The first table below looks at the demand for Six Sigma skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Six Sigma over the 3 months to 20 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 North West 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Six Sigma
Rank 110 131 124
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -7
Contract jobs citing Six Sigma 9 5 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.388% 0.157% 0.266%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.550% 0.255% 0.408%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 3
Average daily rate £425 £369 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.25% +5.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £266 £310
10% offered a daily rate of more than £780 £384 £442
UK excluding London average daily rate £445 £381 £381
% change year-on-year
+16.79% -0.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £41.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year
-20.12% +78.26%
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1636 1959 1963
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 70.61% 61.70% 65.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 796 1011 1025
Average daily rate £350 £350 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £238 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £465 £499 £463
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £363 £375
% change year-on-year
- -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 84 97
Average hourly rate £22.00 £20.00 £20.15
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.00% -0.73%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.20 £13.35 £13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £55.00 £37.50 £36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+28.00% -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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 20 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
Manchester +11 2 £425 -
Cheshire +8 2 £300 -18.64%
Six Sigma
England

Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 14 (58.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 9 (37.50%) Finance
3 8 (33.33%) Unit Testing
4 7 (29.17%) Integration Testing
4 7 (29.17%) SAP CRM
4 7 (29.17%) SAP
4 7 (29.17%) CRM
4 7 (29.17%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (25.00%) Project Management
5 6 (25.00%) Change Management
6 5 (20.83%) PRINCE2
7 4 (16.67%) MS Project
7 4 (16.67%) PMI Certification
8 3 (12.50%) Banking
8 3 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (12.50%) Degree
9 2 (8.333%) Logistics
9 2 (8.333%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (8.333%) Project Governance
9 2 (8.333%) Programme Management
9 2 (8.333%) Workflow
9 2 (8.333%) MS Visio
9 2 (8.333%) NHS
9 2 (8.333%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (8.333%) PMI
9 2 (8.333%) PMP
9 2 (8.333%) MS Office
9 2 (8.333%) MS Excel
10 1 (4.167%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (4.167%) SharePoint

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 Platforms
1 1 (4.167%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (16.67%) MS Project
2 2 (8.333%) MS Office
2 2 (8.333%) MS Excel
2 2 (8.333%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (29.17%) SAP CRM
General
1 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 3 (12.50%) Banking
3 2 (8.333%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (4.167%) Financial Institution
4 1 (4.167%) Electronics
4 1 (4.167%) Automotive
4 1 (4.167%) Retail
4 1 (4.167%) Investment Banking
4 1 (4.167%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (20.83%) Consultant
1 5 (20.83%) SAP Consultant
2 4 (16.67%) SAP CRM Consultant
2 4 (16.67%) Analyst
2 4 (16.67%) Coordinator
2 4 (16.67%) Project Manager
2 4 (16.67%) CRM Consultant
3 3 (12.50%) Process Analyst
4 2 (8.333%) Change Manager
4 2 (8.333%) Business Process Analyst
4 2 (8.333%) Business Analyst
4 2 (8.333%) Programme Manager
4 2 (8.333%) Change Analyst
4 2 (8.333%) NHS Programme Manager
5 1 (4.167%) Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (4.167%) Electronics Engineer
5 1 (4.167%) Operations Director
5 1 (4.167%) PMO Manager
5 1 (4.167%) Certification Manager
5 1 (4.167%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.333%) PMI
1 2 (8.333%) NHS
2 1 (4.167%) Client/Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (58.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 8 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 7 (29.17%) Integration Testing
3 7 (29.17%) CRM
3 7 (29.17%) Business Intelligence
4 6 (25.00%) Project Management
4 6 (25.00%) Change Management
5 5 (20.83%) PRINCE2
6 3 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (8.333%) Programme Management
7 2 (8.333%) Logistics
7 2 (8.333%) Workflow
7 2 (8.333%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (8.333%) Project Governance
8 1 (4.167%) Process Improvement
8 1 (4.167%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (4.167%) CMMI
8 1 (4.167%) PRINCE
8 1 (4.167%) BPR
8 1 (4.167%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 4 (16.67%) PMI Certification
2 3 (12.50%) Degree
3 2 (8.333%) PMP
4 1 (4.167%) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
1 7 (29.17%) SAP
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