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This section looks at the demand for Requirements Analysis skills within the South 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
Rank93147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+54
Matching contract IT job ads4517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.764 %0.548 %
Daily rates quoted2910
Average minimum daily rate£410£395
Average daily rate£452£423
% change on same period last year+6.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£493£451
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£374
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£32.25-
Average hourly rate£33.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.75-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.86£39.11
% change on same period last year-13.42 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads25513102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.400 %3.138 %
Daily rates quoted961998
Average minimum daily rate£372£362
Average daily rate£399£383
% change on same period last year+4.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted271366
Average minimum hourly rate£30.93£28.91
Average hourly rate£33.62£30.63
% change on same period last year+9.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.31£32.34
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South 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 South West region.

South 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 South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South 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 South West region.

South West Requirements Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

South West Requirements Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South 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
WiltshireUp+3228£463+2.88 %
SomersetNew entry-6£300-
DevonUp+113£300-
DorsetUp+43--
GloucestershireNo change03--
BristolNew entry-1--
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 South 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.

148 (53.93 %)UML
247 (52.81 %)GAP Analysis
346 (51.69 %)Business Analysis
443 (48.31 %)CA Clarity
542 (47.19 %)Finance
640 (44.94 %)Banking
739 (43.82 %)Data Modelling
837 (41.57 %)DSDM
837 (41.57 %)SSADM
936 (40.45 %)Retail
1035 (39.33 %)Retail Banking
1130 (33.71 %)Data Migration
1130 (33.71 %)Migration
1226 (29.21 %)Data Analysis
1313 (14.61 %)Oracle
1412 (13.48 %)Marketing
1412 (13.48 %)Security Cleared
1511 (12.36 %)SQL
1511 (12.36 %)Java
169 (10.11 %)PL/SQL
169 (10.11 %)XML
178 (8.989 %)Change Management
178 (8.989 %)SC Cleared
178 (8.989 %)Use Case
187 (7.865 %)Government
187 (7.865 %)Military
187 (7.865 %)Oracle 10g
196 (6.742 %)Oracle Reports
205 (5.618 %)APACS
205 (5.618 %)Back Office

Requirements Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (10.11 %)XML
24 (4.494 %).NET
33 (3.371 %)ASP.NET
33 (3.371 %)XSLT
42 (2.247 %)WebServices
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (5.618 %)Oracle Spatial
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
143 (48.31 %)CA Clarity
23 (3.371 %)MS Office
32 (2.247 %)MS Excel
32 (2.247 %)MATLAB
32 (2.247 %)Simulink
41 (1.124 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.124 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.247 %)Siebel Analytics
21 (1.124 %)Staffware
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.494 %)Firewall
14 (4.494 %)Intrusion Detection
14 (4.494 %)VLAN
22 (2.247 %)LAN
22 (2.247 %)WAN
22 (2.247 %)SAN
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.865 %)Oracle 10g
26 (6.742 %)Oracle Reports
35 (5.618 %)SQL Server
43 (3.371 %)Oracle 9i
43 (3.371 %)Oracle BI EE
52 (2.247 %)Datawarehouse
52 (2.247 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.124 %)SQL Server 7
61 (1.124 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (1.124 %)ETL
61 (1.124 %)Oracle Discoverer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.618 %)Oracle Forms
23 (3.371 %)ClearCase
23 (3.371 %)Eclipse
23 (3.371 %)ClearQuest
23 (3.371 %)Oracle APEX
32 (2.247 %)QARun
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (47.19 %)Finance
240 (44.94 %)Banking
336 (40.45 %)Retail
435 (39.33 %)Retail Banking
512 (13.48 %)Marketing
67 (7.865 %)Military
67 (7.865 %)Government
75 (5.618 %)Back Office
84 (4.494 %)Health
92 (2.247 %)Telecoms
92 (2.247 %)Aerospace
101 (1.124 %)Automotive
101 (1.124 %)Electric
101 (1.124 %)Billing
101 (1.124 %)Insurance
101 (1.124 %)Pensions
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (61.80 %)Analyst
249 (55.06 %)Business Analyst
328 (31.46 %)Banking Business Analyst
413 (14.61 %)Developer
56 (6.742 %)Software Engineer
56 (6.742 %)Oracle Developer
65 (5.618 %)Architect
74 (4.494 %)Network Consultant
74 (4.494 %)Consultant
74 (4.494 %)Senior Business Analyst
74 (4.494 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
74 (4.494 %)Senior Analyst
74 (4.494 %)Financial Business Analyst
74 (4.494 %)Requirements Analyst
83 (3.371 %)C++ Software Engineer
83 (3.371 %)Workstream Manager
83 (3.371 %)UML Business Analyst
83 (3.371 %)Senior Manager
83 (3.371 %).NET Developer
83 (3.371 %)Technical Architect
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.618 %)APACS
22 (2.247 %)Management Information System
31 (1.124 %)NHS
31 (1.124 %)NPfIT
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (3.371 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
148 (53.93 %)UML
247 (52.81 %)GAP Analysis
346 (51.69 %)Business Analysis
439 (43.82 %)Data Modelling
537 (41.57 %)SSADM
537 (41.57 %)DSDM
630 (33.71 %)Migration
630 (33.71 %)Data Migration
726 (29.21 %)Data Analysis
812 (13.48 %)Security Cleared
98 (8.989 %)SC Cleared
98 (8.989 %)Use Case
98 (8.989 %)Change Management
104 (4.494 %)Network Design
104 (4.494 %)BPR
104 (4.494 %)User Acceptance Testing
104 (4.494 %)Time Management
113 (3.371 %)System Testing
113 (3.371 %)DoDAF
113 (3.371 %)MODAF
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (12.36 %)Java
111 (12.36 %)SQL
29 (10.11 %)PL/SQL
34 (4.494 %)C++
41 (1.124 %)C
41 (1.124 %)VB
41 (1.124 %)VB.NET
41 (1.124 %)VB6
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.494 %)CCIE
14 (4.494 %)Citrix Certification
14 (4.494 %)Cisco Certification
21 (1.124 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.247 %)QA
21 (1.124 %)PCI DSS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (14.61 %)Oracle
25 (5.618 %)Microsoft
34 (4.494 %)Cisco
42 (2.247 %)Siebel
42 (2.247 %)Compuware
42 (2.247 %)CheckPoint
51 (1.124 %)TIBCO
51 (1.124 %)SAP
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