The first table below looks at the demand for Process Improvement skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Process Improvement over the 3 months to 22 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 South East 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Process Improvement
Rank 214 222 226
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +4
Contract jobs citing Process Improvement 15 24 16
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.189% 0.232% 0.156%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.279% 0.357% 0.242%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 9 14
Average daily rate £400 £420 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £300 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £628 £504 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year
+12.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £19.50
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5379 6721 6614
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 67.90% 64.97% 64.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 2783 3216 3013
Average daily rate £375 £360 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.16% -4.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £255 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 215 327 363
Average hourly rate £26.98 £25.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.78% -27.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.37 £13.50 £13.54
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Process Improvement
England

Process Improvement
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Process Improvement across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East Process Improvement Jobs Demand Trend

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Process Improvement across the South East region.

South East Process Improvement Daily Rate Trend

Process Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Process Improvement across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Process Improvement Daily Rate Histogram

Process Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Process Improvement across the South East region.

South East Process Improvement Hourly Rate Trend

Process Improvement
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Process Improvement within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Berkshire +18 6 £380 -25.85%
East Sussex - 3 £535 -
Oxfordshire +4 2 - -
Hampshire 0 2 - -
Surrey +10 1 £250 -39.39%
Process Improvement
England

Process Improvement
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Process Improvement 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 Process Improvement.

1 8 (29.63%) Finance
2 7 (25.93%) Business Analysis
2 7 (25.93%) Six Sigma
2 7 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (22.22%) ITIL
4 5 (18.52%) Microsoft
4 5 (18.52%) Project Management
4 5 (18.52%) GAP Analysis
5 4 (14.81%) PRINCE2
5 4 (14.81%) Telecoms
5 4 (14.81%) Degree
5 4 (14.81%) Lean Six Sigma
6 3 (11.11%) Requirements Management
6 3 (11.11%) Windows
6 3 (11.11%) MS Excel
6 3 (11.11%) MS Project
6 3 (11.11%) Windows 7
6 3 (11.11%) Business Process Improvement
6 3 (11.11%) Data Mapping
6 3 (11.11%) Security Cleared
6 3 (11.11%) ITIL V3
6 3 (11.11%) Performance Improvement
7 2 (7.407%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (7.407%) SC Cleared
7 2 (7.407%) CITP
7 2 (7.407%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (7.407%) SAP BPC
7 2 (7.407%) BPR
7 2 (7.407%) ISEB
7 2 (7.407%) Service Delivery

Process Improvement
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Process Improvement 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 Process Improvement. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (3.704%) .NET
Applications
1 3 (11.11%) MS Excel
1 3 (11.11%) MS Project
2 2 (7.407%) MS Visio
2 2 (7.407%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (3.704%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (7.407%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.407%) Wireless
1 2 (7.407%) Broadband
1 2 (7.407%) LAN
1 2 (7.407%) WAN
1 2 (7.407%) Ethernet
2 1 (3.704%) Network Security
2 1 (3.704%) TCP/IP
General
1 8 (29.63%) Finance
2 4 (14.81%) Telecoms
3 2 (7.407%) Local Government
4 1 (3.704%) Banking
4 1 (3.704%) Retail
4 1 (3.704%) Billing
4 1 (3.704%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 14 (51.85%) Analyst
2 11 (40.74%) Business Analyst
3 5 (18.52%) Consultant
4 4 (14.81%) Process Analyst
5 3 (11.11%) Deployment Manager
5 3 (11.11%) Business Manager
5 3 (11.11%) ITIL Consultant
5 3 (11.11%) Project Manager
5 3 (11.11%) Process Improvement Analyst
6 2 (7.407%) Architect
6 2 (7.407%) Business Process Analyst
6 2 (7.407%) Process Consultant
6 2 (7.407%) Senior Business Analyst
6 2 (7.407%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (7.407%) Process Improvement Consultant
6 2 (7.407%) Business Architect
7 1 (3.704%) Security Officer
7 1 (3.704%) Service Desk Manager
7 1 (3.704%) Financial Business Analyst
7 1 (3.704%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.704%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.11%) Windows
1 3 (11.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (25.93%) Business Analysis
1 7 (25.93%) Six Sigma
1 7 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (22.22%) ITIL
3 5 (18.52%) Project Management
3 5 (18.52%) GAP Analysis
4 4 (14.81%) PRINCE2
4 4 (14.81%) Lean Six Sigma
5 3 (11.11%) Requirements Management
5 3 (11.11%) Business Process Improvement
5 3 (11.11%) Data Mapping
5 3 (11.11%) ITIL V3
5 3 (11.11%) Performance Improvement
6 2 (7.407%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (7.407%) BPR
6 2 (7.407%) Service Delivery
6 2 (7.407%) CRM
6 2 (7.407%) MODAF
6 2 (7.407%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (7.407%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.407%) C
2 1 (3.704%) SQL
2 1 (3.704%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 4 (14.81%) Degree
2 3 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 2 (7.407%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (7.407%) SC Cleared
3 2 (7.407%) CITP
3 2 (7.407%) ISEB
3 2 (7.407%) MBCS
3 2 (7.407%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 1 (3.704%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (3.704%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.407%) BT
2 2 (7.407%) SAP
3 1 (3.704%) HP
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My client is a hugely respected consultancy working in the Process Improvement and Business Process Management. They are looking for a Black Belt Six Sigma BA. Their client...
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Posted: 20 May 2013