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The table below looks at the demand for Requirements Management 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 Management over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRequirements Management
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank125142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads1929
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.029 %
As % of the category below0.674 %0.834 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£341£358
Average daily rate£345£358
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£360
% change on same period last year+6.08 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00£33.00
Average hourly rate£29.00£36.33
% change on same period last year-20.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£39.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.00£38.93
% change on same period last year-15.22 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads28213478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.813 %3.430 %
Daily rates quoted9531125
Average minimum daily rate£368£363
Average daily rate£391£383
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted323405
Average minimum hourly rate£30.43£29.31
Average hourly rate£32.97£31.19
% change on same period last year+5.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.52£33.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Requirements Management EnglandRequirements Management
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 Management
Demand Trend

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

South West Requirements Management Demand Trend

Requirements Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Requirements Management Daily Rate Trend

Requirements Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Requirements Management across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Requirements Management Daily Rate Histogram

Requirements Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Requirements Management Hourly Rate Trend

Requirements Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Requirements Management across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Requirements Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Requirements Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Management within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
GloucestershireDown-29£339-5.44 %
WiltshireDown-34£365-
BristolUp+72--
SomersetUp+21--
Requirements Management EnglandRequirements Management
England

Requirements Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Requirements Management 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 Management.

138 (54.29 %)Security Cleared
231 (44.29 %)SC Cleared
324 (34.29 %)Government
423 (32.86 %)UML
521 (30.00 %)Aerospace
619 (27.14 %)Avionics
716 (22.86 %)Use Case
815 (21.43 %)ARTiSAN
815 (21.43 %)Ada
912 (17.14 %)Microsoft
1011 (15.71 %)MS Excel
1011 (15.71 %)Six Sigma
1011 (15.71 %)Automotive
1011 (15.71 %)Electric
119 (12.86 %)Green Hills
126 (8.571 %)Oracle
126 (8.571 %)Business Analysis
126 (8.571 %)MODAF
135 (7.143 %)OO
135 (7.143 %)MS Visio
135 (7.143 %)OOD
135 (7.143 %)Telelogic
135 (7.143 %)Telelogic DOORS
144 (5.714 %)Finance
144 (5.714 %)Change Management
144 (5.714 %)RUP
144 (5.714 %)C
153 (4.286 %)XML
153 (4.286 %)PRINCE2
153 (4.286 %)SQL

Requirements Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Requirements Management 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 Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.286 %)XML
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (15.71 %)MS Excel
25 (7.143 %)MS Visio
32 (2.857 %)MS Office
32 (2.857 %)CA Clarity
41 (1.429 %)MATLAB
41 (1.429 %)Simulink
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.429 %)FTP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.857 %)Datawarehouse
21 (1.429 %)RDBMS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (21.43 %)ARTiSAN
25 (7.143 %)Telelogic DOORS
32 (2.857 %)Rational Rose
41 (1.429 %)RequisitePro
41 (1.429 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
41 (1.429 %)CaliberRM
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (34.29 %)Government
221 (30.00 %)Aerospace
319 (27.14 %)Avionics
411 (15.71 %)Electric
411 (15.71 %)Automotive
54 (5.714 %)Finance
63 (4.286 %)Back Office
72 (2.857 %)Construction
72 (2.857 %)Health
81 (1.429 %)Manufacturing
81 (1.429 %)Military
81 (1.429 %)Retail
81 (1.429 %)Electronics
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (35.71 %)Analyst
216 (22.86 %)Business Analyst
315 (21.43 %)Software Engineer
315 (21.43 %)Systems Engineer
410 (14.29 %)Test Engineer
410 (14.29 %)Software Test Engineer
410 (14.29 %)Requirements Manager
59 (12.86 %)Requirements Analyst
64 (5.714 %)Senior Software Engineer
72 (2.857 %)Enterprise Architect
72 (2.857 %)Business Manager
72 (2.857 %)Requirements Engineer
72 (2.857 %)Architect
81 (1.429 %)Project Manager
81 (1.429 %)Senior Systems Engineer
81 (1.429 %)Support Engineer
81 (1.429 %)Administrator
81 (1.429 %)Risk Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.857 %)Smartcard
12 (2.857 %)NPfIT
12 (2.857 %)Credit Risk
12 (2.857 %)Market Risk
21 (1.429 %)NHS
21 (1.429 %)Management Information System
21 (1.429 %)VHDL
21 (1.429 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (54.29 %)Security Cleared
231 (44.29 %)SC Cleared
323 (32.86 %)UML
416 (22.86 %)Use Case
511 (15.71 %)Six Sigma
66 (8.571 %)Business Analysis
66 (8.571 %)MODAF
75 (7.143 %)OO
75 (7.143 %)OOD
84 (5.714 %)RUP
84 (5.714 %)Change Management
93 (4.286 %)Unified Process
93 (4.286 %)E-Commerce
93 (4.286 %)PRINCE2
93 (4.286 %)Data Analysis
93 (4.286 %)User Acceptance Testing
93 (4.286 %)Requirements Analysis
93 (4.286 %)BC Cleared
102 (2.857 %)DV Cleared
102 (2.857 %)Project Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (21.43 %)Ada
24 (5.714 %)C
33 (4.286 %)SQL
41 (1.429 %)VC++
41 (1.429 %)C++
41 (1.429 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.286 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (17.14 %)Microsoft
29 (12.86 %)Green Hills
36 (8.571 %)Oracle
45 (7.143 %)Telelogic
51 (1.429 %)Borland