %)Incident Management
71 (2.083 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (2.083 %)GAP Analysis
71 (2.083 %)RAD
71 (2.083 %)RUP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (22.92 %)SQL
25 (10.42 %)PL/SQL
34 (8.333 %)Java
34 (8.333 %)C#
42 (4.167 %)C++
42 (4.167 %)ABAP
51 (2.083 %)Transact-SQL
51 (2.083 %)VB
51 (2.083 %)VB.NET
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.250 %)Degree
21 (2.083 %)ISEB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.167 %)QA
21 (2.083 %)SNOMED CT
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (12.50 %)Oracle
23 (6.250 %)SAP
32 (4.167 %)Microsoft
41 (2.083 %)iSOFT
41 (2.083 %)Casewise
41 (2.083 %)Cognos
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