The first table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GAP Analysis over the 3 months to 19 June 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 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
GAP Analysis
Rank 84 111 97
Rank change year-on-year
+27 -14
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 17 21 31
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.846% 0.672% 1.024%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.257% 0.986% 1.602%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 18 27
Average daily rate £413 £425 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.94% -5.55%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £423 £415
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £475 £490
UK excluding London average daily rate £410 £419 £394
% change year-on-year
-2.08% +6.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.00 £29.71 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.17% +2.44%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1352 2130 1935
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 67.30% 68.12% 63.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 845 1316 985
Average daily rate £375 £378 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.66% +0.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £265 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 111 148
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -20.63%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.64 £11.46 £14.95
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £40.90 £39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
GAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West GAP Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West GAP Analysis Daily Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GAP Analysis across the South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

South West GAP Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West GAP Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

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 South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Wiltshire +14 15 £411 -8.61%
Cornwall - - - -
Dorset - - - -
GAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

1 25 (75.76%) Finance
2 20 (60.61%) Stakeholder Management
3 19 (57.58%) BPR
3 19 (57.58%) Business Transformation
4 17 (51.52%) Requirements Analysis
5 16 (48.48%) Banking
5 16 (48.48%) MS Visio
5 16 (48.48%) UML
5 16 (48.48%) SSADM
5 16 (48.48%) DSDM
6 13 (39.39%) Data Modelling
7 10 (30.30%) Basel II
7 10 (30.30%) Basel III
8 9 (27.27%) Solvency II
9 6 (18.18%) Change Management
9 6 (18.18%) SAP
9 6 (18.18%) Business Analysis
10 5 (15.15%) Data Extraction
10 5 (15.15%) SAP MI
10 5 (15.15%) ERP
10 5 (15.15%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (15.15%) SAP BW
10 5 (15.15%) Validation
10 5 (15.15%) Migration
10 5 (15.15%) Root Cause Analysis
11 4 (12.12%) SAP BPC
11 4 (12.12%) Management Information System
11 4 (12.12%) SAP ERP
12 3 (9.091%) Data Mapping
12 3 (9.091%) ITIL

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

Application Development
1 5 (15.15%) SAP MI
Applications
1 16 (48.48%) MS Visio
2 1 (3.030%) MS Project
2 1 (3.030%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 4 (12.12%) SAP BPC
1 4 (12.12%) SAP ERP
2 2 (6.061%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (3.030%) Oracle Financials
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.15%) SAP BW
General
1 25 (75.76%) Finance
2 16 (48.48%) Banking
3 2 (6.061%) Local Government
4 1 (3.030%) Retail
4 1 (3.030%) General Ledger
4 1 (3.030%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 30 (90.91%) Analyst
2 23 (69.70%) Business Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Senior Business Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Senior Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) SAP BW Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) SAP Analyst
4 2 (6.061%) Systems Analyst
4 2 (6.061%) Consultant
4 2 (6.061%) Financial Business Analyst
4 2 (6.061%) Financial Services Business Analyst
5 1 (3.030%) Technical Business Analyst
5 1 (3.030%) Data Analyst
5 1 (3.030%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (3.030%) Business Consultant
5 1 (3.030%) Oracle Financials Consultant
5 1 (3.030%) Business Architect
5 1 (3.030%) Systems Support Analyst
5 1 (3.030%) Oracle Consultant
5 1 (3.030%) Data Migration Analyst
5 1 (3.030%) Systems Support
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Data Extraction
2 4 (12.12%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.030%) Statistics
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (60.61%) Stakeholder Management
2 19 (57.58%) BPR
2 19 (57.58%) Business Transformation
3 17 (51.52%) Requirements Analysis
4 16 (48.48%) UML
4 16 (48.48%) SSADM
4 16 (48.48%) DSDM
5 13 (39.39%) Data Modelling
6 6 (18.18%) Change Management
6 6 (18.18%) Business Analysis
7 5 (15.15%) ERP
7 5 (15.15%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (15.15%) Validation
7 5 (15.15%) Migration
7 5 (15.15%) Root Cause Analysis
8 3 (9.091%) Data Mapping
8 3 (9.091%) ITIL
9 2 (6.061%) B2B
9 2 (6.061%) Service Delivery
10 1 (3.030%) Business Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 2 (6.061%) SC Cleared
1 2 (6.061%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.030%) Six Sigma Green Belt
2 1 (3.030%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (30.30%) Basel II
1 10 (30.30%) Basel III
2 9 (27.27%) Solvency II
3 2 (6.061%) PCI DSS
4 1 (3.030%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 6 (18.18%) SAP
2 3 (9.091%) Oracle
3 1 (3.030%) Civica
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